Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 184 · 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.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Tenzin said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tenzin said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said Tara. (b) “The soup is ready” said Tara. (c) The soup is ready,” said Tara. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Tara.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Farhan said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) Farhan said
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera asked “Can I come with you?” (b) Meera asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Meera asked, Can I come with you? (d) Meera asked, “Can I come with you?”
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today,” said Zoya. (b) “The bus is late today” said Zoya. (c) The bus is late today,” said Zoya. (d) “The bus is late today.” said Zoya.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Diya said
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Tenzin said (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Yash. (b) “What time is it” asked Yash. (c) “What time is it?” asked Yash. (d) “What time is it?” asked Yash?
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Imran said (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Dad? (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Dad. (c) “Can I come with you” asked Dad. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Dad.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Joseph said (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) Dad said (d) It is
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) Sneha said
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) Grandma said (c) I have (d) said, I
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, Can I come with you? (b) Dad asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Dad asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Dad asked, “Can I come with you?”
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tenzin said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Kunal. (b) “What time is it,” asked Kunal. (c) “What time is it?” asked Kunal? (d) “What time is it” asked Kunal.
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) Mum said (d) said, The
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said “Let us play outside.” (b) The coach said, “Let us play outside. (c) The coach said, “Let us play outside.” (d) The coach said, Let us play outside.
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) said, The
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Imran. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Imran. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Imran. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Imran.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, What time is it? (b) The coach asked, “What time is it.” (c) The coach asked “What time is it?” (d) The coach asked, “What time is it?”
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said Rahul. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Rahul. (c) “I love mangoes” said Rahul. (d) “I love mangoes.” said Rahul.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) Simran said (d) I have
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked “Can I come with you?” (b) Mum asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Mum asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) Mum asked, Can I come with you?
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The teacher said (d) The soup is ready.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Mum. (b) “Close the window” said Mum. (c) “Close the window,” said Mum. (d) “Close the window.” said Mum.
37. 37.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?
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Kavya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.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.”
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “Let us play outside.” (b) The teacher said, Let us play outside. (c) The teacher said “Let us play outside.” (d) The teacher said, “Let us play outside.

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