Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 213 · 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) “I love mangoes.” said Dad. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Dad. (c) I love mangoes,” said Dad. (d) “I love mangoes” said Dad.
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Pooja 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) Pooja said
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) Dad said (d) The bus is late today.
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Isha said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Isha said (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya asked, Why are you late? (b) Diya asked, “Why are you late.” (c) Diya asked, “Why are you late?” (d) Diya asked “Why are you late?”
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now,” said Ananya. (b) “It is my turn now.” said Ananya. (c) It is my turn now,” said Ananya. (d) “It is my turn now” said Ananya.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Riya? (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Riya. (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Riya. (d) “Where is my bag” asked Riya.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Vikram. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “Close the window. (b) Mum said, “Close the window.” (c) Mum said, Close the window. (d) Mum said “Close the window.”
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Kavya said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) It is my turn now. (c) It is (d) said, It
14. 14.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.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul said “I have finished my homework.” (b) Rahul said, “I have finished my homework. (c) Rahul said, I have finished my homework. (d) Rahul said, “I have finished my homework.”
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Nisha. (b) Please sit down,” said Nisha. (c) “Please sit down” said Nisha. (d) “Please sit down.” said Nisha.
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Maria said (c) said, Let (d) Let us
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Grandma said (d) I have
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nisha asked, “Why are you late?” (b) Nisha asked “Why are you late?” (c) Nisha asked, Why are you late? (d) Nisha asked, “Why are you late.”
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Omkar. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Kunal. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) The coach asked, “Is it raining outside.” (c) The coach asked, Is it raining outside? (d) The coach asked, “Is it raining outside?”
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Kunal. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ananya said, “I have finished my homework. (b) Ananya said “I have finished my homework.” (c) Ananya said, “I have finished my homework.” (d) Ananya said, I have finished my homework.
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Nisha said
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, Close the window. (b) Grandma said, “Close the window. (c) Grandma said “Close the window.” (d) Grandma said, “Close the window.”
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Dad. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Dad. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Dad. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Dad.
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Kunal said (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera said, Please sit down. (b) Meera said “Please sit down.” (c) Meera said, “Please sit down. (d) Meera said, “Please sit down.”
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Isha said (d) Close the
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Arjun said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said “Please sit down.” (b) Mum said, “Please sit down.” (c) Mum said, Please sit down. (d) Mum said, “Please sit down.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Isha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)

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