Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 786 · 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 Rahul. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) The teacher said
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Diya said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) Diya said (d) The bus is late today.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Dad. (b) “What time is it?” asked Dad. (c) “What time is it?” asked Dad? (d) “What time is it” asked Dad.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked “Where is my bag?” (b) Dad asked, “Where is my bag?” (c) Dad asked, Where is my bag? (d) Dad asked, “Where is my bag.”
7. 7.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?
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Grandma said (d) Please sit down.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Manav? (b) “Why are you late” asked Manav. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Manav. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Manav.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Mum said (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Imran. (b) “Why are you late,” asked Imran. (c) “Why are you late” asked Imran. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Imran?
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Tara said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Mum. (b) “The soup is ready” said Mum. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Mum. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Mum.
15. 15.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 play outside. (d) Let us
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Ananya? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Ananya. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Ananya. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Ananya.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said the coach. (b) “Close the window,” said the coach. (c) Close the window,” said the coach. (d) “Close the window” said the coach.
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Diya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) The coach said
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Priya. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Priya. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Priya. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Priya.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) Tenzin said
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Arjun. (b) Please sit down,” said Arjun. (c) “Please sit down.” said Arjun. (d) “Please sit down” said Arjun.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) I love (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked Diya. (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Diya. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Diya. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Diya?
29. 29.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.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) Dev said
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) said, I (d) Grandma said
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Imran said (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, “I love mangoes. (b) The coach said “I love mangoes.” (c) The coach said, I love mangoes. (d) The coach said, “I love mangoes.”
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) said, The (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “Close the window. (b) Dad said “Close the window.” (c) Dad said, “Close the window.” (d) Dad said, Close the window.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)

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