Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 426 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Maria. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Maria. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Maria? (d) “Can I come with you” asked Maria.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “What time is it.” (b) Mum asked, What time is it? (c) Mum asked, “What time is it?” (d) Mum asked “What time is it?”
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “I have finished my homework. (b) Grandma said, I have finished my homework. (c) Grandma said “I have finished my homework.” (d) Grandma said, “I have finished my homework.”
6. 6.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.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kavya said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) Kavya said
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Meera said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) Meera said (d) I love mangoes.
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.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.
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) The coach said (d) I have finished my homework.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) Manav said
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rohan said (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) Kabir said (c) I have (d) said, I
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Pooja said (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.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.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha said, “The soup is ready. (b) Isha said, The soup is ready. (c) Isha said, “The soup is ready.” (d) Isha said “The soup is ready.”
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside,” said the teacher. (b) Let us play outside,” said the teacher. (c) “Let us play outside.” said the teacher. (d) “Let us play outside” said the teacher.
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aisha said (b) Let us (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked “Can I come with you?” (b) The teacher asked, Can I come with you? (c) The teacher asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) The teacher asked, “Can I come with you?”
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Grandma said (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) Rahul said
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash said “The soup is ready.” (b) Yash said, “The soup is ready. (c) Yash said, “The soup is ready.” (d) Yash said, The soup is ready.
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) The teacher said (d) It is
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.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.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Ananya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)

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