Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 903 · 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 have finished my homework___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Rohan. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Rohan. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Rohan. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Rohan.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Meera said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) Meera said (d) said, The
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kunal said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) Kunal said (d) The bus
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) I have
6. 6.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.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Rohan said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Rohan said (d) said, I
9. 9.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?”
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said the teacher. (b) The bus is late today,” said the teacher. (c) “The bus is late today” said the teacher. (d) “The bus is late today,” said the teacher.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.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.
14. 14.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 (.)
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tenzin said (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Pooja. (b) Close the window,” said Pooja. (c) “Close the window” said Pooja. (d) “Close the window,” said Pooja.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.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?”
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Grandma said (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, It is my turn now. (b) The coach said “It is my turn now.” (c) The coach said, “It is my turn now. (d) The coach said, “It is my turn now.”
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Pooja. (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Pooja. (c) “Can I come with you” asked Pooja. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Pooja?
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Vikram. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan asked, Can I come with you? (b) Rohan asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) Rohan asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Rohan asked “Can I come with you?”
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Diya said (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, “The soup is ready. (b) The coach said “The soup is ready.” (c) The coach said, The soup is ready. (d) The coach said, “The soup is ready.”
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Zoya. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Zoya. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Zoya. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Zoya.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Priya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.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.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Rahul said (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Rohan said (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.

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