Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 287 · 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?
   “The bus is late today___” said Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ananya said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) Ananya said
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Imran said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) Imran said (d) The soup is ready.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Farhan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now,” said Grandma. (b) “It is my turn now” said Grandma. (c) “It is my turn now.” said Grandma. (d) It is my turn now,” said Grandma.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Ishaan. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Ishaan. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Ishaan. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Ishaan.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ishaan said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) Ishaan said
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “Close the window.” (b) Mum said, “Close the window. (c) Mum said “Close the window.” (d) Mum said, Close the window.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph asked, “Why are you late.” (b) Joseph asked “Why are you late?” (c) Joseph asked, Why are you late? (d) Joseph asked, “Why are you late?”
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Ananya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Aarav. (b) “Close the window.” said Aarav. (c) Close the window,” said Aarav. (d) “Close the window,” said Aarav.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) The teacher said (d) said, I
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said, “Close the window. (b) Rohan said, “Close the window.” (c) Rohan said, Close the window. (d) Rohan said “Close the window.”
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Maria. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Grandma said (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, It is my turn now. (b) Mum said, “It is my turn now.” (c) Mum said, “It is my turn now. (d) Mum said “It is my turn now.”
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash said, “Let us play outside. (b) Yash said, Let us play outside. (c) Yash said “Let us play outside.” (d) Yash said, “Let us play outside.”
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tara asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) Tara asked, “Is it raining outside?” (c) Tara asked, “Is it raining outside.” (d) Tara asked, Is it raining outside?
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Let us
21. 21.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.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Nisha. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Nisha. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Nisha. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Nisha?
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) The coach said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Vikram asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (b) Vikram asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Vikram asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Vikram asked “Who ate the last laddoo?”
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) The teacher said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Rahul. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.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?
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) Tenzin said
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan said “Please sit down.” (b) Farhan said, “Please sit down.” (c) Farhan said, Please sit down. (d) Farhan said, “Please sit down.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “I love mangoes.” (b) The teacher said “I love mangoes.” (c) The teacher said, I love mangoes. (d) The teacher said, “I love mangoes.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev said, I love mangoes. (b) Dev said “I love mangoes.” (c) Dev said, “I love mangoes.” (d) Dev said, “I love mangoes.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, “It is my turn now.” (b) The coach said “It is my turn now.” (c) The coach said, It is my turn now. (d) The coach said, “It is my turn now.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Pooja. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aisha asked, “What time is it?” (b) Aisha asked, What time is it? (c) Aisha asked “What time is it?” (d) Aisha asked, “What time is it.”
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)

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