Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 183 · 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 (“ ”):
   Arjun said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Arjun said (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said Yash. (b) “Let us play outside,” said Yash. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Yash. (d) Let us play outside,” said Yash.
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Zoya said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Zoya said (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, Let us play outside. (b) Dad said, “Let us play outside.” (c) Dad said “Let us play outside.” (d) Dad said, “Let us play outside.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the (c) Close the window. (d) Dad said
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Meera said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) Meera said (d) said, The
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said “Let us play outside.” (b) Mum said, Let us play outside. (c) Mum said, “Let us play outside. (d) Mum said, “Let us play outside.”
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Tenzin said (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Meera? (b) “Why are you late?” asked Meera. (c) “Why are you late” asked Meera. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Meera.
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Mum said (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) The coach said (c) The bus (d) said, The
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Diya. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Diya. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Diya. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Diya.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Pooja. (b) “The bus is late today.” said Pooja. (c) The bus is late today,” said Pooja. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Pooja.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev said, “The bus is late today.” (b) Dev said, The bus is late today. (c) Dev said, “The bus is late today. (d) Dev said “The bus is late today.”
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, Can I come with you? (b) Mum asked “Can I come with you?” (c) Mum asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Mum asked, “Can I come with you?”
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Dad. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Dad. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dad. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dad?
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Mum. (b) Please sit down,” said Mum. (c) “Please sit down,” said Mum. (d) “Please sit down.” said Mum.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked the coach. (b) “Why are you late” asked the coach. (c) “Why are you late?” asked the coach. (d) “Why are you late?” asked the coach?
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Riya asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Riya asked, Where is my bag? (c) Riya asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Riya asked “Where is my bag?”
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) Dad said (d) said, Please
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Joseph. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Joseph? (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Joseph. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Joseph.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rahul said (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) said, Close
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Dad said (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Omkar. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Omkar. (c) The soup is ready,” said Omkar. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Omkar.
32. 32.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.”
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The soup is ready. (c) Dad said (d) said, The
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) Vikram said
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Rohan. (b) “The bus is late today.” said Rohan. (c) “The bus is late today,” said Rohan. (d) The bus is late today,” said Rohan.
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) The coach said
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Kunal? (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Kunal. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Kunal. (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Kunal.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked the coach. (b) “Where is my bag” asked the coach. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked the coach? (d) “Where is my bag?” asked the coach.

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