Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 124 · 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?
   “It is my turn now___” said Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Meera. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Meera. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Meera. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Meera.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Vikram said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) Vikram said (d) I have finished my homework.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan asked, “Is it raining outside?” (b) Ishaan asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Ishaan asked “Is it raining outside?” (d) Ishaan asked, “Is it raining outside.”
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, I have finished my homework. (b) Grandma said “I have finished my homework.” (c) Grandma said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Grandma said, “I have finished my homework.”
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said Isha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Dev. (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Dev. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Dev? (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Dev.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) Grandma said (d) said, Let
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Vikram said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Vikram said (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) Simran said (d) The soup
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Mum said (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) Grandma said
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) Sneha said
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Manav said (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked Dad. (b) “What time is it,” asked Dad. (c) “What time is it?” asked Dad. (d) “What time is it?” asked Dad?
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Ananya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) Mum said (d) said, Close
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kabir said (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) said, The
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Kunal. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) The teacher said (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Simran said
28. 28.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.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, “What time is it?” (b) Grandma asked, What time is it? (c) Grandma asked “What time is it?” (d) Grandma asked, “What time is it.”
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked “Why are you late?” (b) The coach asked, “Why are you late.” (c) The coach asked, “Why are you late?” (d) The coach asked, Why are you late?
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) Zoya said
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) Mum said
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aisha said, “Please sit down. (b) Aisha said, Please sit down. (c) Aisha said, “Please sit down.” (d) Aisha said “Please sit down.”
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul asked “Where is my bag?” (b) Rahul asked, Where is my bag? (c) Rahul asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Rahul asked, “Where is my bag?”
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Zoya said, “It is my turn now.” (b) Zoya said, It is my turn now. (c) Zoya said “It is my turn now.” (d) Zoya said, “It is my turn now.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Nisha said
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the teacher. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked the teacher. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the teacher? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked the teacher.

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