Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 842 · 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) Sneha said “Close the window.” (b) Sneha said, “Close the window. (c) Sneha said, Close the window. (d) Sneha said, “Close the window.”
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Mum said (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Yash? (b) “Why are you late,” asked Yash. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Yash. (d) “Why are you late” asked Yash.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, “Why are you late?” (b) Grandma asked, Why are you late? (c) Grandma asked “Why are you late?” (d) Grandma asked, “Why are you late.”
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kavya said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the (c) Kavya said (d) Close the window.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Riya. (b) “Close the window.” said Riya. (c) “Close the window,” said Riya. (d) “Close the window” said Riya.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Arjun. (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 Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) Farhan said (d) I love mangoes.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) The coach said (d) The bus
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Arjun said (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Rahul. (b) “Where is my bag” asked Rahul. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Rahul? (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Rahul.
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Let us
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) Yash said (d) The bus is late today.
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar said, Let us play outside. (b) Omkar said, “Let us play outside. (c) Omkar said “Let us play outside.” (d) Omkar said, “Let us play outside.”
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Kabir said (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Sneha. (b) “The bus is late today.” said Sneha. (c) “The bus is late today,” said Sneha. (d) The bus is late today,” said Sneha.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “The bus is late today.” (b) The teacher said, The bus is late today. (c) The teacher said, “The bus is late today. (d) The teacher said “The bus is late today.”
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Mum asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Mum asked, Where is my bag? (d) Mum asked, “Where is my bag?”
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Dad. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Dad? (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Dad. (d) “Can I come with you” asked Dad.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach? (b) “Can I come with you,” asked the coach. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach. (d) “Can I come with you” asked the coach.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said Isha. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Isha. (c) “The soup is ready” said Isha. (d) The soup is ready,” said Isha.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The bus is late today,” said Mum. (b) “The bus is late today.” said Mum. (c) “The bus is late today” said Mum. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Mum.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Dad. (b) The soup is ready,” said Dad. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Dad. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Dad.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said Grandma. (b) “Let us play outside,” said Grandma. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Grandma. (d) Let us play outside,” said Grandma.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Simran said (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha said, Please sit down. (b) Sneha said “Please sit down.” (c) Sneha said, “Please sit down. (d) Sneha said, “Please sit down.”
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash said “Please sit down.” (b) Yash said, “Please sit down. (c) Yash said, Please sit down. (d) Yash said, “Please sit down.”
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja asked “Why are you late?” (b) Pooja asked, “Why are you late?” (c) Pooja asked, “Why are you late.” (d) Pooja asked, Why are you late?
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Grandma. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Grandma. (c) The soup is ready,” said Grandma. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Grandma.

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