Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 242 · 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) “I love mangoes,” said Zoya. (b) “I love mangoes.” said Zoya. (c) “I love mangoes” said Zoya. (d) I love mangoes,” said Zoya.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Aisha. (b) “Close the window,” said Aisha. (c) “Close the window” said Aisha. (d) “Close the window.” said Aisha.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
4. 4.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 (c) The teacher said (d) I have finished my homework.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Farhan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dad. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Dad. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Dad. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dad?
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, I have finished my homework. (b) The coach said, “I have finished my homework. (c) The coach said, “I have finished my homework.” (d) The coach said “I have finished my homework.”
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “I have finished my homework.” (b) The teacher said, “I have finished my homework. (c) The teacher said “I have finished my homework.” (d) The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kunal said, I love mangoes. (b) Kunal said, “I love mangoes.” (c) Kunal said “I love mangoes.” (d) Kunal said, “I love mangoes.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Farhan. (b) “It is my turn now,” said Farhan. (c) “It is my turn now” said Farhan. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Farhan.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said Aarav. (b) “It is my turn now.” said Aarav. (c) “It is my turn now,” said Aarav. (d) It is my turn now,” said Aarav.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) Mum said (c) said, It (d) It is
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rahul said (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Isha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “Please sit down.” (b) Dad said “Please sit down.” (c) Dad said, Please sit down. (d) Dad said, “Please sit down.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said Aarav. (b) “Let us play outside” said Aarav. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Aarav. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Aarav.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) I love (d) The teacher said
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) Kavya said (c) said, I (d) I love
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked the coach? (b) “Why are you late,” asked the coach. (c) “Why are you late” asked the coach. (d) “Why are you late?” asked the coach.
26. 26.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?
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) Dad said
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Ishaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Zoya. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Zoya? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Zoya. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Zoya.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Dad said (d) Close the
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Aisha said (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) The coach said (c) It is (d) said, It
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev said, “Close the window.” (b) Dev said, “Close the window. (c) Dev said “Close the window.” (d) Dev said, Close the window.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Omkar. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya said “I have finished my homework.” (b) Diya said, I have finished my homework. (c) Diya said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Diya said, “I have finished my homework.”
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said the teacher. (b) “Close the window” said the teacher. (c) “Close the window.” said the teacher. (d) “Close the window,” said the teacher.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Meera said (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Rohan said (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said Sneha. (b) “The soup is ready” said Sneha. (c) “The soup is ready.” said Sneha. (d) The soup is ready,” said Sneha.

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