Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 982 · 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 sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said Mum. (b) The soup is ready,” said Mum. (c) “The soup is ready” said Mum. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Mum.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Grandma. (b) “What time is it?” asked Grandma? (c) “What time is it” asked Grandma. (d) “What time is it,” asked Grandma.
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Grandma said (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Omkar said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) Omkar said (d) I have finished my homework.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph asked, “Why are you late.” (b) Joseph asked, Why are you late? (c) Joseph asked “Why are you late?” (d) Joseph asked, “Why are you late?”
7. 7.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.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) I love (d) Dad said
9. 9.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.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) Sneha said (d) said, I
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Grandma. (b) “Why are you late” asked Grandma. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Grandma? (d) “Why are you late?” asked Grandma.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Isha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Ishaan said (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
14. 14.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.”
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked “Why are you late?” (b) Mum asked, “Why are you late.” (c) Mum asked, “Why are you late?” (d) Mum asked, Why are you late?
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Aarav. (b) “What time is it” asked Aarav. (c) “What time is it?” asked Aarav? (d) “What time is it?” asked Aarav.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) Maria said (d) said, I
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Zoya. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Zoya? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Zoya. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Zoya.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Kabir said (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
26. 26.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 bus is late today. (d) The teacher said
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Meera said (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Let us
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav said, “The bus is late today.” (b) Manav said, The bus is late today. (c) Manav said “The bus is late today.” (d) Manav said, “The bus is late today.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun said, The soup is ready. (b) Arjun said, “The soup is ready.” (c) Arjun said, “The soup is ready. (d) Arjun said “The soup is ready.”
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha said “Please sit down.” (b) Isha said, “Please sit down.” (c) Isha said, “Please sit down. (d) Isha said, Please sit down.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Mum. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Mum. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum?
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said Dad. (b) “It is my turn now” said Dad. (c) It is my turn now,” said Dad. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Dad.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Joseph. (b) Close the window,” said Joseph. (c) “Close the window.” said Joseph. (d) “Close the window,” said Joseph.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash asked “Where is my bag?” (b) Yash asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Yash asked, Where is my bag? (d) Yash asked, “Where is my bag?”
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Tara said
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan said, I have finished my homework. (b) Ishaan said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Ishaan said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Ishaan said “I have finished my homework.”

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