Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 763 · 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?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Rohan said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Rohan said (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Manav. (b) “What time is it” asked Manav. (c) “What time is it?” asked Manav? (d) “What time is it,” asked Manav.
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Isha said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) Isha said (c) said, The (d) The soup
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Dad asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (c) Dad asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Dad asked “Who ate the last laddoo?”
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Yash. (b) “Why are you late,” asked Yash. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Yash? (d) “Why are you late?” asked Yash.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) Mum said
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said Pooja. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Isha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Ananya. (b) “Why are you late” asked Ananya. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Ananya? (d) “Why are you late,” asked Ananya.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked Dad. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Dad? (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Dad. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Dad.
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Simran. (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Simran. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Simran? (d) “Can I come with you” asked Simran.
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Saanvi said (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Priya asked, “What time is it.” (b) Priya asked, “What time is it?” (c) Priya asked, What time is it? (d) Priya asked “What time is it?”
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) Mum asked, Can I come with you? (c) Mum asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) Mum asked “Can I come with you?”
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said the teacher. (b) “Let us play outside,” said the teacher. (c) Let us play outside,” said the teacher. (d) “Let us play outside.” said the teacher.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said “The bus is late today.” (b) The teacher said, “The bus is late today. (c) The teacher said, The bus is late today. (d) The teacher said, “The bus is late today.”
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “I have finished my homework. (b) Grandma said “I have finished my homework.” (c) Grandma said, I have finished my homework. (d) Grandma said, “I have finished my homework.”
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Meera said (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Dev said (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Arjun said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Mum asked, Where is my bag? (c) Mum asked “Where is my bag?” (d) Mum asked, “Where is my bag?”
29. 29.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.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Dad said (d) said, I
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Isha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Kavya. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Kavya. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Kavya. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Kavya.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) Joseph said (c) said, The (d) The bus
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) Grandma said (c) said, It (d) It is
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Pooja. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Pooja? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Pooja. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Pooja.
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) Dad said (d) said, Please
38. 38.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?
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum? (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Mum. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum. (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Mum.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)

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