Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 912 · 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 sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Manav. (b) “Close the window.” said Manav. (c) Close the window,” said Manav. (d) “Close the window,” said Manav.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ishaan said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Ishaan said (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kunal said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kunal said (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) It is
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “Please sit down. (b) The teacher said, Please sit down. (c) The teacher said, “Please sit down.” (d) The teacher said “Please sit down.”
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aisha asked, Can I come with you? (b) Aisha asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) Aisha asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Aisha asked “Can I come with you?”
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Pooja. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) The coach said
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Rahul. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) Pooja said (d) The soup is ready.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) The coach said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) The teacher said
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) said, The
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Ishaan said (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) Kavya said (c) I have (d) said, I
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Zoya said (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Priya said
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Kunal. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Kunal. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Kunal. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Kunal.
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) Zoya said (d) said, I
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Diya. (b) “Why are you late” asked Diya. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Diya? (d) “Why are you late?” asked Diya.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Simran said (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Farhan said (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) It is
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
30. 30.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.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Joseph said (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Sneha said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said the coach. (b) “I love mangoes” said the coach. (c) “I love mangoes.” said the coach. (d) “I love mangoes,” said the coach.
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is (c) Dad said (d) It is my turn now.
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Maria said (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Vikram. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Mum said (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.

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