Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 192 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Dad. (b) “What time is it” asked Dad. (c) “What time is it?” asked Dad? (d) “What time is it?” asked Dad.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked Grandma. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Grandma? (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Grandma. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Grandma.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “The bus is late today. (b) The teacher said, The bus is late today. (c) The teacher said, “The bus is late today.” (d) The teacher said “The bus is late today.”
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Priya. (b) “Please sit down” said Priya. (c) Please sit down,” said Priya. (d) “Please sit down.” said Priya.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked Nisha. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Nisha? (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Nisha. (d) “Is it raining outside” asked Nisha.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Kabir. (b) “It is my turn now.” said Kabir. (c) “It is my turn now,” said Kabir. (d) “It is my turn now” said Kabir.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Aisha. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Aisha? (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Aisha. (d) “Where is my bag” asked Aisha.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said “Close the window.” (b) The teacher said, “Close the window. (c) The teacher said, “Close the window.” (d) The teacher said, Close the window.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) The teacher asked, Is it raining outside? (c) The teacher asked, “Is it raining outside.” (d) The teacher asked, “Is it raining outside?”
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Aarav said (c) Close the (d) said, Close
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Isha. (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked Isha. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Isha? (d) “Is it raining outside” asked Isha.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja said, “Let us play outside. (b) Pooja said “Let us play outside.” (c) Pooja said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Pooja said, Let us play outside.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) It is (d) Zoya said
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Tenzin said (c) said, Close (d) Close the
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) Grandma said (d) I love
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) Close the (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) Meera said (d) The soup is ready.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha asked, “Is it raining outside?” (b) Isha asked “Is it raining outside?” (c) Isha asked, Is it raining outside? (d) Isha asked, “Is it raining outside.”
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Manav said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) The teacher said
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) Maria said (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Let us (c) said, Let (d) Tenzin said
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aisha asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (b) Aisha asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Aisha asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Aisha asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Mum said (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)

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