Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 762 · 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?
   “Where is my bag___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Joseph said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Joseph said (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) said, It (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Arjun said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Arjun said (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Arjun said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Arjun said (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Imran said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Imran said (b) It is my turn now. (c) It is (d) said, It
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Farhan? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Farhan. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Farhan. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Farhan.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) It is my turn now. (c) Kavya said (d) said, It
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes,” said Yash. (b) “I love mangoes” said Yash. (c) “I love mangoes.” said Yash. (d) I love mangoes,” said Yash.
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Sneha said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Rohan. (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 Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Kabir. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Yash said (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) I love
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Priya. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Priya. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Priya. (d) The soup is ready,” said Priya.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) Joseph said (c) said, I (d) I have
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Nisha said (b) I love (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Farhan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked the teacher. (b) “Can I come with you,” asked the teacher. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher? (d) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
30. 30.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.
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Let us (c) Dad said (d) said, Let
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Isha said (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Ishaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.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.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Kunal. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Omkar said
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dev said (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said Dad. (b) “Let us play outside,” said Dad. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Dad. (d) Let us play outside,” said Dad.

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