Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 831 · 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) “Where is my bag?” asked the teacher? (b) “Where is my bag?” asked the teacher. (c) “Where is my bag” asked the teacher. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked the teacher.
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Tara said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tara said (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kunal said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Kunal said (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tenzin said, “Please sit down. (b) Tenzin said, Please sit down. (c) Tenzin said, “Please sit down.” (d) Tenzin said “Please sit down.”
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Sneha said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) Sneha said (d) I love mangoes.
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Grandma said (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Grandma. (b) Close the window,” said Grandma. (c) “Close the window” said Grandma. (d) “Close the window,” said Grandma.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now,” said the teacher. (b) “It is my turn now” said the teacher. (c) It is my turn now,” said the teacher. (d) “It is my turn now.” said the teacher.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The bus is late today,” said Rohan. (b) “The bus is late today” said Rohan. (c) “The bus is late today,” said Rohan. (d) “The bus is late today.” said Rohan.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Joseph. (b) “The bus is late today” said Joseph. (c) “The bus is late today,” said Joseph. (d) The bus is late today,” said Joseph.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) Rohan said
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nisha said, Please sit down. (b) Nisha said, “Please sit down. (c) Nisha said “Please sit down.” (d) Nisha said, “Please sit down.”
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Dad said
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked “Where is my bag?” (b) The coach asked, “Where is my bag?” (c) The coach asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) The coach asked, Where is my bag?
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Grandma. (b) “Please sit down.” said Grandma. (c) Please sit down,” said Grandma. (d) “Please sit down,” said Grandma.
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) The teacher said (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Dev. (b) “Close the window” said Dev. (c) “Close the window,” said Dev. (d) “Close the window.” said Dev.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha asked, “Is it raining outside.” (b) Isha asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Isha asked, “Is it raining outside?” (d) Isha asked “Is it raining outside?”
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) The teacher said
29. 29.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.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) Grandma said (d) said, The
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Rahul said (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Nisha said (b) I love (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Nisha. (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Nisha. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Nisha? (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Nisha.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Isha. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Isha? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Isha. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Isha.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said “It is my turn now.” (b) Mum said, “It is my turn now.” (c) Mum said, It is my turn now. (d) Mum said, “It is my turn now.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya asked, What time is it? (b) Diya asked, “What time is it.” (c) Diya asked, “What time is it?” (d) Diya asked “What time is it?”
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Omkar asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Omkar asked, Where is my bag? (d) Omkar asked “Where is my bag?”
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window,” said Mum. (b) Close the window,” said Mum. (c) “Close the window.” said Mum. (d) “Close the window” said Mum.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Kunal. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Kunal? (c) “Where is my bag” asked Kunal. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Kunal.

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