Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 459 · 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?
   “Please sit down___” said Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said Maria. (b) “I love mangoes” said Maria. (c) I love mangoes,” said Maria. (d) “I love mangoes,” said Maria.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Dad said (d) Let us
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Isha said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) Isha said (d) said, I
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said the coach. (b) “I love mangoes,” said the coach. (c) “I love mangoes” said the coach. (d) “I love mangoes.” said the coach.
8. 8.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.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) Grandma said (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said Arjun. (b) It is my turn now,” said Arjun. (c) “It is my turn now.” said Arjun. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Arjun.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Dad. (b) “What time is it?” asked Dad? (c) “What time is it,” asked Dad. (d) “What time is it” asked Dad.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “Please sit down. (b) Grandma said, Please sit down. (c) Grandma said “Please sit down.” (d) Grandma said, “Please sit down.”
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Maria said (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said Farhan. (b) “Let us play outside” said Farhan. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Farhan. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Farhan.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun said “I love mangoes.” (b) Arjun said, “I love mangoes.” (c) Arjun said, “I love mangoes. (d) Arjun said, I love mangoes.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) The coach said (d) said, Please
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Sneha said (b) said, The (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir said, I love mangoes. (b) Kabir said, “I love mangoes. (c) Kabir said, “I love mangoes.” (d) Kabir said “I love mangoes.”
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Mum asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (c) Mum asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Mum asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Arjun said (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Aarav? (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Aarav. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Aarav. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Aarav.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Vikram. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said the coach. (b) “It is my turn now,” said the coach. (c) “It is my turn now.” said the coach. (d) “It is my turn now” said the coach.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) Grandma said
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The bus is late today,” said Omkar. (b) “The bus is late today” said Omkar. (c) “The bus is late today.” said Omkar. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Omkar.
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) Rohan said (d) The soup is ready.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked the coach. (b) “What time is it,” asked the coach. (c) “What time is it?” asked the coach. (d) “What time is it?” asked the coach?
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) Mum said (d) I have finished my homework.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Mum said (c) said, Close (d) Close the

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