Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 180 · 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.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, Where is my bag? (b) Mum asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Mum asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Mum asked, “Where is my bag?”
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Arjun said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Arjun said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Vikram. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Simran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Dad. (b) “The soup is ready” said Dad. (c) “The soup is ready.” said Dad. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Dad.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Kabir. (b) “Where is my bag” asked Kabir. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Kabir. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Kabir?
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Isha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Manav said (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun said, “It is my turn now. (b) Arjun said, “It is my turn now.” (c) Arjun said “It is my turn now.” (d) Arjun said, It is my turn now.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said Mum. (b) “It is my turn now.” said Mum. (c) “It is my turn now,” said Mum. (d) It is my turn now,” said Mum.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.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.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran said, “Let us play outside. (b) Imran said, Let us play outside. (c) Imran said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Imran said “Let us play outside.”
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kunal asked, Can I come with you? (b) Kunal asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Kunal asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) Kunal asked “Can I come with you?”
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) The coach said
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) Zoya said
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul said, The soup is ready. (b) Rahul said, “The soup is ready.” (c) Rahul said “The soup is ready.” (d) Rahul said, “The soup is ready.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.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 play outside. (d) Let us
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) said, It (c) Farhan said (d) It is my turn now.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan said, “The bus is late today.” (b) Ishaan said “The bus is late today.” (c) Ishaan said, The bus is late today. (d) Ishaan said, “The bus is late today.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera asked, “Is it raining outside?” (b) Meera asked, “Is it raining outside.” (c) Meera asked, Is it raining outside? (d) Meera asked “Is it raining outside?”
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kunal said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) I have (d) said, I
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Ananya. (b) Please sit down,” said Ananya. (c) “Please sit down.” said Ananya. (d) “Please sit down,” said Ananya.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “Why are you late?” (b) Mum asked, Why are you late? (c) Mum asked, “Why are you late.” (d) Mum asked “Why are you late?”
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) Riya said (c) It is (d) said, It
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked the coach. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the coach. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the coach? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked the coach.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Farhan said (d) I have
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)

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