Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 472 · 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 sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked the coach. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the coach. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the coach? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked the coach.
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Meera said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Meera said (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Sneha said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Sneha said (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Nisha said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Nisha said
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Nisha said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) Nisha said
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Priya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Zoya said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Zoya said
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Aisha said (d) Please sit
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Rahul. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Vikram. (b) “Why are you late,” asked Vikram. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Vikram? (d) “Why are you late?” asked Vikram.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Grandma? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Grandma. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Grandma. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Grandma.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said Simran. (b) “Let us play outside” said Simran. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Simran. (d) “Let us play outside.” said Simran.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) said, Please (c) The coach said (d) Please sit
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window,” said Kavya. (b) Close the window,” said Kavya. (c) “Close the window.” said Kavya. (d) “Close the window” said Kavya.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Mum? (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Mum. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Mum. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Mum.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said the coach. (b) Let us play outside,” said the coach. (c) “Let us play outside,” said the coach. (d) “Let us play outside.” said the coach.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul said, “Let us play outside.” (b) Rahul said, Let us play outside. (c) Rahul said, “Let us play outside. (d) Rahul said “Let us play outside.”
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kabir said (b) said, The (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “Why are you late?” (b) Mum asked, “Why are you late.” (c) Mum asked, Why are you late? (d) Mum asked “Why are you late?”
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Ishaan said
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Tenzin. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked the coach. (b) “Is it raining outside” asked the coach. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked the coach? (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked the coach.
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, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Mum said
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) Omkar said
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) said, Please (c) Rohan said (d) Please sit
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Riya said (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) I have (d) Grandma said
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) said, It (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)

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