Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 475 · 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?
   “Why are you late___” asked Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Omkar. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Saanvi. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Saanvi. (c) “Why are you late” asked Saanvi. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Saanvi?
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Pooja said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Pooja said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Joseph said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Joseph said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Joseph said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) Joseph said
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Grandma said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Imran said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Imran said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Aisha said
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “I love mangoes. (b) Dad said “I love mangoes.” (c) Dad said, I love mangoes. (d) Dad said, “I love mangoes.”
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked the teacher. (b) “What time is it” asked the teacher. (c) “What time is it?” asked the teacher. (d) “What time is it?” asked the teacher?
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) The teacher said (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said the coach. (b) “The soup is ready.” said the coach. (c) The soup is ready,” said the coach. (d) “The soup is ready” said the coach.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “The soup is ready.” (b) Dad said, The soup is ready. (c) Dad said “The soup is ready.” (d) Dad said, “The soup is ready.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) Tara said
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, The bus is late today. (b) The coach said, “The bus is late today. (c) The coach said “The bus is late today.” (d) The coach said, “The bus is late today.”
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Vikram? (b) “What time is it?” asked Vikram. (c) “What time is it” asked Vikram. (d) “What time is it,” asked Vikram.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Riya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) The coach said (d) The bus
24. 24.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.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar said, “Close the window. (b) Omkar said “Close the window.” (c) Omkar said, Close the window. (d) Omkar said, “Close the window.”
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, The bus is late today. (b) Dad said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Dad said “The bus is late today.” (d) Dad said, “The bus is late today.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Maria said (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kunal said, It is my turn now. (b) Kunal said, “It is my turn now.” (c) Kunal said, “It is my turn now. (d) Kunal said “It is my turn now.”
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Rahul. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Rohan. (b) “Please sit down” said Rohan. (c) “Please sit down.” said Rohan. (d) “Please sit down,” said Rohan.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) Yash said (d) said, I
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Simran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “Close the window.” (b) Grandma said “Close the window.” (c) Grandma said, Close the window. (d) Grandma said, “Close the window.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Imran. (b) “Can I come with you” asked Imran. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Imran? (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Imran.
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) Farhan said (d) said, Let
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) Rahul said
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma? (b) “Can I come with you” asked Grandma. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma. (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Grandma.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The

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