Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 461 · 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?
   “The bus is late today___” said Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Sneha. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Sneha? (c) “Can I come with you” asked Sneha. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Sneha.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Grandma. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Grandma. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Grandma? (d) “Where is my bag” asked Grandma.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Rahul said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rahul said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said Zoya. (b) It is my turn now,” said Zoya. (c) “It is my turn now.” said Zoya. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Zoya.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tara asked “What time is it?” (b) Tara asked, What time is it? (c) Tara asked, “What time is it.” (d) Tara asked, “What time is it?”
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) Riya said (c) said, The (d) The bus
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) Priya said (d) said, I
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.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.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Zoya said (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
18. 18.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?”
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the (c) The coach said (d) Close the window.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked the teacher. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the teacher? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the teacher. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked the teacher.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran said “The bus is late today.” (b) Imran said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Imran said, “The bus is late today. (d) Imran said, The bus is late today.
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) The bus (c) The teacher said (d) said, The
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Saanvi said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) I have
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked “What time is it?” (b) The teacher asked, “What time is it.” (c) The teacher asked, What time is it? (d) The teacher asked, “What time is it?”
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) Dad said (d) The soup
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Meera said (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) I love
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Omkar said (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked the coach. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked the coach. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked the coach? (d) “Where is my bag,” asked the coach.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Meera said (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Imran. (b) Close the window,” said Imran. (c) “Close the window,” said Imran. (d) “Close the window” said Imran.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)

Free writing skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-writing-skills