Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 245 · 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) Priya asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (b) Priya asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Priya asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Priya asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.”
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Nisha. (b) “Can I come with you” asked Nisha. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Nisha? (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Nisha.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Arjun. (b) “Close the window.” said Arjun. (c) “Close the window,” said Arjun. (d) Close the window,” said Arjun.
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) Grandma said
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes,” said Dad. (b) “I love mangoes.” said Dad. (c) I love mangoes,” said Dad. (d) “I love mangoes” said Dad.
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Tenzin said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Tenzin said
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) The teacher said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
9. 9.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.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan said, “Let us play outside.” (b) Ishaan said, “Let us play outside. (c) Ishaan said “Let us play outside.” (d) Ishaan said, Let us play outside.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Nisha said (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said Ishaan. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Ishaan. (c) “I love mangoes” said Ishaan. (d) I love mangoes,” said Ishaan.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran asked, “Why are you late.” (b) Imran asked “Why are you late?” (c) Imran asked, Why are you late? (d) Imran asked, “Why are you late?”
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Grandma? (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Grandma. (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Grandma. (d) “Where is my bag” asked Grandma.
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
16. 16.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.
17. 17.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?”
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Grandma said (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside,” said Dev. (b) Let us play outside,” said Dev. (c) “Let us play outside” said Dev. (d) “Let us play outside.” said Dev.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja said, “The bus is late today.” (b) Pooja said, “The bus is late today. (c) Pooja said “The bus is late today.” (d) Pooja said, The bus is late today.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said the teacher. (b) “Let us play outside” said the teacher. (c) “Let us play outside.” said the teacher. (d) “Let us play outside,” said the teacher.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera said “The bus is late today.” (b) Meera said, The bus is late today. (c) Meera said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Meera said, “The bus is late today.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, I love mangoes. (b) The teacher said, “I love mangoes. (c) The teacher said, “I love mangoes.” (d) The teacher said “I love mangoes.”
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Mum. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Mum.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tara asked “Why are you late?” (b) Tara asked, Why are you late? (c) Tara asked, “Why are you late.” (d) Tara asked, “Why are you late?”
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Ishaan said (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “Close the window.” (b) Dad said, Close the window. (c) Dad said “Close the window.” (d) Dad said, “Close the window.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) Mum said
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aisha said, “I have finished my homework. (b) Aisha said, I have finished my homework. (c) Aisha said “I have finished my homework.” (d) Aisha said, “I have finished my homework.”
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “I have finished my homework. (b) Grandma said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Grandma said, I have finished my homework. (d) Grandma said “I have finished my homework.”
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Tenzin. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Tenzin. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Tenzin. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Tenzin.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) Grandma said
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir asked “Why are you late?” (b) Kabir asked, “Why are you late.” (c) Kabir asked, Why are you late? (d) Kabir asked, “Why are you late?”
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Priya. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Priya. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Priya. (d) The soup is ready,” said Priya.
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) Priya said (d) I love mangoes.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Riya. (b) “The soup is ready” said Riya. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Riya. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Riya.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)

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