Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 161 · 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) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Farhan. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Farhan. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Farhan. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Farhan?
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Mum said (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Pooja. (b) “Close the window” said Pooja. (c) “Close the window,” said Pooja. (d) “Close the window.” said Pooja.
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Tenzin said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Tenzin said
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kavya said, I have finished my homework. (b) Kavya said “I have finished my homework.” (c) Kavya said, “I have finished my homework.” (d) Kavya said, “I have finished my homework.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Simran asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (b) Simran asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Simran asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Simran asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.”
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, “Is it raining outside?” (b) Grandma asked “Is it raining outside?” (c) Grandma asked, “Is it raining outside.” (d) Grandma asked, Is it raining outside?
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Zoya said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Zoya said (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Farhan. (b) “Where is my bag” asked Farhan. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Farhan. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Farhan?
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Zoya said (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Joseph. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Joseph. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Joseph? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Joseph.
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) I have
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Diya said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Diya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan said, “I have finished my homework. (b) Ishaan said, I have finished my homework. (c) Ishaan said, “I have finished my homework.” (d) Ishaan said “I have finished my homework.”
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Mum said (c) Let us (d) said, Let
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) It is (d) Priya said
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Kavya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Dad. (b) “Close the window.” said Dad. (c) “Close the window” said Dad. (d) “Close the window,” said Dad.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked “What time is it?” (b) The teacher asked, What time is it? (c) The teacher asked, “What time is it.” (d) The teacher asked, “What time is it?”
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Dad said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) Grandma said (d) The soup is ready.
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) Simran said (d) The bus is late today.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) Dad said (d) The bus is late today.
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside,” said Ananya. (b) “Let us play outside” said Ananya. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Ananya. (d) Let us play outside,” said Ananya.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “Why are you late?” (b) Dad asked, “Why are you late.” (c) Dad asked, Why are you late? (d) Dad asked “Why are you late?”
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph asked “Where is my bag?” (b) Joseph asked, Where is my bag? (c) Joseph asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Joseph asked, “Where is my bag?”
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rohan said (b) Let us (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.

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