Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 300 · 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 Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked Grandma. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Grandma? (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Grandma. (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Grandma.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Grandma said (c) Close the (d) said, Close
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Mum? (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Mum. (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Mum. (d) “Where is my bag” asked Mum.
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Mum said (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Dad said
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Manav said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) It is (c) Manav said (d) said, It
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (b) Grandma asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Grandma asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (d) Grandma asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Riya said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) Kunal said (c) said, I (d) I love
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Rahul. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Rahul? (c) “Why are you late,” asked Rahul. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Rahul.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) The coach said (d) Close the
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) Simran said (d) It is
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) said, It (c) Kunal said (d) It is my turn now.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Zoya said, The soup is ready. (b) Zoya said “The soup is ready.” (c) Zoya said, “The soup is ready. (d) Zoya said, “The soup is ready.”
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Sneha? (b) “What time is it” asked Sneha. (c) “What time is it,” asked Sneha. (d) “What time is it?” asked Sneha.
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The coach said (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said the coach. (b) “The bus is late today” said the coach. (c) “The bus is late today,” said the coach. (d) The bus is late today,” said the coach.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Simran. (b) “Close the window,” said Simran. (c) “Close the window.” said Simran. (d) Close the window,” said Simran.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside,” said Imran. (b) “Let us play outside” said Imran. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Imran. (d) Let us play outside,” said Imran.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) It is (d) Nisha said
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Arjun? (b) “Why are you late” asked Arjun. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Arjun. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Arjun.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) Mum said (c) It is (d) said, It
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said the teacher. (b) “The bus is late today,” said the teacher. (c) The bus is late today,” said the teacher. (d) “The bus is late today.” said the teacher.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kabir said (b) Let us (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) I have (d) The coach said
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Arjun. (b) “Close the window” said Arjun. (c) “Close the window,” said Arjun. (d) Close the window,” said Arjun.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Vikram said
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)

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