Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 428 · 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?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) Dad said (d) It is
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Rahul. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said Ishaan. (b) “It is my turn now,” said Ishaan. (c) It is my turn now,” said Ishaan. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Ishaan.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Priya said, “Let us play outside. (b) Priya said “Let us play outside.” (c) Priya said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Priya said, Let us play outside.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said “It is my turn now.” (b) Rohan said, It is my turn now. (c) Rohan said, “It is my turn now. (d) Rohan said, “It is my turn now.”
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Maria said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) Maria said (c) I have (d) said, I
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The coach said (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Diya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Riya said “I love mangoes.” (b) Riya said, “I love mangoes.” (c) Riya said, “I love mangoes. (d) Riya said, I love mangoes.
13. 13.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.”
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) Omkar said (d) I have finished my homework.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today,” said Grandma. (b) The bus is late today,” said Grandma. (c) “The bus is late today.” said Grandma. (d) “The bus is late today” said Grandma.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside.” said Grandma. (b) “Let us play outside,” said Grandma. (c) “Let us play outside” said Grandma. (d) Let us play outside,” said Grandma.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Saanvi. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Saanvi. (c) “The soup is ready” said Saanvi. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Saanvi.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Dad. (b) The bus is late today,” said Dad. (c) “The bus is late today,” said Dad. (d) “The bus is late today” said Dad.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun said, “The bus is late today. (b) Arjun said “The bus is late today.” (c) Arjun said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Arjun said, The bus is late today.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun said, “The soup is ready.” (b) Arjun said, The soup is ready. (c) Arjun said “The soup is ready.” (d) Arjun said, “The soup is ready.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Meera said (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked Yash. (b) “What time is it?” asked Yash? (c) “What time is it?” asked Yash. (d) “What time is it,” asked Yash.
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) Riya said (c) said, I (d) I love
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) Farhan said (d) The soup
27. 27.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) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
28. 28.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.”
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, Where is my bag? (b) Grandma asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Grandma asked “Where is my bag?” (d) Grandma asked, “Where is my bag?”
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Farhan. (b) The bus is late today,” said Farhan. (c) “The bus is late today,” said Farhan. (d) “The bus is late today” said Farhan.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Mum. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Mum. (c) The bus is late today,” said Mum. (d) “The bus is late today.” said Mum.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) The soup
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) It is (c) said, It (d) Mum said
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) Grandma said
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) Simran said (d) said, Please
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Mum. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Mum. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Mum? (d) “Can I come with you” asked Mum.

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