Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 296 · 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?
   “Please sit down___” said Rahul. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Aarav. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Aarav. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Aarav? (d) “Why are you late,” asked Aarav.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said Mum. (b) “I love mangoes” said Mum. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Mum. (d) “I love mangoes.” said Mum.
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Aisha said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) Aisha said (c) I love (d) said, I
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Farhan. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Farhan? (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Farhan. (d) “Where is my bag” asked Farhan.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Ananya. (b) Please sit down,” said Ananya. (c) “Please sit down.” said Ananya. (d) “Please sit down,” said Ananya.
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Ananya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) Farhan said (d) said, Close
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now,” said Joseph. (b) It is my turn now,” said Joseph. (c) “It is my turn now.” said Joseph. (d) “It is my turn now” said Joseph.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, What time is it? (b) Dad asked “What time is it?” (c) Dad asked, “What time is it?” (d) Dad asked, “What time is it.”
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said the coach. (b) “I love mangoes,” said the coach. (c) “I love mangoes” said the coach. (d) I love mangoes,” said the coach.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) Kavya said (d) The bus is late today.
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Kabir said (d) Let us play outside.
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Rahul. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav said “Let us play outside.” (b) Manav said, “Let us play outside.” (c) Manav said, “Let us play outside. (d) Manav said, Let us play outside.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.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.”
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said “It is my turn now.” (b) Dad said, “It is my turn now.” (c) Dad said, “It is my turn now. (d) Dad said, It is my turn now.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Grandma. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma. (c) “Can I come with you” asked Grandma. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma?
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said Rohan. (b) “Let us play outside.” said Rohan. (c) Let us play outside,” said Rohan. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Rohan.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav asked, Where is my bag? (b) Manav asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Manav asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Manav asked “Where is my bag?”
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today,” said Mum. (b) The bus is late today,” said Mum. (c) “The bus is late today” said Mum. (d) “The bus is late today.” said Mum.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Yash? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Yash. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Yash. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Yash.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Joseph said (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Rohan said (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
34. 34.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.
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Grandma said (c) said, Let (d) Let us
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher 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) The teacher said
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) Kabir said (d) said, The
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) The teacher said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit

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