Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 620 · 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?
   “Why are you late___” asked Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aarav said, “I have finished my homework.” (b) Aarav said “I have finished my homework.” (c) Aarav said, I have finished my homework. (d) Aarav said, “I have finished my homework.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Farhan? (b) “Why are you late” asked Farhan. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Farhan. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Farhan.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Vikram said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) Vikram said
7. 7.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.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) Mum said (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Isha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) The teacher said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked the coach. (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked the coach. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked the coach? (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked the coach.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Sneha. (b) “Can I come with you” asked Sneha. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Sneha. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Sneha?
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) Mum said (c) said, I (d) I have
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now,” said Aarav. (b) “It is my turn now.” said Aarav. (c) “It is my turn now” said Aarav. (d) It is my turn now,” said Aarav.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked Aarav. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Aarav? (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Aarav. (d) “Is it raining outside” asked Aarav.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Manav said (d) Close the
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Rohan. (b) “What time is it?” asked Rohan? (c) “What time is it?” asked Rohan. (d) “What time is it” asked Rohan.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Vikram. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said Priya. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Priya. (c) “I love mangoes.” said Priya. (d) I love mangoes,” said Priya.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan said, It is my turn now. (b) Ishaan said, “It is my turn now.” (c) Ishaan said “It is my turn now.” (d) Ishaan said, “It is my turn now.
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The coach said (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Dad said (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) said, The (c) The soup (d) The teacher said
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aisha said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Joseph said (d) Close the
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Vikram. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) The teacher said (d) Please sit down.
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Joseph said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) Diya said
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Maria. (b) “Why are you late,” asked Maria. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Maria? (d) “Why are you late?” asked Maria.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Simran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.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.

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