Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 199 · 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) “Where is my bag” asked Tenzin. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Tenzin. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Tenzin. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Tenzin?
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Yash. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Yash? (c) “Why are you late?” asked Yash. (d) “Why are you late” asked Yash.
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) The coach said (c) said, The (d) The bus
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Farhan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.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?”
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Rahul. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum. (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked Mum. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum? (d) “Is it raining outside” asked Mum.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan said, “Close the window. (b) Farhan said, Close the window. (c) Farhan said “Close the window.” (d) Farhan said, “Close the window.”
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said Priya. (b) “Let us play outside,” said Priya. (c) “Let us play outside” said Priya. (d) “Let us play outside.” said Priya.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Farhan. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Farhan. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Farhan. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Farhan?
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun said, The soup is ready. (b) Arjun said “The soup is ready.” (c) Arjun said, “The soup is ready.” (d) Arjun said, “The soup is ready.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Mum asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Mum asked, Where is my bag? (d) Mum asked “Where is my bag?”
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ishaan said (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Close the
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Nisha said (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
19. 19.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.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, It is my turn now. (b) The teacher said, “It is my turn now. (c) The teacher said, “It is my turn now.” (d) The teacher said “It is my turn now.”
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Kunal. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha asked “Where is my bag?” (b) Sneha asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Sneha asked, Where is my bag? (d) Sneha asked, “Where is my bag?”
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Pooja said (d) Please sit down.
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) Imran said (d) I love
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Arjun said (d) Please sit
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.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.
28. 28.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?”
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Joseph said (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) Grandma said (d) said, Please
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tenzin said “The soup is ready.” (b) Tenzin said, The soup is ready. (c) Tenzin said, “The soup is ready.” (d) Tenzin said, “The soup is ready.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) Dev said
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Saanvi. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Tenzin. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Tenzin. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Tenzin. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Tenzin.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Kunal. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) Maria said (d) said, I
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Rohan. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Rohan. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Rohan. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Rohan.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) Farhan said (d) said, The
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said the coach. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said the coach. (c) “I have finished my homework” said the coach. (d) I have finished my homework,” said the coach.

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