Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 926 · 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?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.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.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.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.”
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Omkar said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Omkar said (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) said, The
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Dad. (b) “Close the window.” said Dad. (c) Close the window,” said Dad. (d) “Close the window,” said Dad.
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.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) Dad said
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Isha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Dad said (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Let us (c) said, Let (d) Kabir said
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside.” said Imran. (b) “Let us play outside,” said Imran. (c) Let us play outside,” said Imran. (d) “Let us play outside” said Imran.
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Joseph said
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Riya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Isha. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Isha. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Isha. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Isha.
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Kunal. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Yash? (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Yash. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Yash. (d) “Can I come with you” asked Yash.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Vikram. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Vikram? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Vikram. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Vikram.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is (c) The teacher said (d) It is my turn now.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, It is my turn now. (b) The teacher said, “It is my turn now.” (c) The teacher said “It is my turn now.” (d) The teacher said, “It is my turn now.
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) Mum said (d) The soup is ready.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Isha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) The coach asked, Can I come with you? (c) The coach asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) The coach asked “Can I come with you?”
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Kunal. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Aarav said (c) said, Let (d) Let us
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) It is my turn now. (c) Mum said (d) said, It
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Mum. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Mum? (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Mum. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Mum.
34. 34.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.”
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran said, “I have finished my homework.” (b) Imran said, “I have finished my homework. (c) Imran said, I have finished my homework. (d) Imran said “I have finished my homework.”
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) Simran said
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) Diya said (d) It is
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tenzin asked, “Is it raining outside.” (b) Tenzin asked “Is it raining outside?” (c) Tenzin asked, “Is it raining outside?” (d) Tenzin asked, Is it raining outside?
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) The coach said
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) Grandma said

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