Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 285 · 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?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Grandma said (d) Let us
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said the coach. (b) “The soup is ready,” said the coach. (c) “The soup is ready” said the coach. (d) “The soup is ready.” said the coach.
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Zoya said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Zoya said (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Joseph. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, I love mangoes. (b) The coach said, “I love mangoes. (c) The coach said “I love mangoes.” (d) The coach said, “I love mangoes.”
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Vikram. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Vikram. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Vikram. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Vikram?
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Dev? (b) “Why are you late?” asked Dev. (c) “Why are you late” asked Dev. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Dev.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Riya said (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Tenzin. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.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.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) said, I (c) Imran said (d) I have finished my homework.
18. 18.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.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Meera said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Omkar. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rahul said (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Grandma. (b) The bus is late today,” said Grandma. (c) “The bus is late today” said Grandma. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Grandma.
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) The teacher said
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan said, “Please sit down. (b) Ishaan said “Please sit down.” (c) Ishaan said, “Please sit down.” (d) Ishaan said, Please sit down.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Sneha. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Sneha. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Sneha. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Sneha.
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Imran said (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Kabir. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aarav said “Close the window.” (b) Aarav said, “Close the window. (c) Aarav said, “Close the window.” (d) Aarav said, Close the window.
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) Rahul said
32. 32.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
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Kavya said (d) Close the
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) said, The
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Priya said (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Mum said

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