Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 839 · 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) “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.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Farhan? (b) “Can I come with you” asked Farhan. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Farhan. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Farhan.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Isha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ishaan said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) Ishaan said (d) said, Close
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Yash said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Yash said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
7. 7.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.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Simran said “Close the window.” (b) Simran said, “Close the window. (c) Simran said, “Close the window.” (d) Simran said, Close the window.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ishaan said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) Ishaan said (d) The bus is late today.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) Joseph said
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Isha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, The (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Vikram said, The bus is late today. (b) Vikram said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Vikram said, “The bus is late today. (d) Vikram said “The bus is late today.”
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Grandma said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) Omkar said
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Maria asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Maria asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) Maria asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Maria asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tara said (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Aisha said
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir said, “I love mangoes.” (b) Kabir said “I love mangoes.” (c) Kabir said, “I love mangoes. (d) Kabir said, I love mangoes.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Kavya. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Kavya? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Kavya. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Kavya.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) Joseph asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Joseph asked, “Is it raining outside.” (d) Joseph asked, “Is it raining outside?”
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Sneha said
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The soup is ready. (c) Rahul said (d) said, The
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.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?”
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Rohan asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Rohan asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Rohan asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kavya said, “Please sit down. (b) Kavya said, “Please sit down.” (c) Kavya said “Please sit down.” (d) Kavya said, Please sit down.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Aisha. (b) Please sit down,” said Aisha. (c) “Please sit down.” said Aisha. (d) “Please sit down” said Aisha.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Meera. (b) Close the window,” said Meera. (c) “Close the window” said Meera. (d) “Close the window,” said Meera.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The coach said (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Mum said (d) Let us
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Dad. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Dad? (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Dad. (d) “Is it raining outside” asked Dad.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Kabir. (b) “Where is my bag” asked Kabir. (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Kabir. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Kabir?
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Maria asked “Can I come with you?” (b) Maria asked, Can I come with you? (c) Maria asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) Maria asked, “Can I come with you.”
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) Nisha said (c) The bus (d) said, The
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)

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