Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 502 · 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 Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Aarav. (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Aarav. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Aarav? (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Aarav.
4. 4.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.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Meera. (b) “Close the window,” said Meera. (c) “Close the window” said Meera. (d) Close the window,” said Meera.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) Dad asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) Dad asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Dad asked, Can I come with you?
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Arjun said (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) The teacher said (d) I have finished my homework.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dev said (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) I love
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan asked, Where is my bag? (b) Ishaan asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Ishaan asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Ishaan asked “Where is my bag?”
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked, Why are you late? (b) The teacher asked “Why are you late?” (c) The teacher asked, “Why are you late.” (d) The teacher asked, “Why are you late?”
15. 15.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?”
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Dad said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
18. 18.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?
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) Farhan said (d) said, The
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Tenzin. (b) “Please sit down.” said Tenzin. (c) “Please sit down,” said Tenzin. (d) Please sit down,” said Tenzin.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) The bus (c) Isha said (d) said, The
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “It is my turn now.” (b) Dad said, It is my turn now. (c) Dad said “It is my turn now.” (d) Dad said, “It is my turn now.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said “I love mangoes.” (b) Mum said, “I love mangoes. (c) Mum said, I love mangoes. (d) Mum said, “I love mangoes.”
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev said, The soup is ready. (b) Dev said, “The soup is ready.” (c) Dev said “The soup is ready.” (d) Dev said, “The soup is ready.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked the teacher. (b) “Is it raining outside” asked the teacher. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked the teacher? (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked the teacher.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Grandma. (b) “What time is it” asked Grandma. (c) “What time is it?” asked Grandma? (d) “What time is it?” asked Grandma.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Manav said (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) Manav said (d) I have finished my homework.
32. 32.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?
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Pooja. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Joseph said
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) Grandma said
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Priya. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Priya? (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Priya. (d) “Can I come with you” asked Priya.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Simran said “Close the window.” (b) Simran said, Close the window. (c) Simran said, “Close the window. (d) Simran said, “Close the window.”
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Simran said “I have finished my homework.” (b) Simran said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Simran said, I have finished my homework. (d) Simran said, “I have finished my homework.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rahul said (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let

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