Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 313 · 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) Isha asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Isha asked, Can I come with you? (c) Isha asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Isha asked, “Can I come with you.”
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Kunal. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Joseph. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Joseph. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Joseph. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Joseph.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked the coach. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach? (c) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach. (d) “Can I come with you,” asked the coach.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Grandma? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Grandma. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Grandma. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Grandma.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, Is it raining outside? (b) The coach asked, “Is it raining outside?” (c) The coach asked, “Is it raining outside.” (d) The coach asked “Is it raining outside?”
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Dad said (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
11. 11.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?
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) Rahul said (d) I have finished my homework.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked the coach? (b) “What time is it,” asked the coach. (c) “What time is it” asked the coach. (d) “What time is it?” asked the coach.
14. 14.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?”
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Zoya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum. (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Mum. (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Mum. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum?
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said Joseph. (b) “I love mangoes.” said Joseph. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Joseph. (d) I love mangoes,” said Joseph.
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aisha said (b) The bus is late today. (c) said, The (d) The bus
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) The teacher asked “Can I come with you?” (c) The teacher asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) The teacher asked, Can I come with you?
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) Aisha said
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today,” said Ananya. (b) “The bus is late today” said Ananya. (c) “The bus is late today.” said Ananya. (d) The bus is late today,” said Ananya.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Grandma said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) Nisha said
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) Mum said (d) The bus is late today.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) Dad said (d) said, The
28. 28.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) Grandma said (d) said, The
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, Please sit down. (b) The coach said, “Please sit down. (c) The coach said “Please sit down.” (d) The coach said, “Please sit down.”
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Simran? (b) “Why are you late,” asked Simran. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Simran. (d) “Why are you late” asked Simran.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Manav. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Manav? (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Manav. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Manav.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Riya. (b) “Can I come with you” asked Riya. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Riya. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Riya?
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) Farhan said (c) said, The (d) The soup
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Vikram. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “Please sit down.” (b) The teacher said, “Please sit down. (c) The teacher said, Please sit down. (d) The teacher said “Please sit down.”

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