Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

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

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