Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 939 · 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?
   “The bus is late today___” said Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Vikram. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Kunal. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Vikram said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Vikram said (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Tenzin said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tenzin said (b) Let us (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kunal said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Kunal said (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Saanvi asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Saanvi asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (c) Saanvi asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Saanvi asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) The teacher said (c) said, Close (d) Close the
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Riya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked Aisha. (b) “What time is it?” asked Aisha? (c) “What time is it?” asked Aisha. (d) “What time is it,” asked Aisha.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) said, The (d) Mum said
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kunal asked, “What time is it?” (b) Kunal asked, What time is it? (c) Kunal asked, “What time is it.” (d) Kunal asked “What time is it?”
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked “What time is it?” (b) The teacher asked, What time is it? (c) The teacher asked, “What time is it.” (d) The teacher asked, “What time is it?”
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Arjun said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera said, It is my turn now. (b) Meera said, “It is my turn now.” (c) Meera said, “It is my turn now. (d) Meera said “It is my turn now.”
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Vikram. (b) “It is my turn now,” said Vikram. (c) “It is my turn now.” said Vikram. (d) “It is my turn now” said Vikram.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Vikram. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) I love (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Dad. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dad? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Dad. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dad.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Diya asked, “Where is my bag?” (c) Diya asked, Where is my bag? (d) Diya asked “Where is my bag?”
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar said “Please sit down.” (b) Omkar said, “Please sit down. (c) Omkar said, “Please sit down.” (d) Omkar said, Please sit down.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Kunal. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) Dad said
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Mum. (b) “Close the window,” said Mum. (c) Close the window,” said Mum. (d) “Close the window.” said Mum.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul said, “The soup is ready. (b) Rahul said, The soup is ready. (c) Rahul said “The soup is ready.” (d) Rahul said, “The soup is ready.”
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) The coach said (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nisha said “Please sit down.” (b) Nisha said, Please sit down. (c) Nisha said, “Please sit down.” (d) Nisha said, “Please sit down.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “The bus is late today. (b) The teacher said “The bus is late today.” (c) The teacher said, The bus is late today. (d) The teacher said, “The bus is late today.”
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Aisha said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Mum said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I

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