Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 584 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Riya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said Tara. (b) “Let us play outside,” said Tara. (c) Let us play outside,” said Tara. (d) “Let us play outside.” said Tara.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Mum. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Mum. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum?
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Imran said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Imran said
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) The teacher asked, “Where is my bag?” (c) The teacher asked, Where is my bag? (d) The teacher asked “Where is my bag?”
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said Mum. (b) The soup is ready,” said Mum. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Mum. (d) “The soup is ready” said Mum.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window,” said Diya. (b) Close the window,” said Diya. (c) “Close the window” said Diya. (d) “Close the window.” said Diya.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Manav said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Manav said (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today,” said Tara. (b) The bus is late today,” said Tara. (c) “The bus is late today” said Tara. (d) “The bus is late today.” said Tara.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Saanvi. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said the teacher. (b) Close the window,” said the teacher. (c) “Close the window” said the teacher. (d) “Close the window,” said the teacher.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Aisha said (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, “Let us play outside. (b) The coach said, “Let us play outside.” (c) The coach said, Let us play outside. (d) The coach said “Let us play outside.”
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Mum said
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Kunal. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Grandma. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Grandma. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Grandma. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Grandma.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Dev. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Dev. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Dev. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Dev.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Dad. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Dad. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Dad. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Dad.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside,” said Tenzin. (b) “Let us play outside” said Tenzin. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Tenzin. (d) Let us play outside,” said Tenzin.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “Close the window.” (b) The teacher said, “Close the window. (c) The teacher said “Close the window.” (d) The teacher said, Close the window.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Omkar. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.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.
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Imran said (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Grandma. (b) “Can I come with you” asked Grandma. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma?
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kunal said (b) It is (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said Joseph. (b) “Let us play outside.” said Joseph. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Joseph. (d) “Let us play outside” said Joseph.
33. 33.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.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Zoya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Sneha said (d) I have
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Tara said (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I

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