Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 964 · 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?
   “Close the window___” said Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, I (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) Dad said
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Grandma. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma? (c) “Can I come with you” asked Grandma. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) The teacher said (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Dad asked, Can I come with you? (c) Dad asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Dad asked, “Can I come with you.”
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Grandma. (b) “Please sit down.” said Grandma. (c) “Please sit down” said Grandma. (d) Please sit down,” said Grandma.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Isha said (c) Let us (d) said, Let
11. 11.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.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) Farhan said
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Zoya. (b) “What time is it” asked Zoya. (c) “What time is it?” asked Zoya? (d) “What time is it,” asked Zoya.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Isha. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Isha. (c) “The soup is ready.” said Isha. (d) “The soup is ready” said Isha.
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ananya said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said Yash. (b) “It is my turn now,” said Yash. (c) It is my turn now,” said Yash. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Yash.
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Mum said (d) Close the
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) It is (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash said “The bus is late today.” (b) Yash said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Yash said, The bus is late today. (d) Yash said, “The bus is late today.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir said “Let us play outside.” (b) Kabir said, Let us play outside. (c) Kabir said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Kabir said, “Let us play outside.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Maria? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Maria. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Maria. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Maria.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Omkar. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) Aisha said
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Rohan said (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Riya said (b) I love (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) Mum said
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Tara. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Riya said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Dad said (c) Close the (d) said, Close
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar said, “Let us play outside.” (b) Omkar said, Let us play outside. (c) Omkar said, “Let us play outside. (d) Omkar said “Let us play outside.”
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Joseph said (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) said, Close
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Tara. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya said, “Please sit down.” (b) Diya said, Please sit down. (c) Diya said, “Please sit down. (d) Diya said “Please sit down.”
38. 38.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) Dad said (d) said, The
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja said, “I love mangoes.” (b) Pooja said, I love mangoes. (c) Pooja said “I love mangoes.” (d) Pooja said, “I love mangoes.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) said, The

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