Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 174 · 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) “What time is it” asked Tara. (b) “What time is it,” asked Tara. (c) “What time is it?” asked Tara? (d) “What time is it?” asked Tara.
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) The teacher said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “Let us play outside.” (b) Mum said, “Let us play outside. (c) Mum said, Let us play outside. (d) Mum said “Let us play outside.”
4. 4.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.
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Arjun said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Arjun said (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Mum. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Mum? (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Mum. (d) “Can I come with you” asked Mum.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Omkar. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Vikram. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Vikram said, Please sit down. (b) Vikram said, “Please sit down.” (c) Vikram said, “Please sit down. (d) Vikram said “Please sit down.”
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Mum. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Mum. (c) The bus is late today,” said Mum. (d) “The bus is late today.” said Mum.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Riya said, Please sit down. (b) Riya said, “Please sit down. (c) Riya said “Please sit down.” (d) Riya said, “Please sit down.”
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said the teacher. (b) “Please sit down.” said the teacher. (c) Please sit down,” said the teacher. (d) “Please sit down,” said the teacher.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes,” said Isha. (b) “I love mangoes” said Isha. (c) I love mangoes,” said Isha. (d) “I love mangoes.” said Isha.
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) Manav said (c) The bus (d) said, The
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked “Can I come with you?” (b) The teacher asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) The teacher asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) The teacher asked, Can I come with you?
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher 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) The teacher said
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked the teacher. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked the teacher. (c) “Is it raining outside” asked the teacher. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked the teacher?
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The bus is late today,” said the coach. (b) “The bus is late today,” said the coach. (c) “The bus is late today.” said the coach. (d) “The bus is late today” said the coach.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Mum. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Mum. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum?
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.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?”
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said the teacher. (b) I have finished my homework,” said the teacher. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said the teacher. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said the teacher.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Ishaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Grandma. (b) “The bus is late today” said Grandma. (c) The bus is late today,” said Grandma. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Grandma.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Arjun. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Arjun. (c) “Why are you late,” asked Arjun. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Arjun?
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) Rohan said (c) I have (d) said, I
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya said, “The soup is ready.” (b) Diya said, “The soup is ready. (c) Diya said, The soup is ready. (d) Diya said “The soup is ready.”
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) Saanvi said (d) I have
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher 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) The teacher said
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Vikram said, “The soup is ready.” (b) Vikram said, “The soup is ready. (c) Vikram said, The soup is ready. (d) Vikram said “The soup is ready.”
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Grandma said (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)

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