Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 604 · 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?
   “What time is it___” asked Kavya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Rohan. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Rohan. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Rohan. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Rohan.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Grandma said (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
4. 4.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.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Ananya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Imran. (b) Close the window,” said Imran. (c) “Close the window,” said Imran. (d) “Close the window.” said Imran.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Zoya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “The bus is late today.” (b) The teacher said, The bus is late today. (c) The teacher said, “The bus is late today. (d) The teacher said “The bus is late today.”
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Dad said (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph asked, Can I come with you? (b) Joseph asked “Can I come with you?” (c) Joseph asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Joseph asked, “Can I come with you?”
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said Arjun. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Arjun. (c) “I love mangoes” said Arjun. (d) “I love mangoes.” said Arjun.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) The coach said (d) The bus is late today.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Dad said (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) Rahul said (c) It is (d) said, It
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, I love mangoes. (b) Mum said, “I love mangoes. (c) Mum said “I love mangoes.” (d) Mum said, “I love mangoes.”
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kavya said “It is my turn now.” (b) Kavya said, “It is my turn now. (c) Kavya said, It is my turn now. (d) Kavya said, “It is my turn now.”
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said Mum. (b) “Let us play outside,” said Mum. (c) Let us play outside,” said Mum. (d) “Let us play outside.” said Mum.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, Let us play outside. (b) The teacher said, “Let us play outside. (c) The teacher said “Let us play outside.” (d) The teacher said, “Let us play outside.”
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Imran. (b) “It is my turn now,” said Imran. (c) “It is my turn now” said Imran. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Imran.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Vikram. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said the coach. (b) “I love mangoes” said the coach. (c) “I love mangoes.” said the coach. (d) “I love mangoes,” said the coach.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the (c) Close the window. (d) The coach said
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) I love (d) Diya said
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Dad said (d) Please sit
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “The bus is late today. (b) Grandma said, The bus is late today. (c) Grandma said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Grandma said “The bus is late today.”
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) said, I
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Maria. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav said, “It is my turn now.” (b) Manav said, “It is my turn now. (c) Manav said “It is my turn now.” (d) Manav said, It is my turn now.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, What time is it? (b) Grandma asked, “What time is it.” (c) Grandma asked “What time is it?” (d) Grandma asked, “What time is it?”
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)

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