Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 398 · 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 (“ ”):
   Zoya said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Zoya said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
2. 2.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.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Kunal. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Kunal? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Kunal. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Kunal.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said Aisha. (b) The soup is ready,” said Aisha. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Aisha. (d) “The soup is ready” said Aisha.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Omkar. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Omkar said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Omkar said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Grandma said (d) said, I
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kavya said (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Riya said (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Grandma? (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Grandma. (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Grandma. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Grandma.
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ishaan said (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) said, The
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Joseph said
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aarav asked “Can I come with you?” (b) Aarav asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Aarav asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) Aarav asked, Can I come with you?
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Mum. (b) “Close the window,” said Mum. (c) Close the window,” said Mum. (d) “Close the window.” said Mum.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “Close the window.” (b) Grandma said, Close the window. (c) Grandma said “Close the window.” (d) Grandma said, “Close the window.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Vikram asked, “Is it raining outside?” (b) Vikram asked “Is it raining outside?” (c) Vikram asked, Is it raining outside? (d) Vikram asked, “Is it raining outside.”
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) Isha said (d) I have finished my homework.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Kabir. (b) Close the window,” said Kabir. (c) “Close the window,” said Kabir. (d) “Close the window” said Kabir.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Joseph. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “Let us play outside. (b) Grandma said, “Let us play outside.” (c) Grandma said, Let us play outside. (d) Grandma said “Let us play outside.”
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Arjun asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Arjun asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Arjun asked, Where is my bag?
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Dev asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) Dev asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Dev asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Grandma. (b) “It is my turn now” said Grandma. (c) “It is my turn now,” said Grandma. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Grandma.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Meera said (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) said, Let
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Joseph. (b) The bus is late today,” said Joseph. (c) “The bus is late today.” said Joseph. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Joseph.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar asked “What time is it?” (b) Omkar asked, “What time is it.” (c) Omkar asked, “What time is it?” (d) Omkar asked, What time is it?
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Dad. (b) Close the window,” said Dad. (c) “Close the window.” said Dad. (d) “Close the window,” said Dad.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Omkar. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said Ananya. (b) “I love mangoes” said Ananya. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Ananya. (d) “I love mangoes.” said Ananya.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Rohan said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Kunal said

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