Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 730 · 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) “Close the window.” said Grandma. (b) “Close the window,” said Grandma. (c) Close the window,” said Grandma. (d) “Close the window” said Grandma.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Vikram. (b) “Why are you late” asked Vikram. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Vikram? (d) “Why are you late,” asked Vikram.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Saanvi. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Saanvi? (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Saanvi. (d) “Where is my bag” asked Saanvi.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said the coach. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said the coach. (c) “I have finished my homework” said the coach. (d) I have finished my homework,” said the coach.
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Aisha said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aisha said (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Ishaan. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Ishaan? (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Ishaan. (d) “Can I come with you” asked Ishaan.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Vikram. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The soup is ready. (c) Mum said (d) said, The
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Kunal. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Kunal? (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Kunal. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Kunal.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Saanvi said, “The bus is late today. (b) Saanvi said “The bus is late today.” (c) Saanvi said, The bus is late today. (d) Saanvi said, “The bus is late today.”
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Sneha asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Sneha asked “Where is my bag?” (d) Sneha asked, Where is my bag?
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja asked, Can I come with you? (b) Pooja asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Pooja asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) Pooja asked “Can I come with you?”
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan 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) Ishaan said
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Grandma? (b) “What time is it” asked Grandma. (c) “What time is it?” asked Grandma. (d) “What time is it,” asked Grandma.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, The soup is ready. (b) The coach said, “The soup is ready. (c) The coach said, “The soup is ready.” (d) The coach said “The soup is ready.”
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Mum. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Mum.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Mum. (b) Close the window,” said Mum. (c) “Close the window.” said Mum. (d) “Close the window,” said Mum.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Riya asked “Can I come with you?” (b) Riya asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) Riya asked, Can I come with you? (d) Riya asked, “Can I come with you.”
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) The coach asked “Where is my bag?” (c) The coach asked, Where is my bag? (d) The coach asked, “Where is my bag?”
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) Dad said (d) I have
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Imran said (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said Mum. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Mum. (c) I love mangoes,” said Mum. (d) “I love mangoes” said Mum.
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The soup is ready. (c) Ananya said (d) said, The
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Mum said (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum 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) Mum said
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) The coach said (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) Nisha said
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Saanvi said (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The teacher said (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup

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