Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 229 · 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) Mum asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Mum asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Mum asked “Where is my bag?” (d) Mum asked, Where is my bag?
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked the teacher. (b) “Why are you late” asked the teacher. (c) “Why are you late?” asked the teacher? (d) “Why are you late,” asked the teacher.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “I have finished my homework.” (b) Dad said, “I have finished my homework. (c) Dad said, I have finished my homework. (d) Dad said “I have finished my homework.”
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked the coach. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach? (c) “Can I come with you,” asked the coach. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) It is (d) Dad said
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Isha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kavya said (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Dad? (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Dad. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Dad. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Dad.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar said, “Close the window. (b) Omkar said, Close the window. (c) Omkar said “Close the window.” (d) Omkar said, “Close the window.”
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, Let us play outside. (b) Mum said, “Let us play outside.” (c) Mum said, “Let us play outside. (d) Mum said “Let us play outside.”
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Omkar said (c) said, Let (d) Let us
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes,” said Manav. (b) I love mangoes,” said Manav. (c) “I love mangoes.” said Manav. (d) “I love mangoes” said Manav.
18. 18.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.”
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Priya said (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) The coach said (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Omkar said (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) said, Close
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) The coach said (d) Please sit down.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said the teacher. (b) “It is my turn now” said the teacher. (c) It is my turn now,” said the teacher. (d) “It is my turn now,” said the teacher.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Maria said, Let us play outside. (b) Maria said, “Let us play outside. (c) Maria said “Let us play outside.” (d) Maria said, “Let us play outside.”
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Rahul. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said Saanvi. (b) “The soup is ready” said Saanvi. (c) The soup is ready,” said Saanvi. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Saanvi.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ishaan said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) The bus (c) Dev said (d) said, The
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Nisha. (b) “Close the window.” said Nisha. (c) “Close the window” said Nisha. (d) “Close the window,” said Nisha.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Dad said (d) Please sit
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)

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