Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 368 · 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) Omkar asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Omkar asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Omkar asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (d) Omkar asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.”
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Omkar. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.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) said, I (d) I have
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Rahul said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rahul said (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.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 mangoes. (d) I love
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Tenzin. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Tenzin. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked the teacher. (b) “What time is it,” asked the teacher. (c) “What time is it?” asked the teacher? (d) “What time is it” asked the teacher.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down.” said Ishaan. (b) “Please sit down” said Ishaan. (c) “Please sit down,” said Ishaan. (d) Please sit down,” said Ishaan.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Mum. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Mum. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Mum? (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Mum.
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Joseph said
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said Aisha. (b) It is my turn now,” said Aisha. (c) “It is my turn now.” said Aisha. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Aisha.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Dad. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Dad. (c) “Why are you late” asked Dad. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Dad?
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Isha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.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.
20. 20.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.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Pooja. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today,” said Arjun. (b) The bus is late today,” said Arjun. (c) “The bus is late today” said Arjun. (d) “The bus is late today.” said Arjun.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) Kabir said (d) I love mangoes.
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Omkar said (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) Rahul said
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Simran asked, “What time is it.” (b) Simran asked “What time is it?” (c) Simran asked, What time is it? (d) Simran asked, “What time is it?”
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Dad said
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Diya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ananya said (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) I love
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Omkar said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan asked “Where is my bag?” (b) Rohan asked, Where is my bag? (c) Rohan asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Rohan asked, “Where is my bag?”
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul said, Let us play outside. (b) Rahul said “Let us play outside.” (c) Rahul said, “Let us play outside. (d) Rahul said, “Let us play outside.”

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