Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 267 · 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) Isha asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Isha asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Isha asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Isha asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Dad said (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Dad said (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
5. 5.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) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Maria said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Maria said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said Dad. (b) “It is my turn now” said Dad. (c) It is my turn now,” said Dad. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Dad.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dev said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Dev said (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Grandma. (b) “The bus is late today.” said Grandma. (c) The bus is late today,” said Grandma. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Grandma.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Vikram? (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Vikram. (c) “Is it raining outside” asked Vikram. (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Vikram.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “Please sit down. (b) The teacher said “Please sit down.” (c) The teacher said, “Please sit down.” (d) The teacher said, Please sit down.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Vikram said, The bus is late today. (b) Vikram said “The bus is late today.” (c) Vikram said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Vikram said, “The bus is late today.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) Grandma said (c) said, The (d) The bus
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ananya said (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) said, Close
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aisha asked, “Is it raining outside.” (b) Aisha asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Aisha asked, “Is it raining outside?” (d) Aisha asked “Is it raining outside?”
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Manav said (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) It is
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) Close the (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Zoya asked, Why are you late? (b) Zoya asked, “Why are you late?” (c) Zoya asked, “Why are you late.” (d) Zoya asked “Why are you late?”
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Kunal said (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Kunal. (b) “Close the window.” said Kunal. (c) “Close the window,” said Kunal. (d) “Close the window” said Kunal.
22. 22.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 (?)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha asked, What time is it? (b) Sneha asked, “What time is it.” (c) Sneha asked, “What time is it?” (d) Sneha asked “What time is it?”
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked the teacher? (b) “Where is my bag?” asked the teacher. (c) “Where is my bag” asked the teacher. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked the teacher.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Aarav? (b) “What time is it?” asked Aarav. (c) “What time is it,” asked Aarav. (d) “What time is it” asked Aarav.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Isha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma? (b) “Can I come with you” asked Grandma. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Grandma. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma.
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ishaan said (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav said, “Please sit down. (b) Manav said, Please sit down. (c) Manav said, “Please sit down.” (d) Manav said “Please sit down.”
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Rahul said (d) Let us
32. 32.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
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Pooja said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Dad? (b) “What time is it” asked Dad. (c) “What time is it,” asked Dad. (d) “What time is it?” asked Dad.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said the coach. (b) “I love mangoes.” said the coach. (c) “I love mangoes” said the coach. (d) “I love mangoes,” said the coach.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the coach. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked the coach. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the coach? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked the coach.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “Let us play outside. (b) Dad said “Let us play outside.” (c) Dad said, Let us play outside. (d) Dad said, “Let us play outside.”
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) Meera said (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.

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