Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 317 · 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.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Isha said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) Isha said (d) said, Close
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kavya said, “Close the window.” (b) Kavya said “Close the window.” (c) Kavya said, Close the window. (d) Kavya said, “Close the window.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Zoya said, “Let us play outside.” (b) Zoya said, “Let us play outside. (c) Zoya said “Let us play outside.” (d) Zoya said, Let us play outside.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kunal said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Kunal said (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Manav. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Manav. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Manav. (d) The soup is ready,” said Manav.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Dad said (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Joseph. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said Kavya. (b) I love mangoes,” said Kavya. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Kavya. (d) “I love mangoes” said Kavya.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said “The bus is late today.” (b) The teacher said, “The bus is late today.” (c) The teacher said, The bus is late today. (d) The teacher said, “The bus is late today.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Priya said (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Nisha said (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Riya said, “Let us play outside. (b) Riya said, “Let us play outside.” (c) Riya said, Let us play outside. (d) Riya said “Let us play outside.”
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said “I have finished my homework.” (b) Grandma said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Grandma said, I have finished my homework. (d) Grandma said, “I have finished my homework.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Dad. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dad? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Dad. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dad.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Dev said (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha said, Close the window. (b) Sneha said “Close the window.” (c) Sneha said, “Close the window. (d) Sneha said, “Close the window.”
27. 27.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.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked “What time is it?” (b) The teacher asked, “What time is it?” (c) The teacher asked, What time is it? (d) The teacher asked, “What time is it.”
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Isha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) I have (d) said, I
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Saanvi. (b) “Close the window,” said Saanvi. (c) “Close the window.” said Saanvi. (d) Close the window,” said Saanvi.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) The coach said
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Dad? (b) “What time is it” asked Dad. (c) “What time is it,” asked Dad. (d) “What time is it?” asked Dad.
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Kunal. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) Omkar said (d) said, I
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) It is
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)

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