Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 274 · 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) The teacher said, “Close the window.” (b) The teacher said, Close the window. (c) The teacher said, “Close the window. (d) The teacher said “Close the window.”
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ananya said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) Ananya said (d) I love
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Farhan. (b) “Why are you late,” asked Farhan. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Farhan? (d) “Why are you late” asked Farhan.
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ananya said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) I have (d) Ananya said
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Mum. (b) “Close the window,” said Mum. (c) Close the window,” said Mum. (d) “Close the window” said Mum.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, It (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
10. 10.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.
11. 11.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.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Priya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the (c) Close the window. (d) Joseph said
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Dev? (b) “Where is my bag” asked Dev. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Dev. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Dev.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Kabir. (b) “Please sit down” said Kabir. (c) “Please sit down.” said Kabir. (d) “Please sit down,” said Kabir.
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kabir said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said Mum. (b) “Let us play outside,” said Mum. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Mum. (d) Let us play outside,” said Mum.
18. 18.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.”
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Arjun. (b) “What time is it” asked Arjun. (c) “What time is it,” asked Arjun. (d) “What time is it?” asked Arjun?
21. 21.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.”
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, I love mangoes. (b) Mum said, “I love mangoes. (c) Mum said “I love mangoes.” (d) Mum said, “I love mangoes.”
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Mum said (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) Sneha said (c) said, The (d) The bus
26. 26.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.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Rohan said (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Rohan? (b) “Why are you late,” asked Rohan. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Rohan. (d) “Why are you late” asked Rohan.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Grandma. (b) “Why are you late” asked Grandma. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Grandma? (d) “Why are you late?” asked Grandma.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) The coach said (d) Let us
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Meera said (d) Let us play outside.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said Mum. (b) “I love mangoes” said Mum. (c) I love mangoes,” said Mum. (d) “I love mangoes,” said Mum.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Sneha? (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Sneha. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Sneha. (d) “Where is my bag” asked Sneha.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “Is it raining outside?” (b) Dad asked “Is it raining outside?” (c) Dad asked, “Is it raining outside.” (d) Dad asked, Is it raining outside?
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Omkar said (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) I love
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) Ananya said (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) Vikram said (d) said, Please

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