Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 371 · 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 (“ ”):
   Tenzin said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) Tenzin said
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said Pooja. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Pooja. (c) “I love mangoes.” said Pooja. (d) I love mangoes,” said Pooja.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, I have finished my homework. (b) Mum said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Mum said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Mum said “I have finished my homework.”
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Omkar said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Omkar said (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) The soup
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Rahul said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rahul said (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Maria. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Sneha said (c) Let us (d) said, Let
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) Mum said (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.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.”
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “The bus is late today. (b) Mum said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Mum said, The bus is late today. (d) Mum said “The bus is late today.”
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Let us (c) said, Let (d) Simran said
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Mum. (b) Please sit down,” said Mum. (c) “Please sit down” said Mum. (d) “Please sit down.” said Mum.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Tara. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Tara. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Tara. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Tara.
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Grandma said (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Grandma asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Grandma asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Grandma asked, Where is my bag?
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) Dev said
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Vikram said (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Vikram. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Vikram. (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Vikram. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Vikram?
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) The teacher said (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) Farhan said (d) said, The
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said the teacher. (b) Please sit down,” said the teacher. (c) “Please sit down.” said the teacher. (d) “Please sit down,” said the teacher.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Let us (c) Isha said (d) said, Let
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) The coach said
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Saanvi. (b) “Please sit down,” said Saanvi. (c) “Please sit down.” said Saanvi. (d) Please sit down,” said Saanvi.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked Zoya. (b) “What time is it?” asked Zoya? (c) “What time is it?” asked Zoya. (d) “What time is it,” asked Zoya.
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Saanvi said (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) The soup
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Simran said (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said Dad. (b) It is my turn now,” said Dad. (c) “It is my turn now” said Dad. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Dad.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) Sneha said

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