Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 54 · 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) The teacher said, It is my turn now. (b) The teacher said “It is my turn now.” (c) The teacher said, “It is my turn now.” (d) The teacher said, “It is my turn now.
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma 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) Grandma said
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) Grandma said
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down.” said Imran. (b) “Please sit down,” said Imran. (c) Please sit down,” said Imran. (d) “Please sit down” said Imran.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) The teacher said (d) Close the
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) said, The (c) Tara said (d) The soup
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) Arjun said (d) The soup is ready.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down.” said Meera. (b) Please sit down,” said Meera. (c) “Please sit down,” said Meera. (d) “Please sit down” said Meera.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) Ishaan said
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Omkar. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) It is my turn now. (c) Nisha said (d) said, It
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya said, It is my turn now. (b) Diya said, “It is my turn now. (c) Diya said, “It is my turn now.” (d) Diya said “It is my turn now.”
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said the coach. (b) “Close the window.” said the coach. (c) Close the window,” said the coach. (d) “Close the window,” said the coach.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “Please sit down.” (b) Dad said “Please sit down.” (c) Dad said, Please sit down. (d) Dad said, “Please sit down.
23. 23.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) I have finished my homework. (d) Manav said
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Vikram. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) The teacher said
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Omkar said (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, The bus is late today. (b) The teacher said, “The bus is late today.” (c) The teacher said, “The bus is late today. (d) The teacher said “The bus is late today.”
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Dad. (b) “Close the window,” said Dad. (c) “Close the window.” said Dad. (d) “Close the window” said Dad.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, “The soup is ready. (b) The coach said “The soup is ready.” (c) The coach said, “The soup is ready.” (d) The coach said, The soup is ready.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Joseph. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Joseph. (c) “The soup is ready.” said Joseph. (d) “The soup is ready” said Joseph.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Rahul said (c) Close the (d) said, Close
34. 34.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) The bus (c) Yash said (d) said, The
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Isha. (b) “Why are you late” asked Isha. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Isha? (d) “Why are you late?” asked Isha.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan asked “Why are you late?” (b) Ishaan asked, “Why are you late.” (c) Ishaan asked, Why are you late? (d) Ishaan asked, “Why are you late?”
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Kunal. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Joseph said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)

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