Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 540 · 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) “Why are you late,” asked Farhan. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Farhan. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Farhan? (d) “Why are you late” asked Farhan.
2. 2.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.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Sneha said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Sneha said (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Mum said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, I love mangoes. (b) Dad said “I love mangoes.” (c) Dad said, “I love mangoes. (d) Dad said, “I love mangoes.”
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
9. 9.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 (,)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.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.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash asked “Where is my bag?” (b) Yash asked, “Where is my bag?” (c) Yash asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Yash asked, Where is my bag?
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Dev said (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes,” said Saanvi. (b) “I love mangoes.” said Saanvi. (c) “I love mangoes” said Saanvi. (d) I love mangoes,” said Saanvi.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Dad said (c) said, Let (d) Let us
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) Vikram said (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
21. 21.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.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Vikram. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Vikram. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Vikram. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Vikram.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Omkar said (b) The bus is late today. (c) said, The (d) The bus
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “Why are you late?” (b) Dad asked, “Why are you late.” (c) Dad asked, Why are you late? (d) Dad asked “Why are you late?”
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Mum. (b) “What time is it” asked Mum. (c) “What time is it?” asked Mum. (d) “What time is it?” asked Mum?
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) Omkar said (c) It is (d) said, It
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) said, The (d) Mum said
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran said, Please sit down. (b) Imran said, “Please sit down. (c) Imran said “Please sit down.” (d) Imran said, “Please sit down.”
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, “Is it raining outside.” (b) Grandma asked, “Is it raining outside?” (c) Grandma asked “Is it raining outside?” (d) Grandma asked, Is it raining outside?
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said Arjun. (b) “Let us play outside.” said Arjun. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Arjun. (d) “Let us play outside” said Arjun.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Joseph. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Joseph. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Joseph? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Joseph.

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