Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 82 · 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?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.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.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Maria said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) Maria said
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Ananya. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Ananya. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Ananya. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Ananya.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Manav. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Manav. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Manav. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Manav.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Grandma. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Grandma. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma?
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) Grandma said (d) It is
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Dad said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
11. 11.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.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, The bus is late today. (b) Mum said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Mum said “The bus is late today.” (d) Mum said, “The bus is late today.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “Is it raining outside?” (b) Mum asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Mum asked “Is it raining outside?” (d) Mum asked, “Is it raining outside.”
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) Rohan said (d) The bus is late today.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Dev? (b) “What time is it,” asked Dev. (c) “What time is it?” asked Dev. (d) “What time is it” asked Dev.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) It is (d) Nisha said
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) said, Close
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja said “I love mangoes.” (b) Pooja said, I love mangoes. (c) Pooja said, “I love mangoes.” (d) Pooja said, “I love mangoes.
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Diya said (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ananya said, “I love mangoes.” (b) Ananya said, I love mangoes. (c) Ananya said “I love mangoes.” (d) Ananya said, “I love mangoes.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Saanvi. (b) “Where is my bag” asked Saanvi. (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Saanvi. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Saanvi?
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said the coach. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said the coach. (c) “I have finished my homework” said the coach. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said the coach.
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rohan said (b) said, I (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Grandma said (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.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.”
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Pooja. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.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.”
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kunal asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) Kunal asked, Can I come with you? (c) Kunal asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) Kunal asked “Can I come with you?”
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Riya said (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) The coach said (d) Close the window.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked, “Why are you late?” (b) The teacher asked, Why are you late? (c) The teacher asked “Why are you late?” (d) The teacher asked, “Why are you late.”
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Simran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)

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