Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 215 · 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) Vikram said, “Let us play outside. (b) Vikram said, Let us play outside. (c) Vikram said “Let us play outside.” (d) Vikram said, “Let us play outside.”
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kavya said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kavya said (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Mum. (b) “Can I come with you” asked Mum. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Mum. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Mum?
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Rahul. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Simran. (b) “Please sit down,” said Simran. (c) “Please sit down.” said Simran. (d) Please sit down,” said Simran.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, Is it raining outside? (b) Dad asked, “Is it raining outside.” (c) Dad asked “Is it raining outside?” (d) Dad asked, “Is it raining outside?”
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said “It is my turn now.” (b) Rohan said, It is my turn now. (c) Rohan said, “It is my turn now. (d) Rohan said, “It is my turn now.”
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Maria. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked the coach. (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked the coach. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked the coach? (d) “Is it raining outside” asked the coach.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Imran said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Maria said, I have finished my homework. (b) Maria said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Maria said “I have finished my homework.” (d) Maria said, “I have finished my homework.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Grandma asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) Grandma asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Grandma asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja said, “The bus is late today.” (b) Pooja said, “The bus is late today. (c) Pooja said, The bus is late today. (d) Pooja said “The bus is late today.”
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Imran. (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Imran. (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Imran. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Imran?
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said “Let us play outside.” (b) Rohan said, Let us play outside. (c) Rohan said, “Let us play outside. (d) Rohan said, “Let us play outside.”
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Dad said (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Simran? (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Simran. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Simran. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Simran.
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) said, I (d) Rohan said
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rahul said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
28. 28.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.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Rohan. (b) The bus is late today,” said Rohan. (c) “The bus is late today,” said Rohan. (d) “The bus is late today.” said Rohan.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Mum. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Mum? (c) “Why are you late” asked Mum. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Mum.
33. 33.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.
34. 34.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.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Close the
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked “Can I come with you?” (b) The teacher asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) The teacher asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) The teacher asked, Can I come with you?
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran asked, “What time is it.” (b) Imran asked “What time is it?” (c) Imran asked, “What time is it?” (d) Imran asked, What time is it?
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Arjun asked, “Where is my bag?” (c) Arjun asked, Where is my bag? (d) Arjun asked “Where is my bag?”
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) Omkar said (d) said, Please

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