Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 656 · 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.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) Mum said (d) The soup is ready.
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) The soup
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Let us (c) said, Let (d) The coach said
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, Can I come with you? (b) Mum asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) Mum asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Mum asked “Can I come with you?”
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Aarav said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Close the
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) Dad said (d) said, Close
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Omkar. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Omkar. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Omkar? (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Omkar.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Riya asked, “Why are you late?” (b) Riya asked “Why are you late?” (c) Riya asked, Why are you late? (d) Riya asked, “Why are you late.”
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) Zoya said (d) said, Close
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Maria. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Maria. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Maria. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Maria.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rahul said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) I have
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Kunal. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Maria said (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “Please sit down.” (b) Grandma said, Please sit down. (c) Grandma said, “Please sit down. (d) Grandma said “Please sit down.”
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked the coach. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked the coach. (c) “Where is my bag,” asked the coach. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked the coach?
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) Omkar said (d) said, Let
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Farhan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
24. 24.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.
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kavya said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “Let us play outside. (b) Mum said, Let us play outside. (c) Mum said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Mum said “Let us play outside.”
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera asked, What time is it? (b) Meera asked, “What time is it?” (c) Meera asked, “What time is it.” (d) Meera asked “What time is it?”
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) Grandma said
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Aisha said (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Saanvi said (b) said, The (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) said, I (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The teacher said (d) The soup is ready.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “It is my turn now.” (b) The teacher said “It is my turn now.” (c) The teacher said, It is my turn now. (d) The teacher said, “It is my turn now.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Aisha said (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Aisha. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Aisha. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Aisha. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Aisha.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tara said, “Let us play outside. (b) Tara said “Let us play outside.” (c) Tara said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Tara said, Let us play outside.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, Why are you late? (b) The coach asked, “Why are you late.” (c) The coach asked, “Why are you late?” (d) The coach asked “Why are you late?”
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.

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