Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 582 · 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) Mum said, “Please sit down.” (b) Mum said, Please sit down. (c) Mum said, “Please sit down. (d) Mum said “Please sit down.”
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Pooja. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ananya said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Ananya said (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.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
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said Priya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Kavya said (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav said, “Please sit down.” (b) Manav said “Please sit down.” (c) Manav said, Please sit down. (d) Manav said, “Please sit down.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tenzin asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Tenzin asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) Tenzin asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Tenzin asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Grandma. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Grandma. (c) The soup is ready,” said Grandma. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Grandma.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “The soup is ready.” (b) The teacher said “The soup is ready.” (c) The teacher said, “The soup is ready. (d) The teacher said, The soup is ready.
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Priya said (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) Tenzin said (d) said, Close
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) Grandma said (d) said, I
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Rahul. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) I have (d) Nisha said
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Mum said (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) Grandma said
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Imran said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Pooja. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Pooja. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Pooja. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Pooja?
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Zoya said (b) said, I (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Tara. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Tara. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Tara. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Tara.
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rahul said (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) said, I
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) The teacher said
35. 35.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 down. (d) Please sit
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Rohan said (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said the teacher. (b) “Let us play outside,” said the teacher. (c) “Let us play outside.” said the teacher. (d) Let us play outside,” said the teacher.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Dad said (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)

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