Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 125 · 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 Joseph. (b) “Please sit down.” said Joseph. (c) “Please sit down” said Joseph. (d) Please sit down,” said Joseph.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Priya. (b) “The bus is late today.” said Priya. (c) “The bus is late today,” said Priya. (d) The bus is late today,” said Priya.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) The coach said
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Ishaan. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Ishaan? (c) “Why are you late,” asked Ishaan. (d) “Why are you late” asked Ishaan.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Tara said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tara said (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav said, Let us play outside. (b) Manav said, “Let us play outside.” (c) Manav said, “Let us play outside. (d) Manav said “Let us play outside.”
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Aarav. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Aarav. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Aarav. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Aarav.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha 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) Sneha said
12. 12.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.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Kabir. (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Kabir. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Kabir. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Kabir?
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ananya said “The bus is late today.” (b) Ananya said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Ananya said, The bus is late today. (d) Ananya said, “The bus is late today.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Rahul. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) Imran said
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Mum asked, Can I come with you? (c) Mum asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Mum asked, “Can I come with you.”
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph asked, “What time is it.” (b) Joseph asked “What time is it?” (c) Joseph asked, What time is it? (d) Joseph asked, “What time is it?”
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Grandma said (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Kabir said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.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) said, The (c) The bus (d) Mum said
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes,” said Isha. (b) “I love mangoes” said Isha. (c) “I love mangoes.” said Isha. (d) I love mangoes,” said Isha.
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Imran said (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Mum? (b) “What time is it” asked Mum. (c) “What time is it?” asked Mum. (d) “What time is it,” asked Mum.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (b) Isha asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Isha asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Isha asked “Who ate the last laddoo?”
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera said, I love mangoes. (b) Meera said “I love mangoes.” (c) Meera said, “I love mangoes. (d) Meera said, “I love mangoes.”
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Kavya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today,” said Mum. (b) “The bus is late today” said Mum. (c) The bus is late today,” said Mum. (d) “The bus is late today.” said Mum.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said Farhan. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Farhan. (c) I love mangoes,” said Farhan. (d) “I love mangoes.” said Farhan.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Pooja? (b) “Where is my bag” asked Pooja. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Pooja. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Pooja.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Omkar. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Grandma. (b) “Close the window,” said Grandma. (c) “Close the window” said Grandma. (d) Close the window,” said Grandma.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Ishaan said
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Aarav. (b) “Where is my bag” asked Aarav. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Aarav. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Aarav?
37. 37.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?
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Mum asked, Where is my bag? (c) Mum asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Mum asked “Where is my bag?”
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said “The bus is late today.” (b) Mum said, The bus is late today. (c) Mum said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Mum said, “The bus is late today.

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