Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 73 · 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 (“ ”):
   Dad said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Dad said
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked the teacher. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked the teacher? (c) “Where is my bag” asked the teacher. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked the teacher.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Rohan said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) Rohan said (d) The soup is ready.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Yash. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Yash. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Yash? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Yash.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Grandma. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Grandma. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Grandma. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Grandma.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) Yash said (c) I love (d) said, I
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Vikram said “I have finished my homework.” (b) Vikram said, I have finished my homework. (c) Vikram said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Vikram said, “I have finished my homework.”
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked “What time is it?” (b) Grandma asked, What time is it? (c) Grandma asked, “What time is it.” (d) Grandma asked, “What time is it?”
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Imran said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) I have
15. 15.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?
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked “Can I come with you?” (b) Grandma asked, Can I come with you? (c) Grandma asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) Grandma asked, “Can I come with you.”
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said Rohan. (b) “It is my turn now,” said Rohan. (c) “It is my turn now” said Rohan. (d) It is my turn now,” said Rohan.
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) Nisha said
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kabir said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Diya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said “Let us play outside.” (b) Dad said, “Let us play outside.” (c) Dad said, “Let us play outside. (d) Dad said, Let us play outside.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Zoya? (b) “Where is my bag” asked Zoya. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Zoya. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Zoya.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said “Close the window.” (b) Rohan said, “Close the window.” (c) Rohan said, Close the window. (d) Rohan said, “Close the window.
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) Pooja said (d) said, Close
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Saanvi asked, “Why are you late.” (b) Saanvi asked “Why are you late?” (c) Saanvi asked, “Why are you late?” (d) Saanvi asked, Why are you late?
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said Dad. (b) “I love mangoes.” said Dad. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Dad. (d) “I love mangoes” said Dad.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said Mum. (b) “Let us play outside.” said Mum. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Mum. (d) Let us play outside,” said Mum.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, Is it raining outside? (b) Mum asked, “Is it raining outside.” (c) Mum asked “Is it raining outside?” (d) Mum asked, “Is it raining outside?”
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Omkar. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) Grandma said (d) said, Please
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja 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) Pooja said
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, I love mangoes. (b) The teacher said “I love mangoes.” (c) The teacher said, “I love mangoes.” (d) The teacher said, “I love mangoes.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Aarav said
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) Zoya said
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)

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