Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 904 · 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?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Isha said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the (c) Isha said (d) Close the window.
4. 4.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?
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Mum. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Mum. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum?
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) Dev asked, Can I come with you? (c) Dev asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) Dev asked “Can I come with you?”
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Dad. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Dad. (c) “Can I come with you” asked Dad. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Dad?
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph asked, Why are you late? (b) Joseph asked, “Why are you late?” (c) Joseph asked “Why are you late?” (d) Joseph asked, “Why are you late.”
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Simran. (b) Please sit down,” said Simran. (c) “Please sit down,” said Simran. (d) “Please sit down.” said Simran.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, I have finished my homework. (b) Grandma said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Grandma said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Grandma said “I have finished my homework.”
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked Mum. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum? (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Mum. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Ananya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Vikram. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) Ananya said (d) I have
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Dev asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Dev asked, Where is my bag? (d) Dev asked, “Where is my bag.”
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, “Is it raining outside?” (b) Grandma asked, “Is it raining outside.” (c) Grandma asked, Is it raining outside? (d) Grandma asked “Is it raining outside?”
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Maria said (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Dev said (d) Close the window.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Vikram. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph said, “The soup is ready. (b) Joseph said, “The soup is ready.” (c) Joseph said “The soup is ready.” (d) Joseph said, The soup is ready.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tara said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Diya said (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
31. 31.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.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Zoya said, “Let us play outside.” (b) Zoya said, “Let us play outside. (c) Zoya said, Let us play outside. (d) Zoya said “Let us play outside.”
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Manav said (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Simran said (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Kunal. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) Tara said
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) The teacher said (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Aarav said
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph said, I have finished my homework. (b) Joseph said, “I have finished my homework. (c) Joseph said “I have finished my homework.” (d) Joseph said, “I have finished my homework.”

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