Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 574 · 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) Kabir asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Kabir asked “Can I come with you?” (c) Kabir asked, Can I come with you? (d) Kabir asked, “Can I come with you.”
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Dad. (b) “Please sit down.” said Dad. (c) “Please sit down,” said Dad. (d) “Please sit down” said Dad.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside.” said Aisha. (b) “Let us play outside,” said Aisha. (c) Let us play outside,” said Aisha. (d) “Let us play outside” said Aisha.
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Grandma said (c) said, Let (d) Let us
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Simran. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Simran. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Simran. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Simran?
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Aisha said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Aisha said
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said Priya. (b) “Let us play outside.” said Priya. (c) “Let us play outside” said Priya. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Priya.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Simran. (b) “It is my turn now,” said Simran. (c) “It is my turn now” said Simran. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Simran.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) Grandma said
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Joseph asked, Where is my bag? (c) Joseph asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Joseph asked “Where is my bag?”
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) said, The
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Diya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked Zoya. (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Zoya. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Zoya? (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Zoya.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kabir said (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Dad said (d) Let us
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Saanvi said (d) Close the
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan 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) Ishaan said
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aarav said, “The bus is late today. (b) Aarav said, The bus is late today. (c) Aarav said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Aarav said “The bus is late today.”
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav said, “Let us play outside.” (b) Manav said “Let us play outside.” (c) Manav said, Let us play outside. (d) Manav said, “Let us play outside.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked “Where is my bag?” (b) Mum asked, Where is my bag? (c) Mum asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Mum asked, “Where is my bag.”
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar asked “Where is my bag?” (b) Omkar asked, “Where is my bag?” (c) Omkar asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Omkar asked, Where is my bag?
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, Close the window. (b) Dad said, “Close the window. (c) Dad said “Close the window.” (d) Dad said, “Close the window.”
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.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.”
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Simran said (b) said, I (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) Ananya said (d) The bus is late today.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) I love (c) said, I (d) Arjun said
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) The coach asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) The coach asked “Can I come with you?” (d) The coach asked, Can I come with you?
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Kunal. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Kunal. (c) “The soup is ready.” said Kunal. (d) The soup is ready,” said Kunal.
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the (c) Dad said (d) Close the window.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Tara said (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Isha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)

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