Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 415 · 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 Simran. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Simran? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Simran. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Simran.
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Riya said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Riya said
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Mum. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Mum. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum?
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Joseph said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) Joseph said (d) said, Close
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Pooja? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Pooja. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Pooja. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Pooja.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said Riya. (b) It is my turn now,” said Riya. (c) “It is my turn now,” said Riya. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Riya.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera asked, “Is it raining outside.” (b) Meera asked “Is it raining outside?” (c) Meera asked, Is it raining outside? (d) Meera asked, “Is it raining outside?”
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said Nisha. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Nisha. (c) The soup is ready,” said Nisha. (d) “The soup is ready” said Nisha.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) said, It (c) Kabir said (d) It is my turn now.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) Dad said
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) I have (d) Ishaan said
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) Yash asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Yash asked, “Is it raining outside.” (d) Yash asked, “Is it raining outside?”
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Farhan said (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Imran said (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said “It is my turn now.” (b) The teacher said, “It is my turn now.” (c) The teacher said, It is my turn now. (d) The teacher said, “It is my turn now.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Sneha. (b) “What time is it” asked Sneha. (c) “What time is it?” asked Sneha? (d) “What time is it,” asked Sneha.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan said “Let us play outside.” (b) Farhan said, “Let us play outside.” (c) Farhan said, “Let us play outside. (d) Farhan said, Let us play outside.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked “Can I come with you?” (b) Grandma asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) Grandma asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Grandma asked, Can I come with you?
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) Zoya said (d) The soup is ready.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said Dad. (b) The soup is ready,” said Dad. (c) “The soup is ready” said Dad. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Dad.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now,” said Rohan. (b) “It is my turn now.” said Rohan. (c) “It is my turn now” said Rohan. (d) It is my turn now,” said Rohan.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “I love mangoes.” (b) Mum said, I love mangoes. (c) Mum said, “I love mangoes. (d) Mum said “I love mangoes.”
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) The coach said (d) said, Please
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, Let us play outside. (b) Dad said, “Let us play outside. (c) Dad said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Dad said “Let us play outside.”
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Nisha. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Nisha. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Nisha? (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Nisha.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Nisha. (b) “Please sit down.” said Nisha. (c) “Please sit down,” said Nisha. (d) “Please sit down” said Nisha.
35. 35.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.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Riya. (b) “Close the window,” said Riya. (c) “Close the window.” said Riya. (d) Close the window,” said Riya.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Kabir. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Kabir. (c) “The bus is late today” said Kabir. (d) The bus is late today,” said Kabir.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Omkar. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down.” said the coach. (b) “Please sit down,” said the coach. (c) Please sit down,” said the coach. (d) “Please sit down” said the coach.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Saanvi. (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Saanvi. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Saanvi? (d) “Can I come with you” asked Saanvi.

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