Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 280 · 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.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Manav said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Manav said (b) said, I (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Mum. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Mum. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Mum. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Mum.
3. 3.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?”
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir asked, “Is it raining outside.” (b) Kabir asked, “Is it raining outside?” (c) Kabir asked “Is it raining outside?” (d) Kabir asked, Is it raining outside?
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Pooja said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) Pooja said
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Arjun. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Arjun. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Arjun? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Arjun.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ananya said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Ananya said (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum? (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Mum. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum. (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Mum.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Kavya? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Kavya. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Kavya. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Kavya.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Arjun asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Arjun asked, Where is my bag? (d) Arjun asked, “Where is my bag?”
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Riya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) said, The (c) The soup (d) The coach said
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Ananya said (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked the coach. (b) “What time is it?” asked the coach? (c) “What time is it,” asked the coach. (d) “What time is it?” asked the coach.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Aarav. (b) “The soup is ready” said Aarav. (c) “The soup is ready.” said Aarav. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Aarav.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Kavya. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Kavya. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Kavya. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Kavya.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Isha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked the teacher. (b) “Why are you late” asked the teacher. (c) “Why are you late?” asked the teacher? (d) “Why are you late?” asked the teacher.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Maria. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach 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) The coach said
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “The bus is late today. (b) Grandma said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Grandma said “The bus is late today.” (d) Grandma said, The bus is late today.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Rahul. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Rahul? (c) “Why are you late,” asked Rahul. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Rahul.
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) The coach said
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Yash said (b) The bus is late today. (c) said, The (d) The bus
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked Sneha. (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Sneha. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Sneha? (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Sneha.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Mum. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Mum? (c) “Why are you late?” asked Mum. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Mum.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said the coach. (b) “The soup is ready.” said the coach. (c) “The soup is ready,” said the coach. (d) The soup is ready,” said the coach.
34. 34.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.”
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said Dad. (b) “The soup is ready” said Dad. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Dad. (d) The soup is ready,” said Dad.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Ananya. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Ananya. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Ananya? (d) “Why are you late,” asked Ananya.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Simran said (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Aisha. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Aisha? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Aisha. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Aisha.

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