Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 800 · 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 Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dev 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) Dev said
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Yash? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Yash. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Yash. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Yash.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kavya said, “Let us play outside. (b) Kavya said “Let us play outside.” (c) Kavya said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Kavya said, Let us play outside.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) Dad said
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Arjun said (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir said, “Close the window. (b) Kabir said, “Close the window.” (c) Kabir said “Close the window.” (d) Kabir said, Close the window.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Mum said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
14. 14.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?”
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Mum. (b) “Can I come with you” asked Mum. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Mum. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Mum?
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said “The bus is late today.” (b) Dad said, “The bus is late today. (c) Dad said, The bus is late today. (d) Dad said, “The bus is late today.”
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked Aisha. (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Aisha. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Aisha. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Aisha?
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside.” said Aarav. (b) Let us play outside,” said Aarav. (c) “Let us play outside” said Aarav. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Aarav.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said Nisha. (b) The soup is ready,” said Nisha. (c) “The soup is ready” said Nisha. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Nisha.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, Close the window. (b) The coach said, “Close the window.” (c) The coach said, “Close the window. (d) The coach said “Close the window.”
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Aisha. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Aisha? (c) “Why are you late,” asked Aisha. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Aisha.
27. 27.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.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “It is my turn now. (b) Dad said, It is my turn now. (c) Dad said, “It is my turn now.” (d) Dad said “It is my turn now.”
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside.” said Meera. (b) “Let us play outside” said Meera. (c) Let us play outside,” said Meera. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Meera.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, “It is my turn now. (b) The coach said “It is my turn now.” (c) The coach said, It is my turn now. (d) The coach said, “It is my turn now.”
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) Grandma said
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Omkar. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Aarav? (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Aarav. (c) “Is it raining outside” asked Aarav. (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Aarav.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)

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