Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 260 · 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) Grandma said, “Close the window. (b) Grandma said, Close the window. (c) Grandma said “Close the window.” (d) Grandma said, “Close the window.”
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir said, It is my turn now. (b) Kabir said, “It is my turn now. (c) Kabir said “It is my turn now.” (d) Kabir said, “It is my turn now.”
3. 3.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.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Vikram asked, Where is my bag? (b) Vikram asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Vikram asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Vikram asked, “Where is my bag.”
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) said, The (c) The coach said (d) The soup
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Grandma. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Grandma. (c) “Why are you late,” asked Grandma. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Grandma?
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) I have
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) I love (d) The coach said
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Kunal. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash said, “It is my turn now. (b) Yash said “It is my turn now.” (c) Yash said, “It is my turn now.” (d) Yash said, It is my turn now.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Nisha? (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Nisha. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Nisha. (d) “Can I come with you” asked Nisha.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aarav asked, Can I come with you? (b) Aarav asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) Aarav asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Aarav asked “Can I come with you?”
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked the teacher. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the teacher. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the teacher? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked the teacher.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said Tara. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Tara. (c) “The soup is ready” said Tara. (d) The soup is ready,” said Tara.
17. 17.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?
18. 18.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
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) Rohan said
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked “Where is my bag?” (b) Grandma asked, Where is my bag? (c) Grandma asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Grandma asked, “Where is my bag?”
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.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?”
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.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.
28. 28.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.
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) Grandma said
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “The soup is ready. (b) Mum said, “The soup is ready.” (c) Mum said, The soup is ready. (d) Mum said “The soup is ready.”
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Riya? (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Riya. (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Riya. (d) “Where is my bag” asked Riya.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked Grandma. (b) “What time is it,” asked Grandma. (c) “What time is it?” asked Grandma? (d) “What time is it?” asked Grandma.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Manav? (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked Manav. (c) “Is it raining outside” asked Manav. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Manav.
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) Kunal said
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha asked, “What time is it.” (b) Sneha asked “What time is it?” (c) Sneha asked, What time is it? (d) Sneha asked, “What time is it?”
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tenzin said, It is my turn now. (b) Tenzin said, “It is my turn now.” (c) Tenzin said “It is my turn now.” (d) Tenzin said, “It is my turn now.

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