Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 204 · 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) 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.”
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Priya 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) Priya said
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Rohan said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) Rohan said (c) said, The (d) The bus
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Maria said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Maria said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said Aarav. (b) “Let us play outside.” said Aarav. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Aarav. (d) “Let us play outside” said Aarav.
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kabir said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) Kabir said
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Mum said (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Kunal. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Omkar. (b) “Where is my bag” asked Omkar. (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Omkar. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Omkar?
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rahul said (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tenzin said, I have finished my homework. (b) Tenzin said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Tenzin said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Tenzin said “I have finished my homework.”
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kunal said, I love mangoes. (b) Kunal said “I love mangoes.” (c) Kunal said, “I love mangoes.” (d) Kunal said, “I love mangoes.
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Aisha said (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Vikram. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.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.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said Ananya. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Ananya. (c) “I love mangoes.” said Ananya. (d) “I love mangoes” said Ananya.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The coach said (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “The bus is late today.” (b) The teacher said, “The bus is late today. (c) The teacher said, The bus is late today. (d) The teacher said “The bus is late today.”
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Grandma. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Grandma. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Grandma. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Grandma.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked the teacher. (b) “Why are you late?” asked the teacher. (c) “Why are you late” asked the teacher. (d) “Why are you late?” asked the teacher?
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Omkar. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Riya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan said “The soup is ready.” (b) Farhan said, “The soup is ready. (c) Farhan said, “The soup is ready.” (d) Farhan said, The soup is ready.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Isha. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Isha? (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Isha. (d) “Where is my bag” asked Isha.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Riya. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Riya? (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Riya. (d) “Can I come with you” asked Riya.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Vikram. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Saanvi said (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar said “Close the window.” (b) Omkar said, Close the window. (c) Omkar said, “Close the window.” (d) Omkar said, “Close the window.
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Let us (c) Vikram said (d) said, Let
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Diya said (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the (c) Rohan said (d) Close the window.

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