Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 332 · 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.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) Grandma said
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Zoya. (b) “What time is it?” asked Zoya. (c) “What time is it?” asked Zoya? (d) “What time is it” asked Zoya.
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Simran said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) Simran said (d) said, Please
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said the teacher. (b) “I love mangoes” said the teacher. (c) I love mangoes,” said the teacher. (d) “I love mangoes,” said the teacher.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun asked, “What time is it.” (b) Arjun asked, What time is it? (c) Arjun asked “What time is it?” (d) Arjun asked, “What time is it?”
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach? (b) “Can I come with you,” asked the coach. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach. (d) “Can I come with you” asked the coach.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside,” said Grandma. (b) “Let us play outside.” said Grandma. (c) Let us play outside,” said Grandma. (d) “Let us play outside” said Grandma.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, Let us play outside. (b) Grandma said, “Let us play outside.” (c) Grandma said “Let us play outside.” (d) Grandma said, “Let us play outside.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Priya asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Priya asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Priya asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Priya asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) Mum said (c) said, The (d) The bus
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Manav. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Manav? (c) “Where is my bag” asked Manav. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Manav.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) said, The
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Tara said (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) Mum said (d) said, Let
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) The coach said (d) Let us
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Simran said (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Nisha said (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach 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) The coach said
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) The coach said (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
31. 31.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.”
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Arjun said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Priya said (b) It is my turn now. (c) It is (d) said, It
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside.” said Dad. (b) “Let us play outside” said Dad. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Dad. (d) Let us play outside,” said Dad.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Dad. (b) “Please sit down” said Dad. (c) “Please sit down,” said Dad. (d) “Please sit down.” said Dad.
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) Rohan said
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.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.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Pooja said (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.

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