Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 152 · 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.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Yash. (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Yash. (c) “Can I come with you” asked Yash. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Yash?
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down.” said the teacher. (b) “Please sit down” said the teacher. (c) Please sit down,” said the teacher. (d) “Please sit down,” said the teacher.
4. 4.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.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kavya said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kavya said (b) said, I (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.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.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Isha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “Let us play outside. (b) Mum said, Let us play outside. (c) Mum said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Mum said “Let us play outside.”
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Joseph said (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Aarav said (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Nisha. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Nisha. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Nisha. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Nisha.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ananya asked “Where is my bag?” (b) Ananya asked, “Where is my bag?” (c) Ananya asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Ananya asked, Where is my bag?
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) The coach said (d) I love
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said Manav. (b) “I love mangoes” said Manav. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Manav. (d) I love mangoes,” said Manav.
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan 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) Ishaan said
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Vikram. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Vikram. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Vikram? (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Vikram.
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Ishaan said
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said the coach. (b) “Let us play outside.” said the coach. (c) “Let us play outside,” said the coach. (d) “Let us play outside” said the coach.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev said, I have finished my homework. (b) Dev said “I have finished my homework.” (c) Dev said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Dev said, “I have finished my homework.”
23. 23.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.”
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, I have finished my homework. (b) Dad said “I have finished my homework.” (c) Dad said, “I have finished my homework.” (d) Dad said, “I have finished my homework.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked the coach. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked the coach. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked the coach? (d) “Where is my bag” asked the coach.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Riya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
28. 28.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.”
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Isha said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha asked “Can I come with you?” (b) Isha asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) Isha asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Isha asked, Can I come with you?
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said Rahul. (b) It is my turn now,” said Rahul. (c) “It is my turn now.” said Rahul. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Rahul.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Priya asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Priya asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Priya asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Priya asked, Can I come with you?
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) The soup
36. 36.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?
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) Dad said
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, The bus is late today. (b) Grandma said “The bus is late today.” (c) Grandma said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Grandma said, “The bus is late today.

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