Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

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

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