Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 294 · 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?
   “It is my turn now___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) said, Close
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Isha said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Isha said (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked Aisha. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Aisha? (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Aisha. (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Aisha.
6. 6.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.”
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Kabir. (b) The soup is ready,” said Kabir. (c) “The soup is ready.” said Kabir. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Kabir.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) I love
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Ananya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Pooja. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Pooja? (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Pooja. (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Pooja.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Dad asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (c) Dad asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Dad asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) Grandma said
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Isha. (b) “Please sit down” said Isha. (c) “Please sit down.” said Isha. (d) “Please sit down,” said Isha.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Joseph said (d) Close the window.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked “Why are you late?” (b) Mum asked, Why are you late? (c) Mum asked, “Why are you late.” (d) Mum asked, “Why are you late?”
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Ishaan? (b) “Why are you late?” asked Ishaan. (c) “Why are you late” asked Ishaan. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Ishaan.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Grandma. (b) “The soup is ready” said Grandma. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Grandma. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Grandma.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) The coach said (d) I love
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kabir said (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) Farhan said (d) It is
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Diya. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Diya. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Diya. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Diya?
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said Tenzin. (b) “I love mangoes.” said Tenzin. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Tenzin. (d) “I love mangoes” said Tenzin.
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ishaan said (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) Joseph said (c) said, I (d) I love
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Yash. (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Yash. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Yash? (d) “Can I come with you” asked Yash.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) Imran asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) Imran asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Imran asked, Can I come with you?
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) said, Please (c) The teacher said (d) Please sit
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Manav. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Manav. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Manav. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Manav.
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) Dad said
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Joseph said (d) I have
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Manav asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Manav asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (d) Manav asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.”

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