Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 372 · 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) “I have finished my homework” said the coach. (b) I have finished my homework,” said the coach. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said the coach. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said the coach.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Imran. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Imran. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Imran. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Imran?
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Rohan said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Rohan said (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan said “It is my turn now.” (b) Ishaan said, “It is my turn now.” (c) Ishaan said, It is my turn now. (d) Ishaan said, “It is my turn now.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now,” said Mum. (b) “It is my turn now” said Mum. (c) “It is my turn now.” said Mum. (d) It is my turn now,” said Mum.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tara asked “Why are you late?” (b) Tara asked, Why are you late? (c) Tara asked, “Why are you late.” (d) Tara asked, “Why are you late?”
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked the teacher. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher? (d) “Can I come with you,” asked the teacher.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now,” said Manav. (b) It is my turn now,” said Manav. (c) “It is my turn now” said Manav. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Manav.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, “Let us play outside. (b) The coach said “Let us play outside.” (c) The coach said, “Let us play outside.” (d) The coach said, Let us play outside.
11. 11.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.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now,” said Simran. (b) It is my turn now,” said Simran. (c) “It is my turn now.” said Simran. (d) “It is my turn now” said Simran.
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Simran said (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rahul said (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Let us
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) Joseph said (d) It is
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) Aarav said
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down.” said Farhan. (b) Please sit down,” said Farhan. (c) “Please sit down,” said Farhan. (d) “Please sit down” said Farhan.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) The coach asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (c) The coach asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) The coach asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Riya said (b) said, I (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Isha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (b) Rohan asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Rohan asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Rohan asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.”
25. 25.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.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, I love mangoes. (b) Mum said, “I love mangoes. (c) Mum said, “I love mangoes.” (d) Mum said “I love mangoes.”
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) I love (c) Farhan said (d) said, I
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev asked, Can I come with you? (b) Dev asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Dev asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) Dev asked “Can I come with you?”
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) Mum said (d) I have
31. 31.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) Dad said (c) said, The (d) The bus
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) Dad said
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said Kavya. (b) “I love mangoes” said Kavya. (c) I love mangoes,” said Kavya. (d) “I love mangoes,” said Kavya.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, “Why are you late?” (b) Grandma asked, “Why are you late.” (c) Grandma asked “Why are you late?” (d) Grandma asked, Why are you late?
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “The bus is late today.” (b) The teacher said, The bus is late today. (c) The teacher said, “The bus is late today. (d) The teacher said “The bus is late today.”
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan asked, Why are you late? (b) Ishaan asked, “Why are you late?” (c) Ishaan asked “Why are you late?” (d) Ishaan asked, “Why are you late.”
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rohan said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Saanvi said (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close

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