Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 806 · 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.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dev said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Dev said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Mum. (b) “The bus is late today.” said Mum. (c) The bus is late today,” said Mum. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Mum.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Mum said (d) Close the window.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Vikram. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said Sneha. (b) “Let us play outside” said Sneha. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Sneha. (d) “Let us play outside.” said Sneha.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) Vikram said
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Let us
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, “What time is it.” (b) Grandma asked, “What time is it?” (c) Grandma asked “What time is it?” (d) Grandma asked, What time is it?
15. 15.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 (.)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, Please sit down. (b) The teacher said, “Please sit down. (c) The teacher said, “Please sit down.” (d) The teacher said “Please sit down.”
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, Can I come with you? (b) Dad asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Dad asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Dad asked, “Can I come with you?”
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said Maria. (b) “It is my turn now,” said Maria. (c) It is my turn now,” said Maria. (d) “It is my turn now” said Maria.
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?
    “Close the window___” said Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.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 (.)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ananya said, Let us play outside. (b) Ananya said, “Let us play outside.” (c) Ananya said, “Let us play outside. (d) Ananya said “Let us play outside.”
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked, What time is it? (b) The teacher asked “What time is it?” (c) The teacher asked, “What time is it?” (d) The teacher asked, “What time is it.”
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) said, The
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran said, “Close the window.” (b) Imran said, “Close the window. (c) Imran said, Close the window. (d) Imran said “Close the window.”
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “I have finished my homework. (b) Dad said “I have finished my homework.” (c) Dad said, I have finished my homework. (d) Dad said, “I have finished my homework.”
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Sneha. (b) “Where is my bag” asked Sneha. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Sneha? (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Sneha.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Zoya said (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Pooja. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Nisha said (c) Let us (d) said, Let
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The soup is ready. (c) Simran said (d) said, The
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.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked the coach. (b) “What time is it?” asked the coach? (c) “What time is it” asked the coach. (d) “What time is it,” asked the coach.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked Joseph. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Joseph? (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Joseph. (d) “Is it raining outside” asked Joseph.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Mum said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Nisha said (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Dad. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Dad. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Dad. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Dad.

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