Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 901 · 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 (“ ”):
   Dev said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dev said (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Let us
2. 2.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?
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Kunal. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Rahul. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Rahul. (c) “The soup is ready” said Rahul. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Rahul.
5. 5.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.”
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Farhan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Diya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside.” said Mum. (b) “Let us play outside,” said Mum. (c) Let us play outside,” said Mum. (d) “Let us play outside” said Mum.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now,” said Mum. (b) “It is my turn now.” said Mum. (c) It is my turn now,” said Mum. (d) “It is my turn now” said Mum.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) The coach said
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) The teacher said
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Aisha? (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Aisha. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Aisha. (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Aisha.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) The teacher asked, “Is it raining outside.” (c) The teacher asked, “Is it raining outside?” (d) The teacher asked, Is it raining outside?
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Mum. (b) “Where is my bag” asked Mum. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Mum? (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Mum.
18. 18.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.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) I love (d) Dev said
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said “The soup is ready.” (b) Rohan said, The soup is ready. (c) Rohan said, “The soup is ready. (d) Rohan said, “The soup is ready.”
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Simran. (b) “What time is it?” asked Simran? (c) “What time is it,” asked Simran. (d) “What time is it” asked Simran.
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Isha said (b) Let us (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul said “I love mangoes.” (b) Rahul said, I love mangoes. (c) Rahul said, “I love mangoes. (d) Rahul said, “I love mangoes.”
24. 24.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?”
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Grandma said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tara said, I love mangoes. (b) Tara said, “I love mangoes.” (c) Tara said, “I love mangoes. (d) Tara said “I love mangoes.”
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Riya said (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) Aarav said (d) The bus is late today.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran said, “The soup is ready. (b) Imran said “The soup is ready.” (c) Imran said, “The soup is ready.” (d) Imran said, The soup is ready.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) Yash said (d) I have
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Maria said (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked Saanvi. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Saanvi? (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Saanvi. (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Saanvi.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kavya said, “I love mangoes. (b) Kavya said, I love mangoes. (c) Kavya said, “I love mangoes.” (d) Kavya said “I love mangoes.”
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) Saanvi said
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kabir said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.

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