Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 961 · 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?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dev said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dev said (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) said, Let
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
4. 4.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.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Manav said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) Manav said (d) It is
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) The coach said (d) I love
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Isha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Ishaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Yash said (d) Please sit down.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) Saanvi said
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said Nisha. (b) “Let us play outside.” said Nisha. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Nisha. (d) “Let us play outside” said Nisha.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said Meera. (b) “It is my turn now,” said Meera. (c) It is my turn now,” said Meera. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Meera.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked the coach. (b) “What time is it?” asked the coach? (c) “What time is it?” asked the coach. (d) “What time is it,” asked the coach.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) The coach said (d) I have
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Zoya said
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) Dad said
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tenzin said (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Close the
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said the teacher. (b) “I love mangoes.” said the teacher. (c) “I love mangoes,” said the teacher. (d) I love mangoes,” said the teacher.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) The soup
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) The teacher said (d) The bus is late today.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Zoya said, The bus is late today. (b) Zoya said “The bus is late today.” (c) Zoya said, “The bus is late today. (d) Zoya said, “The bus is late today.”
33. 33.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.”
34. 34.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.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tenzin said, “I have finished my homework. (b) Tenzin said “I have finished my homework.” (c) Tenzin said, I have finished my homework. (d) Tenzin said, “I have finished my homework.”
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) The teacher said
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Rahul. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Riya said, “Close the window. (b) Riya said, “Close the window.” (c) Riya said, Close the window. (d) Riya said “Close the window.”
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) Grandma said (d) The bus is late today.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Isha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)

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