Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 207 · 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) “Close the window,” said Grandma. (b) Close the window,” said Grandma. (c) “Close the window” said Grandma. (d) “Close the window.” said Grandma.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ananya said “It is my turn now.” (b) Ananya said, It is my turn now. (c) Ananya said, “It is my turn now.” (d) Ananya said, “It is my turn now.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said, Close the window. (b) Rohan said, “Close the window. (c) Rohan said “Close the window.” (d) Rohan said, “Close the window.”
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kunal said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Kunal said
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Maria said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Maria said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside,” said Grandma. (b) “Let us play outside.” said Grandma. (c) “Let us play outside” said Grandma. (d) Let us play outside,” said Grandma.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) Grandma said
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Aisha. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Aisha? (c) “Why are you late?” asked Aisha. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Aisha.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Rohan said (d) Close the
14. 14.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.”
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The bus is late today,” said Aarav. (b) “The bus is late today” said Aarav. (c) “The bus is late today.” said Aarav. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Aarav.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha said, “Please sit down.” (b) Isha said “Please sit down.” (c) Isha said, “Please sit down. (d) Isha said, Please sit down.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Zoya said (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Ananya? (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Ananya. (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Ananya. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Ananya.
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha 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) Sneha said
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) The coach asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) The coach asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (d) The coach asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “It is my turn now. (b) Mum said “It is my turn now.” (c) Mum said, It is my turn now. (d) Mum said, “It is my turn now.”
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, I love mangoes. (b) Dad said, “I love mangoes. (c) Dad said “I love mangoes.” (d) Dad said, “I love mangoes.”
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Sneha said (d) Please sit down.
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) Zoya said (c) I love (d) said, I
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) The coach said (c) Let us (d) said, Let
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) Omkar said (d) said, I
31. 31.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.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Priya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Pooja said (b) said, I (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) Dad said (d) I have finished my homework.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.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.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, The bus is late today. (b) Grandma said “The bus is late today.” (c) Grandma said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Grandma said, “The bus is late today.

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