Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 308 · 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?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Rahul said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Rahul said
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said the coach. (b) “Close the window” said the coach. (c) “Close the window,” said the coach. (d) Close the window,” said the coach.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Ananya. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Ananya. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Ananya. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Ananya.
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera said, “Let us play outside. (b) Meera said “Let us play outside.” (c) Meera said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Meera said, Let us play outside.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said Aarav. (b) “I love mangoes” said Aarav. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Aarav. (d) I love mangoes,” said Aarav.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked the coach. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked the coach. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked the coach. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked the coach?
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Simran said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.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?
16. 16.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.”
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Riya asked, Why are you late? (b) Riya asked “Why are you late?” (c) Riya asked, “Why are you late.” (d) Riya asked, “Why are you late?”
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Farhan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Kunal. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) The teacher asked “Where is my bag?” (c) The teacher asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) The teacher asked, Where is my bag?
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.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.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Imran. (b) “Can I come with you” asked Imran. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Imran? (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Imran.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Diya. (b) “Please sit down.” said Diya. (c) “Please sit down,” said Diya. (d) “Please sit down” said Diya.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Rohan said
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Nisha said (b) Close the (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Rahul. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Dev. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Dev? (c) “Why are you late?” asked Dev. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Dev.
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) Diya said (c) The bus (d) said, The
32. 32.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.”
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Riya said (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) said, The
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked the coach. (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked the coach. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked the coach? (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked the coach.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Ishaan said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir asked, What time is it? (b) Kabir asked, “What time is it.” (c) Kabir asked, “What time is it?” (d) Kabir asked “What time is it?”

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