Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 526 · 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) Kavya said, “I love mangoes. (b) Kavya said, I love mangoes. (c) Kavya said, “I love mangoes.” (d) Kavya said “I love mangoes.”
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Aisha. (b) “What time is it” asked Aisha. (c) “What time is it,” asked Aisha. (d) “What time is it?” asked Aisha?
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) It is (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said the coach. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said the coach. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said the coach. (d) I have finished my homework,” said the coach.
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Priya said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Priya said (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
6. 6.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?
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked the teacher. (b) “Can I come with you” asked the teacher. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher? (d) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ishaan said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Ishaan said
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.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.”
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Kavya. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Kavya. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Kavya. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Kavya.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Maria said (d) Please sit down.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Isha said (d) Let us
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Omkar said (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph said, “It is my turn now. (b) Joseph said, “It is my turn now.” (c) Joseph said, It is my turn now. (d) Joseph said “It is my turn now.”
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kabir said (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
18. 18.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?”
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) Rohan said (d) said, I
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Isha said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Diya? (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Diya. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Diya. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Diya.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) Grandma said (d) The soup is ready.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, The bus is late today. (b) Grandma said “The bus is late today.” (c) Grandma said, “The bus is late today. (d) Grandma said, “The bus is late today.”
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul asked, “Is it raining outside?” (b) Rahul asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Rahul asked “Is it raining outside?” (d) Rahul asked, “Is it raining outside.”
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) Nisha said (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) Tara said (c) It is (d) said, It
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked Grandma. (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Grandma. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Grandma? (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Grandma.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) Vikram said (d) said, Please
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) Rohan said (c) The soup (d) said, The
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Ananya. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Ananya? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Ananya. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Ananya.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) Yash said (d) The bus

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