Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 377 · 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) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Grandma. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Grandma. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Grandma. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Grandma?
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Arjun said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Arjun said (d) Let us play outside.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Farhan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aisha said “Close the window.” (b) Aisha said, “Close the window. (c) Aisha said, “Close the window.” (d) Aisha said, Close the window.
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) Grandma said
7. 7.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.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (b) Kabir asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Kabir asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (d) Kabir asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Isha. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Isha. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Isha. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Isha.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Maria said (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (b) Grandma asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Grandma asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Grandma asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.”
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked Mum. (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked Mum. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum? (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum.
15. 15.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.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tenzin asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Tenzin asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) Tenzin asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Tenzin asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev said, I have finished my homework. (b) Dev said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Dev said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Dev said “I have finished my homework.”
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Omkar. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Close the
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) The coach said (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Tenzin. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Tenzin. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Tenzin. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Tenzin.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Joseph. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Joseph. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Joseph. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Joseph?
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) The teacher said (d) Let us
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha said, “The soup is ready. (b) Isha said, “The soup is ready.” (c) Isha said, The soup is ready. (d) Isha said “The soup is ready.”
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, “Why are you late.” (b) The coach asked, Why are you late? (c) The coach asked, “Why are you late?” (d) The coach asked “Why are you late?”
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) I have (d) Aarav said
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Diya said (d) Close the
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “Let us play outside. (b) Mum said “Let us play outside.” (c) Mum said, Let us play outside. (d) Mum said, “Let us play outside.”
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Joseph said
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) Manav said (d) I love mangoes.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir said “Please sit down.” (b) Kabir said, “Please sit down.” (c) Kabir said, Please sit down. (d) Kabir said, “Please sit down.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya asked, Can I come with you? (b) Diya asked “Can I come with you?” (c) Diya asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Diya asked, “Can I come with you?”
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Rahul. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) Riya said (d) I love mangoes.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Dad? (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Dad. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Dad. (d) “Can I come with you” asked Dad.
38. 38.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.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) The teacher said

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