Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 845 · 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.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Simran said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Simran said
2. 2.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.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) I have
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Arjun. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Arjun? (c) “Where is my bag” asked Arjun. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Arjun.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha asked “What time is it?” (b) Sneha asked, “What time is it.” (c) Sneha asked, What time is it? (d) Sneha asked, “What time is it?”
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Dev said
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Maria said, I have finished my homework. (b) Maria said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Maria said “I have finished my homework.” (d) Maria said, “I have finished my homework.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Saanvi said “The bus is late today.” (b) Saanvi said, “The bus is late today. (c) Saanvi said, The bus is late today. (d) Saanvi said, “The bus is late today.”
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Dad? (b) “Why are you late” asked Dad. (c) “Why are you late,” asked Dad. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Dad.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Aarav. (b) The bus is late today,” said Aarav. (c) “The bus is late today,” said Aarav. (d) “The bus is late today.” said Aarav.
15. 15.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.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Dad. (b) The bus is late today,” said Dad. (c) “The bus is late today.” said Dad. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Dad.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Ananya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) The coach said (d) said, Please
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “Close the window.” (b) Mum said “Close the window.” (c) Mum said, “Close the window. (d) Mum said, Close the window.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) Priya said
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Omkar? (b) “Where is my bag” asked Omkar. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Omkar. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Omkar.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Priya said (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Kunal. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) Vikram said (d) The bus is late today.
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) Kavya said (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (b) The teacher asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) The teacher asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) The teacher asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.”
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan asked, “Is it raining outside.” (b) Farhan asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Farhan asked, “Is it raining outside?” (d) Farhan asked “Is it raining outside?”
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) Close the (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside.” said the teacher. (b) “Let us play outside,” said the teacher. (c) Let us play outside,” said the teacher. (d) “Let us play outside” said the teacher.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Mum said (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “Let us play outside. (b) The teacher said “Let us play outside.” (c) The teacher said, Let us play outside. (d) The teacher said, “Let us play outside.”
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tenzin said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Simran said (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) said, I
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said the coach. (b) “The soup is ready” said the coach. (c) “The soup is ready,” said the coach. (d) “The soup is ready.” said the coach.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Sneha asked, Where is my bag? (c) Sneha asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Sneha asked “Where is my bag?”
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)

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