Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 635 · 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 the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Diya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes,” said Mum. (b) “I love mangoes.” said Mum. (c) “I love mangoes” said Mum. (d) I love mangoes,” said Mum.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Nisha said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) Nisha said (d) The bus
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Vikram. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) said, The
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.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.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Mum. (b) “Close the window.” said Mum. (c) “Close the window,” said Mum. (d) “Close the window” said Mum.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Nisha said (b) It is my turn now. (c) It is (d) said, It
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja said “The bus is late today.” (b) Pooja said, The bus is late today. (c) Pooja said, “The bus is late today. (d) Pooja said, “The bus is late today.”
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aisha said “The soup is ready.” (b) Aisha said, The soup is ready. (c) Aisha said, “The soup is ready. (d) Aisha said, “The soup is ready.”
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kabir said (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “Please sit down.” (b) Mum said, Please sit down. (c) Mum said, “Please sit down. (d) Mum said “Please sit down.”
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) Diya said (d) said, The
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked “Why are you late?” (b) Dad asked, Why are you late? (c) Dad asked, “Why are you late.” (d) Dad asked, “Why are you late?”
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “The soup is ready.” (b) Grandma said, The soup is ready. (c) Grandma said, “The soup is ready. (d) Grandma said “The soup is ready.”
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Kabir. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Kabir? (c) “Why are you late?” asked Kabir. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Kabir.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) Yash said (d) said, Close
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Zoya said, “The bus is late today.” (b) Zoya said “The bus is late today.” (c) Zoya said, “The bus is late today. (d) Zoya said, The bus is late today.
26. 26.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.”
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Manav? (b) “Can I come with you” asked Manav. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Manav. (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Manav.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Farhan said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said “It is my turn now.” (b) The coach said, “It is my turn now. (c) The coach said, It is my turn now. (d) The coach said, “It is my turn now.”
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma 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) Grandma said
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya said, “I have finished my homework. (b) Diya said, I have finished my homework. (c) Diya said, “I have finished my homework.” (d) Diya said “I have finished my homework.”
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) Ananya said
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Zoya. (b) “Please sit down.” said Zoya. (c) Please sit down,” said Zoya. (d) “Please sit down” said Zoya.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) Meera said (d) said, Please

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