Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 164 · 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) “Close the window” said Meera. (b) Close the window,” said Meera. (c) “Close the window,” said Meera. (d) “Close the window.” said Meera.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Maria. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph asked, Can I come with you? (b) Joseph asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) Joseph asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Joseph asked “Can I come with you?”
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down.” said Yash. (b) “Please sit down” said Yash. (c) “Please sit down,” said Yash. (d) Please sit down,” said Yash.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said “Close the window.” (b) The coach said, “Close the window.” (c) The coach said, “Close the window. (d) The coach said, Close the window.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Rahul. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said Rohan. (b) “The soup is ready” said Rohan. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Rohan. (d) The soup is ready,” said Rohan.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said the coach. (b) I love mangoes,” said the coach. (c) “I love mangoes,” said the coach. (d) “I love mangoes.” said the coach.
10. 10.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?”
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Riya said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said the teacher. (b) “It is my turn now” said the teacher. (c) “It is my turn now.” said the teacher. (d) “It is my turn now,” said the teacher.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said “I love mangoes.” (b) The coach said, “I love mangoes. (c) The coach said, I love mangoes. (d) The coach said, “I love mangoes.”
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Rahul. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Rahul. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Rahul? (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Rahul.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) I have (d) Mum said
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said Farhan. (b) Let us play outside,” said Farhan. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Farhan. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Farhan.
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Arjun. (b) “The bus is late today” said Arjun. (c) The bus is late today,” said Arjun. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Arjun.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) Farhan asked, Can I come with you? (c) Farhan asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Farhan asked, “Can I come with you?”
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said “I have finished my homework.” (b) The coach said, I have finished my homework. (c) The coach said, “I have finished my homework. (d) The coach said, “I have finished my homework.”
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, Please sit down. (b) Mum said, “Please sit down.” (c) Mum said “Please sit down.” (d) Mum said, “Please sit down.
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) Mum said (d) said, Close
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) I love (c) said, I (d) Arjun said
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Zoya. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Zoya. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Zoya. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Zoya.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The teacher said (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kavya said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) It is (d) Mum said
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Isha. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Isha? (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Isha. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Isha.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) The teacher said (d) The soup is ready.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ananya asked “What time is it?” (b) Ananya asked, What time is it? (c) Ananya asked, “What time is it?” (d) Ananya asked, “What time is it.”
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Isha. (b) “What time is it” asked Isha. (c) “What time is it?” asked Isha? (d) “What time is it,” asked Isha.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Let us

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