Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 665 · 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 Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said the coach. (b) “Please sit down” said the coach. (c) “Please sit down,” said the coach. (d) “Please sit down.” said the coach.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Imran. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Imran. (c) “The soup is ready” said Imran. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Imran.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Grandma. (b) “It is my turn now,” said Grandma. (c) “It is my turn now” said Grandma. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Grandma.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Omkar. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “I have finished my homework. (b) The teacher said “I have finished my homework.” (c) The teacher said, I have finished my homework. (d) The teacher said, “I have finished my homework.”
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Rohan. (b) “Please sit down.” said Rohan. (c) “Please sit down,” said Rohan. (d) Please sit down,” said Rohan.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked the teacher? (b) “Why are you late,” asked the teacher. (c) “Why are you late?” asked the teacher. (d) “Why are you late” asked the teacher.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Mum. (b) The soup is ready,” said Mum. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Mum. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Mum.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Yash. (b) “The bus is late today” said Yash. (c) “The bus is late today,” said Yash. (d) The bus is late today,” said Yash.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) It is (d) Grandma said
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Meera said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Manav said (b) It is my turn now. (c) It is (d) said, It
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Priya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Pooja said (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Isha said (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, “I love mangoes. (b) The coach said “I love mangoes.” (c) The coach said, I love mangoes. (d) The coach said, “I love mangoes.”
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Sneha said (d) Close the
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Ananya said
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nisha said “The bus is late today.” (b) Nisha said, The bus is late today. (c) Nisha said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Nisha said, “The bus is late today.
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Farhan. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Farhan. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Farhan. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Farhan.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Priya? (b) “What time is it?” asked Priya. (c) “What time is it,” asked Priya. (d) “What time is it” asked Priya.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Tara. (b) “It is my turn now” said Tara. (c) “It is my turn now.” said Tara. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Tara.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) The coach said (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) The coach said (d) said, Let
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside.” said Yash. (b) “Let us play outside” said Yash. (c) Let us play outside,” said Yash. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Yash.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Pooja. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Pooja. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Pooja. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Pooja.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)

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