Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 894 · 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?
   “The soup is ready___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Farhan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Dev. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Dev. (c) “Can I come with you” asked Dev. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Dev?
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma? (c) “Can I come with you” asked Grandma. (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Grandma.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Mum. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Mum. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Mum. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Mum.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) The teacher said (d) I love mangoes.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Tara. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Dad. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Dad. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Dad. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Dad.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) Mum said (d) said, Close
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Kabir. (b) “Please sit down,” said Kabir. (c) “Please sit down.” said Kabir. (d) Please sit down,” said Kabir.
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said “The bus is late today.” (b) Dad said, “The bus is late today. (c) Dad said, The bus is late today. (d) Dad said, “The bus is late today.”
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Aarav? (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Aarav. (c) “Can I come with you” asked Aarav. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Aarav.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said “Close the window.” (b) Grandma said, “Close the window.” (c) Grandma said, Close the window. (d) Grandma said, “Close the window.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) Kabir said
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev said, Close the window. (b) Dev said, “Close the window. (c) Dev said “Close the window.” (d) Dev said, “Close the window.”
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said Priya. (b) “Let us play outside,” said Priya. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Priya. (d) “Let us play outside” said Priya.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Simran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) The coach said (d) Let us
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Riya said (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) said, Let
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Isha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) Maria said (c) said, It (d) It is
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) Tenzin said (d) said, Please
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Mum. (b) “Please sit down” said Mum. (c) Please sit down,” said Mum. (d) “Please sit down.” said Mum.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) The coach said (c) said, It (d) It is
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked the coach? (b) “What time is it,” asked the coach. (c) “What time is it” asked the coach. (d) “What time is it?” asked the coach.

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