Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 465 · 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?
   “What time is it___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Farhan. (b) “What time is it?” asked Farhan? (c) “What time is it” asked Farhan. (d) “What time is it,” asked Farhan.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Dad? (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Dad. (c) “Can I come with you” asked Dad. (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Dad.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Farhan. (b) Close the window,” said Farhan. (c) “Close the window,” said Farhan. (d) “Close the window” said Farhan.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down.” said Dad. (b) “Please sit down” said Dad. (c) Please sit down,” said Dad. (d) “Please sit down,” said Dad.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir said, “Close the window.” (b) Kabir said, Close the window. (c) Kabir said, “Close the window. (d) Kabir said “Close the window.”
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) It is
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Rohan said (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Tenzin. (b) “What time is it” asked Tenzin. (c) “What time is it?” asked Tenzin? (d) “What time is it,” asked Tenzin.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) The coach said (c) said, I (d) I love
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Rohan. (b) Close the window,” said Rohan. (c) “Close the window,” said Rohan. (d) “Close the window” said Rohan.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) said, The
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said Diya. (b) Let us play outside,” said Diya. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Diya. (d) “Let us play outside.” said Diya.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked Manav. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Manav? (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Manav. (d) “Is it raining outside” asked Manav.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, Where is my bag? (b) Dad asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Dad asked “Where is my bag?” (d) Dad asked, “Where is my bag?”
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera 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) Meera said
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Priya said
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Priya said (b) Let us (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside.” said Dad. (b) “Let us play outside” said Dad. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Dad. (d) Let us play outside,” said Dad.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside.” said Riya. (b) Let us play outside,” said Riya. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Riya. (d) “Let us play outside” said Riya.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Omkar said (c) Let us (d) said, Let
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “The bus is late today.” (b) The teacher said, “The bus is late today. (c) The teacher said, The bus is late today. (d) The teacher said “The bus is late today.”
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Close the
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked Dad. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Dad? (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Dad. (d) “Is it raining outside” asked Dad.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Diya. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Diya? (c) “Why are you late?” asked Diya. (d) “Why are you late” asked Diya.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked Tara. (b) “What time is it,” asked Tara. (c) “What time is it?” asked Tara? (d) “What time is it?” asked Tara.

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