Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 222 · 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) “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.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kavya said, “It is my turn now. (b) Kavya said “It is my turn now.” (c) Kavya said, “It is my turn now.” (d) Kavya said, It is my turn now.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Vikram. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said Rahul. (b) I love mangoes,” said Rahul. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Rahul. (d) “I love mangoes” said Rahul.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Yash? (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Yash. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Yash. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Yash.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ananya said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Ananya said (d) said, I
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) The teacher said (d) I have
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Priya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Grandma. (b) “It is my turn now” said Grandma. (c) “It is my turn now.” said Grandma. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Grandma.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, What time is it? (b) Grandma asked, “What time is it.” (c) Grandma asked “What time is it?” (d) Grandma asked, “What time is it?”
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Meera. (b) “What time is it” asked Meera. (c) “What time is it?” asked Meera. (d) “What time is it?” asked Meera?
16. 16.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.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said the coach. (b) Let us play outside,” said the coach. (c) “Let us play outside,” said the coach. (d) “Let us play outside.” said the coach.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev said, “I have finished my homework.” (b) Dev said, I have finished my homework. (c) Dev said “I have finished my homework.” (d) Dev said, “I have finished my homework.
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Grandma said (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
21. 21.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.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Rahul. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Mum. (b) The bus is late today,” said Mum. (c) “The bus is late today” said Mum. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Mum.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Imran said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
26. 26.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.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum 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) Mum said
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Rohan. (b) “Please sit down.” said Rohan. (c) Please sit down,” said Rohan. (d) “Please sit down,” said Rohan.
30. 30.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?”
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the (c) The coach said (d) Close the window.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Ishaan said
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Priya said “The bus is late today.” (b) Priya said, The bus is late today. (c) Priya said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Priya said, “The bus is late today.
36. 36.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.
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) Mum said (d) said, The
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said “The soup is ready.” (b) Dad said, “The soup is ready. (c) Dad said, “The soup is ready.” (d) Dad said, The soup is ready.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.

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