Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 504 · 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?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.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.”
3. 3.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.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) The coach asked, Is it raining outside? (c) The coach asked, “Is it raining outside?” (d) The coach asked, “Is it raining outside.”
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked Mum. (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked Mum. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum?
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Dad said (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev said, The bus is late today. (b) Dev said “The bus is late today.” (c) Dev said, “The bus is late today. (d) Dev said, “The bus is late today.”
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Manav. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Manav? (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Manav. (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Manav.
9. 9.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?”
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked Kabir. (b) “What time is it?” asked Kabir. (c) “What time is it?” asked Kabir? (d) “What time is it,” asked Kabir.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Arjun? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Arjun. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Arjun. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Arjun.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Rohan said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today,” said the teacher. (b) The bus is late today,” said the teacher. (c) “The bus is late today.” said the teacher. (d) “The bus is late today” said the teacher.
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Simran said (b) said, I (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked the teacher. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked the teacher? (c) “Where is my bag,” asked the teacher. (d) “Where is my bag” asked the teacher.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Isha said (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha said, The bus is late today. (b) Isha said, “The bus is late today. (c) Isha said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Isha said “The bus is late today.”
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) Kavya said (c) The bus (d) said, The
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) Dad said (d) The bus
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) Zoya said (d) The bus is late today.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Maria. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.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.
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) Dev said (d) I love
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) The coach said (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Rahul. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Vikram. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Vikram. (c) “The soup is ready” said Vikram. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Vikram.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Saanvi said (b) said, The (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Pooja. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Omkar? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Omkar. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Omkar. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Omkar.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) Ananya said
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Grandma. (b) “It is my turn now” said Grandma. (c) “It is my turn now,” said Grandma. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Grandma.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Simran said (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Please sit

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