Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 117 · 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) “Please sit down” said Ananya. (b) Please sit down,” said Ananya. (c) “Please sit down.” said Ananya. (d) “Please sit down,” said Ananya.
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) Mum said (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Grandma. (b) “Where is my bag” asked Grandma. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Grandma? (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Grandma.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The bus is late today,” said Rohan. (b) “The bus is late today” said Rohan. (c) “The bus is late today.” said Rohan. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Rohan.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Mum? (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Mum. (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Mum. (d) “Where is my bag” asked Mum.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Nisha said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Nisha said (d) Close the
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today,” said Dad. (b) “The bus is late today.” said Dad. (c) “The bus is late today” said Dad. (d) The bus is late today,” said Dad.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Zoya said (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) said, Let
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) The teacher said (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Arjun said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tenzin said (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Kabir said (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Dad. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Dad. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Dad. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Dad.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) Aarav said
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) Aarav said (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun said, The bus is late today. (b) Arjun said, “The bus is late today. (c) Arjun said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Arjun said “The bus is late today.”
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) Isha said
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev said, It is my turn now. (b) Dev said, “It is my turn now. (c) Dev said, “It is my turn now.” (d) Dev said “It is my turn now.”
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Rahul. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Joseph said (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) Riya said (d) said, Please
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Vikram said
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said Riya. (b) “I love mangoes” said Riya. (c) “I love mangoes.” said Riya. (d) “I love mangoes,” said Riya.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said “It is my turn now.” (b) Rohan said, It is my turn now. (c) Rohan said, “It is my turn now. (d) Rohan said, “It is my turn now.”

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