Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 769 · 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?
   “Please sit down___” said Kavya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Dad. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dad. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dad? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Dad.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) The teacher asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) The teacher asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) The teacher asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) I love (c) The teacher said (d) said, I
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Omkar. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Omkar? (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Omkar. (d) “Where is my bag” asked Omkar.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside.” said Aisha. (b) Let us play outside,” said Aisha. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Aisha. (d) “Let us play outside” said Aisha.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Ananya. (b) “Please sit down” said Ananya. (c) Please sit down,” said Ananya. (d) “Please sit down.” said Ananya.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Imran said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Imran said (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Omkar said
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya 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) Riya said
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Ishaan. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Ishaan. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Ishaan? (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Ishaan.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Dad said
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Rahul said (d) said, I
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) The coach asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (c) The coach asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) The coach asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said “I have finished my homework.” (b) The coach said, “I have finished my homework. (c) The coach said, “I have finished my homework.” (d) The coach said, I have finished my homework.
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Vikram. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.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.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kunal said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan said “Please sit down.” (b) Ishaan said, Please sit down. (c) Ishaan said, “Please sit down.” (d) Ishaan said, “Please sit down.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) Dev said (d) The soup is ready.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Manav said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Omkar said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) I have
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Grandma. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Grandma. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Grandma. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Grandma?
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Tenzin said (d) Close the
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked Mum. (b) “What time is it?” asked Mum. (c) “What time is it,” asked Mum. (d) “What time is it?” asked Mum?
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) Grandma said (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)

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