Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 342 · 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 (“ ”):
   Farhan said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Farhan said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said Ananya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Manav said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) Manav said (c) I have (d) said, I
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kabir said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) Kabir said
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Yash said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Yash said (b) It is my turn now. (c) It is (d) said, It
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Riya said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) said, The (d) Riya said
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Ishaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Omkar 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) Omkar said
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) The coach said (d) I love mangoes.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the (c) Arjun said (d) Close the window.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window,” said the teacher. (b) “Close the window.” said the teacher. (c) Close the window,” said the teacher. (d) “Close the window” said the teacher.
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Arjun said (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Isha? (b) “Where is my bag” asked Isha. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Isha. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Isha.
15. 15.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.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran said, “I love mangoes.” (b) Imran said, “I love mangoes. (c) Imran said “I love mangoes.” (d) Imran said, I love mangoes.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) Dad said
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said “The bus is late today.” (b) The coach said, “The bus is late today.” (c) The coach said, The bus is late today. (d) The coach said, “The bus is late today.
20. 20.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.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Rahul. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) The teacher said (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Tara said (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
25. 25.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.”
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, “The soup is ready. (b) The coach said, The soup is ready. (c) The coach said “The soup is ready.” (d) The coach said, “The soup is ready.”
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) I have
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph said, “The soup is ready. (b) Joseph said, The soup is ready. (c) Joseph said, “The soup is ready.” (d) Joseph said “The soup is ready.”
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Yash. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Yash. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Yash? (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Yash.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “I love mangoes.” (b) Dad said “I love mangoes.” (c) Dad said, I love mangoes. (d) Dad said, “I love mangoes.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Pooja. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Tara. (b) “Close the window” said Tara. (c) Close the window,” said Tara. (d) “Close the window,” said Tara.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) Dad said
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Farhan said (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ananya said (b) said, The (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said Dad. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Dad. (c) The soup is ready,” said Dad. (d) “The soup is ready” said Dad.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, “It is my turn now. (b) The coach said, It is my turn now. (c) The coach said “It is my turn now.” (d) The coach said, “It is my turn now.”

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