Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 824 · 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 sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha asked “Can I come with you?” (b) Isha asked, Can I come with you? (c) Isha asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Isha asked, “Can I come with you?”
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The teacher said (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Aarav said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Aarav said (d) Let us
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Joseph said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) Joseph said (d) It is
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Diya. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Diya. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Diya. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Diya?
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said Tenzin. (b) It is my turn now,” said Tenzin. (c) “It is my turn now,” said Tenzin. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Tenzin.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) The teacher asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) The teacher asked, Where is my bag? (d) The teacher asked “Where is my bag?”
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said the coach. (b) The bus is late today,” said the coach. (c) “The bus is late today.” said the coach. (d) “The bus is late today,” said the coach.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Sneha said (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is (c) Mum said (d) It is my turn now.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said Vikram. (b) “I love mangoes.” said Vikram. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Vikram. (d) “I love mangoes” said Vikram.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) The teacher asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) The teacher asked “Can I come with you?” (d) The teacher asked, Can I come with you?
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera said “I love mangoes.” (b) Meera said, I love mangoes. (c) Meera said, “I love mangoes.” (d) Meera said, “I love mangoes.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Mum? (b) “Where is my bag” asked Mum. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Mum. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Mum.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tara said, The bus is late today. (b) Tara said, “The bus is late today. (c) Tara said “The bus is late today.” (d) Tara said, “The bus is late today.”
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Simran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said the coach. (b) “Please sit down.” said the coach. (c) Please sit down,” said the coach. (d) “Please sit down” said the coach.
22. 22.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?
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Zoya. (b) “The soup is ready” said Zoya. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Zoya. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Zoya.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ananya asked, What time is it? (b) Ananya asked, “What time is it?” (c) Ananya asked “What time is it?” (d) Ananya asked, “What time is it.”
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Ishaan said (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha said “I love mangoes.” (b) Isha said, I love mangoes. (c) Isha said, “I love mangoes.” (d) Isha said, “I love mangoes.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Joseph said (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Kabir. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Simran said (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) I love
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) Manav said (d) I love mangoes.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Aisha said
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) The coach said (d) said, The

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