Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 690 · 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 sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav said, Let us play outside. (b) Manav said “Let us play outside.” (c) Manav said, “Let us play outside. (d) Manav said, “Let us play outside.”
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Sneha said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Sneha said (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir said “It is my turn now.” (b) Kabir said, “It is my turn now.” (c) Kabir said, It is my turn now. (d) Kabir said, “It is my turn now.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kabir 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) Kabir said
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked “What time is it?” (b) Dad asked, “What time is it.” (c) Dad asked, What time is it? (d) Dad asked, “What time is it?”
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) Dad said
12. 12.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.
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus is late today. (c) Saanvi said (d) The bus
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said “The bus is late today.” (b) Rohan said, The bus is late today. (c) Rohan said, “The bus is late today. (d) Rohan said, “The bus is late today.”
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) It is
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Maria said “Close the window.” (b) Maria said, Close the window. (c) Maria said, “Close the window. (d) Maria said, “Close the window.”
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) Omkar said
20. 20.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.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Isha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window,” said Manav. (b) “Close the window.” said Manav. (c) Close the window,” said Manav. (d) “Close the window” said Manav.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) I have
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) said, The (c) Aarav said (d) The soup
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, The bus is late today. (b) Mum said, “The bus is late today. (c) Mum said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Mum said “The bus is late today.”
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Vikram. (b) “Close the window.” said Vikram. (c) “Close the window,” said Vikram. (d) “Close the window” said Vikram.
27. 27.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.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Maria said “I love mangoes.” (b) Maria said, I love mangoes. (c) Maria said, “I love mangoes. (d) Maria said, “I love mangoes.”
31. 31.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.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.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.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) Imran said
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Sneha said (b) It is my turn now. (c) It is (d) said, It
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Kavya said (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Rahul. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) said, The

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