Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 520 · 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) Ananya said, The bus is late today. (b) Ananya said, “The bus is late today. (c) Ananya said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Ananya said “The bus is late today.”
2. 2.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.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Omkar. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Farhan said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) Farhan said
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aarav said, “I have finished my homework.” (b) Aarav said “I have finished my homework.” (c) Aarav said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Aarav said, I have finished my homework.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Maria said, I love mangoes. (b) Maria said “I love mangoes.” (c) Maria said, “I love mangoes. (d) Maria said, “I love mangoes.”
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Farhan said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Farhan said (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) It is
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Joseph. (b) “It is my turn now” said Joseph. (c) “It is my turn now,” said Joseph. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Joseph.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, “Why are you late?” (b) Grandma asked, Why are you late? (c) Grandma asked “Why are you late?” (d) Grandma asked, “Why are you late.”
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) Manav said (d) It is
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) Dad said (d) I love mangoes.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Manav. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Manav. (c) The soup is ready,” said Manav. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Manav.
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) said, I (c) Manav said (d) I have finished my homework.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) Grandma said (d) I love
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Joseph said (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dev said (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) said, The
17. 17.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?
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked the teacher. (b) “Why are you late?” asked the teacher? (c) “Why are you late” asked the teacher. (d) “Why are you late,” asked the teacher.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Mum. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Mum. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Mum. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Mum.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) Joseph said
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) Rahul said
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) said, It (c) Dad said (d) It is my turn now.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Rahul said (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Arjun said
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Kavya. (b) “The bus is late today.” said Kavya. (c) The bus is late today,” said Kavya. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Kavya.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aisha asked “What time is it?” (b) Aisha asked, “What time is it?” (c) Aisha asked, “What time is it.” (d) Aisha asked, What time is it?
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) The coach said (d) Please sit down.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Pooja. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Pooja. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Pooja? (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Pooja.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Simran. (b) “Can I come with you” asked Simran. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Simran. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Simran?
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Ananya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) The coach said (d) I love
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Diya said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.

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