Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 704 · 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 (“ ”):
   Omkar said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) Omkar said
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said Pooja. (b) The soup is ready,” said Pooja. (c) “The soup is ready” said Pooja. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Pooja.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Maria said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) Maria said (d) The soup is ready.
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Mum said (d) Please sit down.
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Rohan said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) Rohan said (d) said, I
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) Grandma said
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Kunal. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said Sneha. (b) “It is my turn now.” said Sneha. (c) “It is my turn now,” said Sneha. (d) It is my turn now,” said Sneha.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Vikram. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kabir said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) said, Close
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kunal asked “Where is my bag?” (b) Kunal asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Kunal asked, Where is my bag? (d) Kunal asked, “Where is my bag?”
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Aarav? (b) “Why are you late” asked Aarav. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Aarav. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Aarav.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said “The bus is late today.” (b) Grandma said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Grandma said, “The bus is late today. (d) Grandma said, The bus is late today.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ananya asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) Ananya asked “Can I come with you?” (c) Ananya asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) Ananya asked, Can I come with you?
20. 20.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.
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja said, “Let us play outside. (b) Pooja said “Let us play outside.” (c) Pooja said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Pooja said, Let us play outside.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Arjun asked, “Where is my bag?” (c) Arjun asked “Where is my bag?” (d) Arjun asked, Where is my bag?
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Imran said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Priya. (b) “The bus is late today” said Priya. (c) The bus is late today,” said Priya. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Priya.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said the teacher. (b) The soup is ready,” said the teacher. (c) “The soup is ready.” said the teacher. (d) “The soup is ready” said the teacher.
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) Rahul said (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Diya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, What time is it? (b) Mum asked “What time is it?” (c) Mum asked, “What time is it.” (d) Mum asked, “What time is it?”
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Diya said (b) said, I (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Vikram said (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) said, The
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Riya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.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?”
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) The coach said
39. 39.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?”
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)

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