Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 836 · 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) Ananya asked, Why are you late? (b) Ananya asked, “Why are you late.” (c) Ananya asked “Why are you late?” (d) Ananya asked, “Why are you late?”
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Close the
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Rahul said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rahul said (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev said “The soup is ready.” (b) Dev said, “The soup is ready. (c) Dev said, “The soup is ready.” (d) Dev said, The soup is ready.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Let us (c) Riya said (d) said, Let
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) Mum said (d) said, The
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said “It is my turn now.” (b) The teacher said, It is my turn now. (c) The teacher said, “It is my turn now.” (d) The teacher said, “It is my turn now.
15. 15.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.”
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Grandma. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Grandma? (c) “Why are you late” asked Grandma. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Grandma.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Omkar. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Vikram. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) The teacher said
21. 21.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.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Dad. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Dad? (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Dad. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Dad.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said “The bus is late today.” (b) Grandma said, “The bus is late today. (c) Grandma said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Grandma said, The bus is late today.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Maria. (b) “The bus is late today” said Maria. (c) “The bus is late today,” said Maria. (d) The bus is late today,” said Maria.
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) Farhan said
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Manav said (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Grandma said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) Farhan said
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) Grandma said (d) The bus
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Meera. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Meera. (c) “The bus is late today” said Meera. (d) The bus is late today,” said Meera.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) Mum said (d) I love mangoes.
33. 33.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.”
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Arjun? (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Arjun. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Arjun. (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Arjun.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) Close the (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Imran said (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said the teacher. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said the teacher. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said the teacher. (d) “I have finished my homework” said the teacher.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Simran said (d) Please sit down.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)

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