Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 938 · 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?
   “Please sit down___” said Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.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.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said Rahul. (b) “Let us play outside” said Rahul. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Rahul. (d) “Let us play outside.” said Rahul.
6. 6.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.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.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.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya said, The soup is ready. (b) Diya said, “The soup is ready.” (c) Diya said “The soup is ready.” (d) Diya said, “The soup is ready.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Grandma said (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said the coach. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said the coach. (c) “I have finished my homework” said the coach. (d) I have finished my homework,” said the coach.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Isha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Mum. (b) “What time is it?” asked Mum? (c) “What time is it?” asked Mum. (d) “What time is it” asked Mum.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) said, I (d) Rohan said
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rohan said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) Grandma said (d) I love mangoes.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) It is
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Diya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.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?
22. 22.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.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) Grandma said
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) Rahul said (d) said, The
26. 26.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.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.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.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Arjun asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Arjun asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (d) Arjun asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.”
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) Joseph said
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said Maria. (b) “Let us play outside.” said Maria. (c) Let us play outside,” said Maria. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Maria.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Yash said (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) Meera said (d) said, I
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Diya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Ananya. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Ananya. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Ananya. (d) “The soup is ready” said Ananya.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Aarav. (b) “Why are you late” asked Aarav. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Aarav? (d) “Why are you late?” asked Aarav.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Nisha said (b) Let us (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Manav said (b) It is my turn now. (c) It is (d) said, It

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