Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 284 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Meera? (b) “Can I come with you” asked Meera. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Meera. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Meera.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Imran said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) Imran said (d) said, Close
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Rahul. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Simran asked, What time is it? (b) Simran asked “What time is it?” (c) Simran asked, “What time is it.” (d) Simran asked, “What time is it?”
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said the coach. (b) “It is my turn now,” said the coach. (c) It is my turn now,” said the coach. (d) “It is my turn now” said the coach.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Kabir. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Sneha. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Sneha. (c) The bus is late today,” said Sneha. (d) “The bus is late today” said Sneha.
9. 9.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?
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha 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) Sneha said
11. 11.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.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Kabir said (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) I love (d) Grandma said
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Rohan. (b) “The bus is late today.” said Rohan. (c) The bus is late today,” said Rohan. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Rohan.
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) Isha said
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “Let us play outside.” (b) Mum said, Let us play outside. (c) Mum said, “Let us play outside. (d) Mum said “Let us play outside.”
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) Grandma said (d) The soup is ready.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said “Please sit down.” (b) The coach said, Please sit down. (c) The coach said, “Please sit down.” (d) The coach said, “Please sit down.
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Mum said (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Saanvi said (d) Please sit
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) It is (d) Mum said
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said the teacher. (b) “Please sit down,” said the teacher. (c) “Please sit down.” said the teacher. (d) “Please sit down” said the teacher.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked “Why are you late?” (b) The teacher asked, Why are you late? (c) The teacher asked, “Why are you late?” (d) The teacher asked, “Why are you late.”
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Rahul. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked Rahul. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Rahul. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Rahul? (d) “Is it raining outside” asked Rahul.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul said, “The soup is ready.” (b) Rahul said, “The soup is ready. (c) Rahul said “The soup is ready.” (d) Rahul said, The soup is ready.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) Omkar said (d) said, The
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Rohan? (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Rohan. (c) “Can I come with you” asked Rohan. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Rohan.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) Mum said
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Dad. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Dad? (c) “Can I come with you” asked Dad. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Dad.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Saanvi. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)

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