Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

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

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