Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 225 · 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) Ananya asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Ananya asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (c) Ananya asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Ananya asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.”
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha said “The bus is late today.” (b) Isha said, “The bus is late today. (c) Isha said, The bus is late today. (d) Isha said, “The bus is late today.”
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Grandma said (d) Please sit
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran said, “Close the window. (b) Imran said, Close the window. (c) Imran said “Close the window.” (d) Imran said, “Close the window.”
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The teacher said (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Grandma. (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Grandma. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma? (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Mum. (b) “What time is it” asked Mum. (c) “What time is it?” asked Mum. (d) “What time is it?” asked Mum?
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Dev said (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) The teacher said (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Kavya. (b) “What time is it” asked Kavya. (c) “What time is it?” asked Kavya? (d) “What time is it?” asked Kavya.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Simran asked, Where is my bag? (b) Simran asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Simran asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Simran asked, “Where is my bag?”
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Manav asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Manav asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Manav asked, Where is my bag?
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Nisha said (b) It is my turn now. (c) It is (d) said, It
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Yash. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Yash? (c) “Is it raining outside” asked Yash. (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Yash.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) Nisha said (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Joseph? (b) “Why are you late,” asked Joseph. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Joseph. (d) “Why are you late” asked Joseph.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Yash. (b) Close the window,” said Yash. (c) “Close the window” said Yash. (d) “Close the window,” said Yash.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) Arjun said
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said Kunal. (b) I love mangoes,” said Kunal. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Kunal. (d) “I love mangoes.” said Kunal.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) Meera said (d) said, The
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad 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) Dad said
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) Ananya said (d) It is
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Arjun. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Arjun. (c) “Can I come with you” asked Arjun. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Arjun?
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Kabir said (d) Please sit down.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked the coach. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked the coach. (c) “Where is my bag” asked the coach. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked the coach?
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Joseph said (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Priya. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Priya. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Priya. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Priya.
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Maria. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) The coach said
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Tara? (b) “Where is my bag” asked Tara. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Tara. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Tara.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran said “I have finished my homework.” (b) Imran said, “I have finished my homework. (c) Imran said, I have finished my homework. (d) Imran said, “I have finished my homework.”
39. 39.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 (d) The bus is late today.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)

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