Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 177 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Words said go inside): Put the exact spoken words inside “ ”, starting with a capital letter. Speaker after: “Please sit down,” said the teacher. — a comma (or ? for a question) inside the closing mark, a full stop at the end. Speaker first: Mum said, “Come here.” — a comma after said / asked, and the end mark inside the closing mark.

1. 1.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Vikram said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Vikram said
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside,” said Simran. (b) Let us play outside,” said Simran. (c) “Let us play outside” said Simran. (d) “Let us play outside.” said Simran.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Mum. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Mum.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha said, The bus is late today. (b) Isha said “The bus is late today.” (c) Isha said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Isha said, “The bus is late today.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Zoya said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Let us (c) Zoya said (d) said, Let
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) Grandma said
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Ishaan said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) I have (d) Mum said
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) It is
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Diya. (b) “Why are you late” asked Diya. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Diya. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Diya?
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Zoya asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (b) Zoya asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Zoya asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Zoya asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said “Please sit down.” (b) Grandma said, Please sit down. (c) Grandma said, “Please sit down.” (d) Grandma said, “Please sit down.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Priya. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Priya? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Priya. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Priya.
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Maria said, “Let us play outside.” (b) Maria said, “Let us play outside. (c) Maria said “Let us play outside.” (d) Maria said, Let us play outside.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Simran. (b) “Please sit down.” said Simran. (c) Please sit down,” said Simran. (d) “Please sit down,” said Simran.
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) I have (d) Ananya said
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Sneha asked, “Where is my bag?” (c) Sneha asked, Where is my bag? (d) Sneha asked “Where is my bag?”
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) Pooja said (d) said, Please
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Kunal said (d) I have
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked the teacher. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked the teacher? (c) “Where is my bag” asked the teacher. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked the teacher.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) Dad said
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) The teacher said (d) said, Please
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rahul said (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph said “The bus is late today.” (b) Joseph said, The bus is late today. (c) Joseph said, “The bus is late today. (d) Joseph said, “The bus is late today.”
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said, The soup is ready. (b) Rohan said, “The soup is ready. (c) Rohan said “The soup is ready.” (d) Rohan said, “The soup is ready.”
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) said, I (d) Rohan said
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) Grandma said
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Vikram said
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said “It is my turn now.” (b) Grandma said, “It is my turn now. (c) Grandma said, It is my turn now. (d) Grandma said, “It is my turn now.”
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Manav said (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya asked, Why are you late? (b) Diya asked “Why are you late?” (c) Diya asked, “Why are you late?” (d) Diya asked, “Why are you late.”

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