Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 165 · 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?
   “What time is it___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.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.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said the teacher. (b) “The bus is late today” said the teacher. (c) The bus is late today,” said the teacher. (d) “The bus is late today,” said the teacher.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran said, “I have finished my homework.” (b) Imran said, I have finished my homework. (c) Imran said “I have finished my homework.” (d) Imran said, “I have finished my homework.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said Dad. (b) “I love mangoes.” said Dad. (c) “I love mangoes” said Dad. (d) “I love mangoes,” said Dad.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kavya said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) Kavya said
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tara said “I have finished my homework.” (b) Tara said, I have finished my homework. (c) Tara said, “I have finished my homework.” (d) Tara said, “I have finished my homework.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Pooja said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Pooja said (b) Let us (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) Dad said (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Joseph. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Joseph. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Joseph. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Joseph.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Grandma. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Grandma. (c) “The soup is ready” said Grandma. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Grandma.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan asked, “Why are you late?” (b) Farhan asked, “Why are you late.” (c) Farhan asked, Why are you late? (d) Farhan asked “Why are you late?”
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Grandma? (b) “Why are you late?” asked Grandma. (c) “Why are you late,” asked Grandma. (d) “Why are you late” asked Grandma.
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) said, I (c) The coach said (d) I have finished my homework.
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Grandma said (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
17. 17.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?
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) Manav said (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Priya. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Priya. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Priya. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Priya.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Simran. (b) “Please sit down” said Simran. (c) “Please sit down.” said Simran. (d) Please sit down,” said Simran.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said, “Please sit down.” (b) Rohan said “Please sit down.” (c) Rohan said, “Please sit down. (d) Rohan said, Please sit down.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aisha asked, “Is it raining outside.” (b) Aisha asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Aisha asked “Is it raining outside?” (d) Aisha asked, “Is it raining outside?”
24. 24.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.
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) The coach said
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Simran. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Simran? (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Simran. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Simran.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “Let us play outside. (b) Dad said, Let us play outside. (c) Dad said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Dad said “Let us play outside.”
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Yash asked, Where is my bag? (c) Yash asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Yash asked “Where is my bag?”
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) The teacher said (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash said, The bus is late today. (b) Yash said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Yash said, “The bus is late today. (d) Yash said “The bus is late today.”
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, Close the window. (b) The teacher said “Close the window.” (c) The teacher said, “Close the window. (d) The teacher said, “Close the window.”
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Yash said
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said “I have finished my homework.” (b) Rohan said, “I have finished my homework. (c) Rohan said, I have finished my homework. (d) Rohan said, “I have finished my homework.”
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (b) Manav asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Manav asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Manav asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked “Where is my bag?” (b) Dad asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Dad asked, Where is my bag? (d) Dad asked, “Where is my bag?”
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)

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