Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 547 · 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.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Farhan said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Farhan said (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is (c) Dad said (d) It is my turn now.
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Aarav 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) Aarav said
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Rahul? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Rahul. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Rahul. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Rahul.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked the teacher. (b) “What time is it?” asked the teacher? (c) “What time is it?” asked the teacher. (d) “What time is it” asked the teacher.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, The soup is ready. (b) Grandma said “The soup is ready.” (c) Grandma said, “The soup is ready. (d) Grandma said, “The soup is ready.”
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside.” said Dad. (b) Let us play outside,” said Dad. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Dad. (d) “Let us play outside” said Dad.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) Manav said
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “The bus is late today. (b) Mum said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Mum said, The bus is late today. (d) Mum said “The bus is late today.”
16. 16.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?
17. 17.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.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (b) The teacher asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) The teacher asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) The teacher asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.”
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Riya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said the teacher. (b) “It is my turn now,” said the teacher. (c) “It is my turn now” said the teacher. (d) “It is my turn now.” said the teacher.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Rohan said (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked Farhan. (b) “What time is it,” asked Farhan. (c) “What time is it?” asked Farhan? (d) “What time is it?” asked Farhan.
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Zoya said (b) It is my turn now. (c) It is (d) said, It
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Mum. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Mum? (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Mum. (d) “Can I come with you” asked Mum.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Dad said (d) Please sit down.
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) Simran said (d) The bus is late today.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Grandma. (b) “Please sit down.” said Grandma. (c) Please sit down,” said Grandma. (d) “Please sit down” said Grandma.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Yash? (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Yash. (c) “Can I come with you” asked Yash. (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Yash.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Simran. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Simran. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Simran. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Simran.
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the coach? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked the coach. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the coach. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked the coach.
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Maria said (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The coach said (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Isha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)

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