Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 196 · 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) “Can I come with you?” asked Ishaan? (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Ishaan. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Ishaan. (d) “Can I come with you” asked Ishaan.
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ishaan said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) Ishaan said
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said Kunal. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.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 bus (c) The coach said (d) said, The
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said Isha. (b) “The soup is ready” said Isha. (c) The soup is ready,” said Isha. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Isha.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “The soup is ready.” (b) Dad said, “The soup is ready. (c) Dad said “The soup is ready.” (d) Dad said, The soup is ready.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The coach said (c) said, The (d) The soup
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said Manav. (b) Let us play outside,” said Manav. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Manav. (d) “Let us play outside.” said Manav.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Maria. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Maria. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Maria. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Maria.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) The bus (c) Grandma said (d) said, The
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Nisha. (b) “What time is it” asked Nisha. (c) “What time is it?” asked Nisha. (d) “What time is it?” asked Nisha?
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Isha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Dev said (c) said, Let (d) Let us
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) Yash said
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Zoya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Rahul. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Sneha said (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) Mum said (c) said, The (d) The soup
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Isha. (b) “Can I come with you” asked Isha. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Isha? (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Isha.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked Imran. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Imran? (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Imran. (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Imran.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked “Why are you late?” (b) The coach asked, Why are you late? (c) The coach asked, “Why are you late?” (d) The coach asked, “Why are you late.”
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Tenzin. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Tenzin. (c) “The bus is late today.” said Tenzin. (d) The bus is late today,” said Tenzin.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Mum. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Mum. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Mum. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Mum.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach? (c) “Can I come with you,” asked the coach. (d) “Can I come with you” asked the coach.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) Manav said (c) said, The (d) The bus
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ishaan said (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Dad. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Dad. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Dad. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Dad.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said Grandma. (b) It is my turn now,” said Grandma. (c) “It is my turn now,” said Grandma. (d) “It is my turn now” said Grandma.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Sneha said (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) It is my turn now. (c) Saanvi said (d) said, It
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said “The soup is ready.” (b) The coach said, The soup is ready. (c) The coach said, “The soup is ready. (d) The coach said, “The soup is ready.”
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tara asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Tara asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Tara asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Tara asked, Can I come with you?
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) Aarav said (c) said, It (d) It is
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) Aisha said (c) said, The (d) The soup

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