Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 650 · 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?
   “Please sit down___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) The coach said (d) said, Please
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Meera said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) I have (d) Meera said
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Saanvi. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Saanvi. (c) The soup is ready,” said Saanvi. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Saanvi.
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) said, Let
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, Can I come with you? (b) Dad asked “Can I come with you?” (c) Dad asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Dad asked, “Can I come with you?”
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Diya said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Diya said (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) Omkar said
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar said, “Close the window. (b) Omkar said “Close the window.” (c) Omkar said, Close the window. (d) Omkar said, “Close the window.”
12. 12.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.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev said, Let us play outside. (b) Dev said “Let us play outside.” (c) Dev said, “Let us play outside. (d) Dev said, “Let us play outside.”
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) I have (d) Grandma said
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Vikram said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Zoya said
17. 17.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.
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) Dev said
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Nisha. (b) “Please sit down” said Nisha. (c) Please sit down,” said Nisha. (d) “Please sit down.” said Nisha.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Saanvi said, “The soup is ready. (b) Saanvi said “The soup is ready.” (c) Saanvi said, The soup is ready. (d) Saanvi said, “The soup is ready.”
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Aarav? (b) “What time is it” asked Aarav. (c) “What time is it?” asked Aarav. (d) “What time is it,” asked Aarav.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) Manav said (d) said, Close
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Vikram. (b) Please sit down,” said Vikram. (c) “Please sit down,” said Vikram. (d) “Please sit down.” said Vikram.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) Dad said
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Grandma said
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tara asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) Tara asked, Can I come with you? (c) Tara asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Tara asked, “Can I come with you?”
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus is late today. (c) Grandma said (d) The bus
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said the teacher. (b) I have finished my homework,” said the teacher. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said the teacher. (d) “I have finished my homework” said the teacher.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked “Why are you late?” (b) The teacher asked, “Why are you late.” (c) The teacher asked, Why are you late? (d) The teacher asked, “Why are you late?”
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Simran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) Dad said (d) said, Close
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Grandma. (b) “Where is my bag” asked Grandma. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Grandma? (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Grandma.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) Dev said
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Vikram. (b) The bus is late today,” said Vikram. (c) “The bus is late today” said Vikram. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Vikram.

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