Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 403 · 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 (“ ”):
   Mum said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kavya said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kavya said (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “Close the window. (b) Dad said, Close the window. (c) Dad said “Close the window.” (d) Dad said, “Close the window.”
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dev said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Dev said (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kavya said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) Kavya said (d) The bus is late today.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Rahul. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Dad. (b) Please sit down,” said Dad. (c) “Please sit down,” said Dad. (d) “Please sit down.” said Dad.
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Rahul. (b) “The bus is late today” said Rahul. (c) “The bus is late today,” said Rahul. (d) The bus is late today,” said Rahul.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kavya said, Let us play outside. (b) Kavya said, “Let us play outside.” (c) Kavya said, “Let us play outside. (d) Kavya said “Let us play outside.”
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, Why are you late? (b) Grandma asked, “Why are you late?” (c) Grandma asked “Why are you late?” (d) Grandma asked, “Why are you late.”
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Nisha. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Nisha. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Nisha. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Nisha?
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Arjun. (b) “It is my turn now” said Arjun. (c) “It is my turn now,” said Arjun. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Arjun.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Simran said “Please sit down.” (b) Simran said, “Please sit down. (c) Simran said, Please sit down. (d) Simran said, “Please sit down.”
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window,” said Farhan. (b) Close the window,” said Farhan. (c) “Close the window” said Farhan. (d) “Close the window.” said Farhan.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Isha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.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.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Omkar said (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes,” said Aarav. (b) “I love mangoes” said Aarav. (c) “I love mangoes.” said Aarav. (d) I love mangoes,” said Aarav.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rahul said (b) said, It (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) Grandma said (d) said, Please
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) Grandma said
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Grandma. (b) “Where is my bag” asked Grandma. (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Grandma. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Grandma?
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Vikram asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (b) Vikram asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Vikram asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Vikram asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Sneha said (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said “The soup is ready.” (b) Mum said, “The soup is ready.” (c) Mum said, “The soup is ready. (d) Mum said, The soup is ready.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “Is it raining outside?” (b) Dad asked, “Is it raining outside.” (c) Dad asked “Is it raining outside?” (d) Dad asked, Is it raining outside?
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Simran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Aarav. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Aarav? (c) “Where is my bag” asked Aarav. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Aarav.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera said, Please sit down. (b) Meera said, “Please sit down. (c) Meera said “Please sit down.” (d) Meera said, “Please sit down.”

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