Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 266 · 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) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the teacher? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked the teacher. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the teacher. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked the teacher.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir asked, Where is my bag? (b) Kabir asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Kabir asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Kabir asked, “Where is my bag?”
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “What time is it.” (b) Dad asked “What time is it?” (c) Dad asked, “What time is it?” (d) Dad asked, What time is it?
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said, “The soup is ready.” (b) Rohan said “The soup is ready.” (c) Rohan said, The soup is ready. (d) Rohan said, “The soup is ready.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Priya? (b) “Why are you late” asked Priya. (c) “Why are you late,” asked Priya. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Priya.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The bus is late today,” said Yash. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Yash. (c) “The bus is late today” said Yash. (d) “The bus is late today.” said Yash.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Riya asked, “What time is it?” (b) Riya asked, What time is it? (c) Riya asked “What time is it?” (d) Riya asked, “What time is it.”
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nisha asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) Nisha asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) Nisha asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Nisha asked, Can I come with you?
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, “The bus is late today.” (b) The coach said “The bus is late today.” (c) The coach said, “The bus is late today. (d) The coach said, The bus is late today.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Maria asked, Where is my bag? (b) Maria asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Maria asked “Where is my bag?” (d) Maria asked, “Where is my bag?”
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Rahul. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Arjun said (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Rahul. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) Mum said
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Maria said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) The teacher said
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Aarav said (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Rahul. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) Simran said (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Rahul said (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) The coach said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Kunal. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Kunal. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Kunal. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Kunal?
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Maria said
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked the teacher. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked the teacher? (c) “Is it raining outside” asked the teacher. (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked the teacher.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) Aisha said (d) The bus is late today.
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) Manav said (d) I love mangoes.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked Zoya. (b) “What time is it?” asked Zoya. (c) “What time is it?” asked Zoya? (d) “What time is it,” asked Zoya.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) Manav said
37. 37.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.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kavya asked, Where is my bag? (b) Kavya asked, “Where is my bag?” (c) Kavya asked “Where is my bag?” (d) Kavya asked, “Where is my bag.”
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) said, The
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)

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