Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 386 · 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) Kunal said, I have finished my homework. (b) Kunal said “I have finished my homework.” (c) Kunal said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Kunal said, “I have finished my homework.”
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, Can I come with you? (b) The coach asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) The coach asked “Can I come with you?” (d) The coach asked, “Can I come with you.”
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Tara said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) Tara said
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Tara. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Tara? (c) “Can I come with you” asked Tara. (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Tara.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked the coach. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the coach. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the coach? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked the coach.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Saanvi. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) Omkar said
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down.” said Farhan. (b) “Please sit down,” said Farhan. (c) “Please sit down” said Farhan. (d) Please sit down,” said Farhan.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nisha asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Nisha asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (c) Nisha asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Nisha asked “Who ate the last laddoo?”
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Kavya. (b) “It is my turn now” said Kavya. (c) “It is my turn now,” said Kavya. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Kavya.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “I have finished my homework.” (b) Dad said, “I have finished my homework. (c) Dad said “I have finished my homework.” (d) Dad said, I have finished my homework.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) Isha said (d) said, Let
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) Dad said
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Kunal. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Isha said (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) The teacher said (d) It is
25. 25.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.”
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) Maria said
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya asked “Where is my bag?” (b) Diya asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Diya asked, Where is my bag? (d) Diya asked, “Where is my bag?”
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) The teacher said (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, It is my turn now. (b) Mum said “It is my turn now.” (c) Mum said, “It is my turn now. (d) Mum said, “It is my turn now.”
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) Maria said (d) said, I
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tenzin said, “Let us play outside. (b) Tenzin said “Let us play outside.” (c) Tenzin said, Let us play outside. (d) Tenzin said, “Let us play outside.”
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) said, The (c) Mum said (d) The soup

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