Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 886 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.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.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked the teacher. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the teacher? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked the teacher. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the teacher.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kunal said, “Let us play outside. (b) Kunal said, Let us play outside. (c) Kunal said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Kunal said “Let us play outside.”
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Rohan. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Rohan. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Rohan. (d) “The soup is ready” said Rohan.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “Is it raining outside?” (b) Mum asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Mum asked “Is it raining outside?” (d) Mum asked, “Is it raining outside.”
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Simran asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) Simran asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Simran asked, “Is it raining outside.” (d) Simran asked, “Is it raining outside?”
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) Mum said (d) The bus
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked the teacher. (b) “Can I come with you” asked the teacher. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher? (d) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Kunal said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Ananya? (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Ananya. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Ananya. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Ananya.
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Grandma said
17. 17.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) The coach said (c) said, The (d) The bus
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) Rohan said (d) The soup
20. 20.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.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.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 (?)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (b) The coach asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) The coach asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) The coach asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Mum said (d) said, I
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Simran said (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) said, The
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said the teacher. (b) “I love mangoes,” said the teacher. (c) “I love mangoes” said the teacher. (d) I love mangoes,” said the teacher.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Mum said (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
34. 34.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.”
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said “I have finished my homework.” (b) Rohan said, I have finished my homework. (c) Rohan said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Rohan said, “I have finished my homework.”
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Mum asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Mum asked, Can I come with you? (d) Mum asked “Can I come with you?”
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Aarav said (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Grandma said (d) Close the
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) It is (d) Grandma said
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Isha said (d) Let us play outside.

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