Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 451 · 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?
   “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Dev? (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Dev. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Dev. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Dev.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Priya said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Priya said (d) Please sit down.
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Rohan said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) Rohan said
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Tara said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tara said (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Nisha said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) Nisha said (c) It is (d) said, It
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) Mum said
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kabir said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Kabir said
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Manav said
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Zoya said (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The teacher said (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) The coach said (d) Let us
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) Grandma said (d) said, The
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) said, I (d) Saanvi said
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, Let us play outside. (b) The coach said, “Let us play outside.” (c) The coach said “Let us play outside.” (d) The coach said, “Let us play outside.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) The coach asked, Can I come with you? (c) The coach asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) The coach asked “Can I come with you?”
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked “Where is my bag?” (b) Mum asked, Where is my bag? (c) Mum asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Mum asked, “Where is my bag?”
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) said, The (d) The coach said
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kunal said, “The soup is ready. (b) Kunal said “The soup is ready.” (c) Kunal said, “The soup is ready.” (d) Kunal said, The soup is ready.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph said, “Please sit down. (b) Joseph said, “Please sit down.” (c) Joseph said, Please sit down. (d) Joseph said “Please sit down.”
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today,” said the teacher. (b) The bus is late today,” said the teacher. (c) “The bus is late today.” said the teacher. (d) “The bus is late today” said the teacher.
32. 32.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.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph said, The soup is ready. (b) Joseph said “The soup is ready.” (c) Joseph said, “The soup is ready.” (d) Joseph said, “The soup is ready.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Simran. (b) Please sit down,” said Simran. (c) “Please sit down,” said Simran. (d) “Please sit down.” said Simran.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Kunal said (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Dad? (b) “Why are you late” asked Dad. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Dad. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Dad.

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