Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 314 · 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) “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.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.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.”
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Aarav. (b) “What time is it?” asked Aarav? (c) “What time is it?” asked Aarav. (d) “What time is it” asked Aarav.
6. 6.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?”
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) I love (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Ananya. (b) “Close the window.” said Ananya. (c) “Close the window” said Ananya. (d) “Close the window,” said Ananya.
9. 9.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.
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Imran. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Imran? (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Imran. (d) “Where is my bag” asked Imran.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window,” said the teacher. (b) Close the window,” said the teacher. (c) “Close the window” said the teacher. (d) “Close the window.” said the teacher.
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) Vikram said (d) The bus is late today.
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) Rohan said
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Aisha said (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes,” said Manav. (b) I love mangoes,” said Manav. (c) “I love mangoes” said Manav. (d) “I love mangoes.” said Manav.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tenzin asked, “Is it raining outside.” (b) Tenzin asked “Is it raining outside?” (c) Tenzin asked, Is it raining outside? (d) Tenzin asked, “Is it raining outside?”
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) Yash said (d) The soup
22. 22.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.”
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) Mum said (d) The bus is late today.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said Riya. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Riya. (c) “I love mangoes” said Riya. (d) I love mangoes,” said Riya.
26. 26.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?
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Pooja. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked the teacher. (b) “What time is it?” asked the teacher. (c) “What time is it?” asked the teacher? (d) “What time is it,” asked the teacher.
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, The (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
30. 30.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
31. 31.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.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Simran. (b) “Please sit down,” said Simran. (c) “Please sit down.” said Simran. (d) “Please sit down” said Simran.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Rohan. (b) “Why are you late,” asked Rohan. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Rohan? (d) “Why are you late” asked Rohan.
34. 34.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.”
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Tenzin? (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked Tenzin. (c) “Is it raining outside” asked Tenzin. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Tenzin.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) The bus (c) Dad said (d) said, The
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said the coach. (b) “The bus is late today.” said the coach. (c) “The bus is late today,” said the coach. (d) The bus is late today,” said the coach.
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Meera said (b) I love (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the coach. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked the coach. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked the coach. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the coach?
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja said “I love mangoes.” (b) Pooja said, I love mangoes. (c) Pooja said, “I love mangoes. (d) Pooja said, “I love mangoes.”

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