Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 330 · 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) Aisha said, “I love mangoes.” (b) Aisha said “I love mangoes.” (c) Aisha said, “I love mangoes. (d) Aisha said, I love mangoes.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, I have finished my homework. (b) The teacher said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) The teacher said, “I have finished my homework. (d) The teacher said “I have finished my homework.”
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Diya said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Diya said (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said “I love mangoes.” (b) The coach said, “I love mangoes.” (c) The coach said, I love mangoes. (d) The coach said, “I love mangoes.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “The bus is late today.” (b) Grandma said, “The bus is late today. (c) Grandma said, The bus is late today. (d) Grandma said “The bus is late today.”
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked the teacher. (b) “Why are you late?” asked the teacher. (c) “Why are you late?” asked the teacher? (d) “Why are you late” asked the teacher.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, “I have finished my homework.” (b) The coach said, “I have finished my homework. (c) The coach said, I have finished my homework. (d) The coach said “I have finished my homework.”
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes,” said Arjun. (b) I love mangoes,” said Arjun. (c) “I love mangoes.” said Arjun. (d) “I love mangoes” said Arjun.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The teacher said (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said the coach. (b) “Let us play outside.” said the coach. (c) “Let us play outside,” said the coach. (d) Let us play outside,” said the coach.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Sneha. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Sneha. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Sneha. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Sneha.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Aarav. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Aarav? (c) “Can I come with you” asked Aarav. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Aarav.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Arjun said
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Farhan. (b) “What time is it” asked Farhan. (c) “What time is it?” asked Farhan. (d) “What time is it?” asked Farhan?
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said “Please sit down.” (b) Dad said, Please sit down. (c) Dad said, “Please sit down.” (d) Dad said, “Please sit down.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Tara. (b) “Why are you late” asked Tara. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Tara. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Tara?
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Nisha. (b) Please sit down,” said Nisha. (c) “Please sit down” said Nisha. (d) “Please sit down.” said Nisha.
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) Sneha said (d) I have finished my homework.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Diya said (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) It is
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) Mum said (c) said, The (d) The bus
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The bus is late today,” said Nisha. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Nisha. (c) “The bus is late today.” said Nisha. (d) “The bus is late today” said Nisha.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Tara said (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja said, “The bus is late today.” (b) Pooja said, The bus is late today. (c) Pooja said, “The bus is late today. (d) Pooja said “The bus is late today.”
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Ananya said (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked the coach. (b) “Why are you late” asked the coach. (c) “Why are you late?” asked the coach? (d) “Why are you late,” asked the coach.
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) The coach said (d) said, Please
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan asked “Can I come with you?” (b) Rohan asked, Can I come with you? (c) Rohan asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Rohan asked, “Can I come with you?”
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Isha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)

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