Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 627 · 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 Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Riya said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) Riya said
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) The coach said (d) Please sit down.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Simran? (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Simran. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Simran. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Simran.
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) said, Please (c) Mum said (d) Please sit
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (b) Sneha asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Sneha asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Sneha asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
8. 8.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) Nisha said (c) said, I (d) I have
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Riya said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Riya said
10. 10.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.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Diya said (b) said, I (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Let us (c) Tara said (d) said, Let
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said the teacher. (b) “It is my turn now.” said the teacher. (c) “It is my turn now,” said the teacher. (d) “It is my turn now” said the teacher.
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) The teacher said (c) said, I (d) I love
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “Is it raining outside.” (b) Dad asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Dad asked, “Is it raining outside?” (d) Dad asked “Is it raining outside?”
18. 18.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?”
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked Imran. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Imran. (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Imran. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Imran?
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Ananya said (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said Omkar. (b) “It is my turn now.” said Omkar. (c) “It is my turn now,” said Omkar. (d) It is my turn now,” said Omkar.
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Manav said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Maria said (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said the coach. (b) “It is my turn now,” said the coach. (c) “It is my turn now” said the coach. (d) “It is my turn now.” said the coach.
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Imran said (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun said, I have finished my homework. (b) Arjun said, “I have finished my homework. (c) Arjun said “I have finished my homework.” (d) Arjun said, “I have finished my homework.”
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Aisha. (b) “Close the window.” said Aisha. (c) “Close the window,” said Aisha. (d) “Close the window” said Aisha.
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Pooja said (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Tenzin. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach? (b) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach. (c) “Can I come with you” asked the coach. (d) “Can I come with you,” asked the coach.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tenzin said (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.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.
36. 36.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?”
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Grandma? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Grandma. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Grandma. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Grandma.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Priya said “The soup is ready.” (b) Priya said, “The soup is ready.” (c) Priya said, “The soup is ready. (d) Priya said, The soup is ready.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, “What time is it.” (b) The coach asked “What time is it?” (c) The coach asked, “What time is it?” (d) The coach asked, What time is it?
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)

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