Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 985 · 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) “Why are you late” asked the teacher. (b) “Why are you late,” asked the teacher. (c) “Why are you late?” asked the teacher? (d) “Why are you late?” asked the teacher.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Isha. (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Isha. (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Isha. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Isha?
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, Close the window. (b) Dad said “Close the window.” (c) Dad said, “Close the window.” (d) Dad said, “Close the window.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “Let us play outside. (b) The teacher said, Let us play outside. (c) The teacher said, “Let us play outside.” (d) The teacher said “Let us play outside.”
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus is late today. (c) Grandma said (d) The bus
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Joseph said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Joseph said (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked the coach. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked the coach. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked the coach? (d) “Is it raining outside” asked the coach.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) Mum said (d) I have finished my homework.
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) Dev said (c) said, I (d) I have
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) Joseph said (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tenzin said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.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.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Isha? (b) “Why are you late,” asked Isha. (c) “Why are you late” asked Isha. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Isha.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said Kabir. (b) “Let us play outside,” said Kabir. (c) Let us play outside,” said Kabir. (d) “Let us play outside.” said Kabir.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said Aarav. (b) “The soup is ready” said Aarav. (c) The soup is ready,” said Aarav. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Aarav.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) The coach said
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja asked “What time is it?” (b) Pooja asked, What time is it? (c) Pooja asked, “What time is it.” (d) Pooja asked, “What time is it?”
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Tenzin. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Tenzin. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Tenzin. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Tenzin.
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) Dad said
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Ananya. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Ananya? (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Ananya. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Ananya.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Meera. (b) “Please sit down.” said Meera. (c) “Please sit down,” said Meera. (d) Please sit down,” said Meera.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Mum. (b) “It is my turn now” said Mum. (c) “It is my turn now,” said Mum. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Mum.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) The bus (c) Tenzin said (d) said, The
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) The coach said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Manav said
33. 33.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.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) Priya said
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Kabir said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The bus is late today,” said the teacher. (b) “The bus is late today.” said the teacher. (c) “The bus is late today,” said the teacher. (d) “The bus is late today” said the teacher.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) The teacher said
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Rahul. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Rahul. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Rahul? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Rahul.

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