Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 756 · 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?
   “What time is it___” asked Vikram. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “Why are you late.” (b) Mum asked, “Why are you late?” (c) Mum asked, Why are you late? (d) Mum asked “Why are you late?”
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dev said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dev said (b) said, The (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said Kabir. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Ishaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Nisha said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Nisha said (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Farhan. (b) Please sit down,” said Farhan. (c) “Please sit down” said Farhan. (d) “Please sit down.” said Farhan.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan 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) Farhan said
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul asked, “Why are you late.” (b) Rahul asked, “Why are you late?” (c) Rahul asked “Why are you late?” (d) Rahul asked, Why are you late?
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Dad. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Dad. (c) The bus is late today,” said Dad. (d) “The bus is late today” said Dad.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Grandma asked, “Where is my bag?” (c) Grandma asked, Where is my bag? (d) Grandma asked “Where is my bag?”
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Dev said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nisha asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Nisha asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Nisha asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Nisha asked, Can I come with you?
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Manav said (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Manav said (d) Let us
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Priya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Kabir? (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Kabir. (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Kabir. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Kabir.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan said “It is my turn now.” (b) Farhan said, It is my turn now. (c) Farhan said, “It is my turn now.” (d) Farhan said, “It is my turn now.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said Manav. (b) “It is my turn now,” said Manav. (c) “It is my turn now.” said Manav. (d) It is my turn now,” said Manav.
27. 27.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.”
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kunal said (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked Pooja. (b) “What time is it?” asked Pooja? (c) “What time is it,” asked Pooja. (d) “What time is it?” asked Pooja.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) said, I (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) The bus (c) Diya said (d) said, The
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aisha asked, Can I come with you? (b) Aisha asked “Can I come with you?” (c) Aisha asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Aisha asked, “Can I come with you?”
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) I have (d) Yash said
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) Dad said (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Imran said (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) The soup
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) Dad said
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)

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