Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 154 · 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?
   “Let us play outside___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Diya said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the (c) Close the window. (d) Diya said
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kunal said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) Kunal said (c) said, The (d) The soup
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Maria said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Maria said (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Rohan said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) Rohan said
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) The coach said
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ishaan said (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha asked, “Is it raining outside.” (b) Sneha asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Sneha asked “Is it raining outside?” (d) Sneha asked, “Is it raining outside?”
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kavya asked “Where is my bag?” (b) Kavya asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Kavya asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Kavya asked, Where is my bag?
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Priya said “The soup is ready.” (b) Priya said, “The soup is ready.” (c) Priya said, The soup is ready. (d) Priya said, “The soup is ready.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Simran said, It is my turn now. (b) Simran said, “It is my turn now. (c) Simran said, “It is my turn now.” (d) Simran said “It is my turn now.”
16. 16.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.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) It is (c) said, It (d) Tenzin said
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Dev. (b) “Why are you late,” asked Dev. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Dev? (d) “Why are you late?” asked Dev.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) Zoya said (d) The soup is ready.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Kunal. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) Grandma said (d) said, Please
22. 22.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?”
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Dad said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Ishaan. (b) “It is my turn now.” said Ishaan. (c) “It is my turn now” said Ishaan. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Ishaan.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Kabir. (b) “The bus is late today” said Kabir. (c) The bus is late today,” said Kabir. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Kabir.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Dad. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Dad. (c) The soup is ready,” said Dad. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Dad.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) said, It (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Zoya said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Rahul. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Tara said (d) Let us play outside.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is (c) Simran said (d) It is my turn now.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Kabir said (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Sneha said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Simran asked, Can I come with you? (b) Simran asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Simran asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Simran asked, “Can I come with you?”
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) I love (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha 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) Nisha said
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said Priya. (b) “The soup is ready” said Priya. (c) The soup is ready,” said Priya. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Priya.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Manav said (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us

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