Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 172 · 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) “Why are you late,” asked Dad. (b) “Why are you late” asked Dad. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Dad. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Dad?
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Aarav. (b) “It is my turn now” said Aarav. (c) “It is my turn now.” said Aarav. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Aarav.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dev said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) Dev said (c) I love (d) said, I
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked the coach. (b) “What time is it?” asked the coach? (c) “What time is it,” asked the coach. (d) “What time is it?” asked the coach.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Mum. (b) “Please sit down,” said Mum. (c) “Please sit down” said Mum. (d) “Please sit down.” said Mum.
7. 7.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
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Aarav said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Dad? (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Dad. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Dad. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Dad.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Ishaan said (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Dad asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (c) Dad asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Dad asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
14. 14.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.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Simran asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) Simran asked, “Is it raining outside.” (c) Simran asked, Is it raining outside? (d) Simran asked, “Is it raining outside?”
16. 16.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.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) Kavya said
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Kavya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) Saanvi said
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) I love (c) The teacher said (d) said, I
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Grandma asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Grandma asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Grandma asked, Where is my bag?
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside.” said Arjun. (b) Let us play outside,” said Arjun. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Arjun. (d) “Let us play outside” said Arjun.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aarav asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Aarav asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Aarav asked, Where is my bag? (d) Aarav asked, “Where is my bag.”
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Diya said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Aarav said (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Dad. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Dad? (c) “Is it raining outside” asked Dad. (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Dad.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) Rahul said
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Rohan said (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, I (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said the coach. (b) “Close the window” said the coach. (c) “Close the window,” said the coach. (d) “Close the window.” said the coach.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) The coach said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Rahul asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Rahul asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (d) Rahul asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.”

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