Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 127 · 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) Kabir said, “I have finished my homework.” (b) Kabir said, “I have finished my homework. (c) Kabir said “I have finished my homework.” (d) Kabir said, I have finished my homework.
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum? (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Mum. (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Mum. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Kunal. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) Dad said (d) said, Close
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Yash? (b) “What time is it” asked Yash. (c) “What time is it?” asked Yash. (d) “What time is it,” asked Yash.
8. 8.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.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Grandma. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Grandma. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Grandma. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Grandma.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.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.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said the coach. (b) It is my turn now,” said the coach. (c) “It is my turn now,” said the coach. (d) “It is my turn now.” said the coach.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Diya. (b) “Close the window.” said Diya. (c) “Close the window,” said Diya. (d) “Close the window” said Diya.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul said, The soup is ready. (b) Rahul said, “The soup is ready. (c) Rahul said, “The soup is ready.” (d) Rahul said “The soup is ready.”
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Imran asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Imran asked “Where is my bag?” (d) Imran asked, Where is my bag?
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) Arjun said (d) The bus
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera said, “The soup is ready. (b) Meera said, The soup is ready. (c) Meera said, “The soup is ready.” (d) Meera said “The soup is ready.”
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Dad said (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dev said (b) The bus is late today. (c) said, The (d) The bus
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said Meera. (b) “Let us play outside” said Meera. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Meera. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Meera.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Omkar. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Omkar. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Omkar? (d) “Why are you late,” asked Omkar.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Kabir. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Kabir. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Kabir? (d) “Where is my bag” asked Kabir.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Yash said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) I have
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Simran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) The coach said (d) said, I
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) The teacher said (d) Let us
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) The coach said (d) The bus is late today.

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