Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 228 · 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) Pooja asked “Why are you late?” (b) Pooja asked, “Why are you late?” (c) Pooja asked, Why are you late? (d) Pooja asked, “Why are you late.”
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) The coach said (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Tenzin said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Tenzin said (d) Let us play outside.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Vikram asked, What time is it? (b) Vikram asked, “What time is it.” (c) Vikram asked “What time is it?” (d) Vikram asked, “What time is it?”
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down.” said Saanvi. (b) “Please sit down” said Saanvi. (c) Please sit down,” said Saanvi. (d) “Please sit down,” said Saanvi.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Vikram. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Yash. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Yash. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Yash? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Yash.
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) The teacher said (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar said “Please sit down.” (b) Omkar said, “Please sit down.” (c) Omkar said, “Please sit down. (d) Omkar said, Please sit down.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Arjun. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Arjun. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Arjun. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Arjun.
16. 16.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.”
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Zoya. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Zoya? (c) “Can I come with you” asked Zoya. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Zoya.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Mum? (b) “Where is my bag” asked Mum. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Mum. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Mum.
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Manav said (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash said, “I have finished my homework.” (b) Yash said, I have finished my homework. (c) Yash said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Yash said “I have finished my homework.”
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Grandma. (b) “Please sit down.” said Grandma. (c) Please sit down,” said Grandma. (d) “Please sit down,” said Grandma.
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Farhan said (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Close the
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Pooja said
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Vikram. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Riya asked, Is it raining outside? (b) Riya asked, “Is it raining outside?” (c) Riya asked “Is it raining outside?” (d) Riya asked, “Is it raining outside.”
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) said, Close
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) Rohan said
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Ananya. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Ananya. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Ananya. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Ananya.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.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.
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) The coach said (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kabir said (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) said, The
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)

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