Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 355 · 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 (“ ”):
   Saanvi said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) said, Please (c) Saanvi said (d) Please sit
2. 2.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?”
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Priya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Rahul said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Rahul said (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Mum? (b) “What time is it” asked Mum. (c) “What time is it?” asked Mum. (d) “What time is it,” asked Mum.
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Dad said (c) Let us (d) said, Let
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Farhan said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Farhan said (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) Grandma said (c) said, It (d) It is
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Tenzin. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera asked “Why are you late?” (b) Meera asked, Why are you late? (c) Meera asked, “Why are you late?” (d) Meera asked, “Why are you late.”
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma. (b) “Can I come with you” asked Grandma. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Grandma. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma?
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) Manav said
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Manav said (b) I love (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) Omkar said
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) Aarav said (d) I love mangoes.
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said Mum. (b) The soup is ready,” said Mum. (c) “The soup is ready.” said Mum. (d) “The soup is ready” said Mum.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Riya. (b) “It is my turn now” said Riya. (c) “It is my turn now.” said Riya. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Riya.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) Mum said (d) The soup is ready.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said, “It is my turn now. (b) Rohan said “It is my turn now.” (c) Rohan said, It is my turn now. (d) Rohan said, “It is my turn now.”
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) Close the (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Zoya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Arjun said (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) Imran said
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Manav said (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Close the
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (b) The coach asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) The coach asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) The coach asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Mum. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Mum. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Mum. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Mum.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) Aisha said
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said the teacher. (b) “I love mangoes,” said the teacher. (c) “I love mangoes.” said the teacher. (d) “I love mangoes” said the teacher.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Dev. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Dev. (c) “The bus is late today.” said Dev. (d) The bus is late today,” said Dev.
38. 38.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.”
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The bus is late today,” said Vikram. (b) “The bus is late today” said Vikram. (c) “The bus is late today.” said Vikram. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Vikram.

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