Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 404 · 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 (“ ”):
   Dad said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Yash said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Yash said (d) Let us
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Grandma said
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (b) Rohan asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Rohan asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Rohan asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.”
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kavya said (b) It is (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Dad said (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Tara. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Grandma said (d) I have
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) Dev said (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Mum said (d) Close the
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Farhan. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Farhan. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Farhan. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Farhan.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Mum. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Mum. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Mum. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Mum.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Dad asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (c) Dad asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Dad asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Kavya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha said “I have finished my homework.” (b) Sneha said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Sneha said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Sneha said, I have finished my homework.
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Arjun said (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) said, I
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Yash said (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Nisha said
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Sneha said (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha said, “I love mangoes.” (b) Sneha said “I love mangoes.” (c) Sneha said, I love mangoes. (d) Sneha said, “I love mangoes.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Dad said (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav asked, “Why are you late?” (b) Manav asked, Why are you late? (c) Manav asked, “Why are you late.” (d) Manav asked “Why are you late?”
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) Riya said (d) The soup
40. 40.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.

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