Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 375 · 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 (“ ”):
   Diya said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) Diya said (d) said, Close
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Meera. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Meera? (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Meera. (d) “Can I come with you” asked Meera.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said Mum. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Mum. (c) “I love mangoes.” said Mum. (d) I love mangoes,” said Mum.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Dad asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Dad asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Dad asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Arjun said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Arjun said
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Omkar. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Omkar? (c) “Why are you late?” asked Omkar. (d) “Why are you late” asked Omkar.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan asked, “What time is it.” (b) Farhan asked “What time is it?” (c) Farhan asked, What time is it? (d) Farhan asked, “What time is it?”
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) The coach said
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Meera asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Meera asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Meera asked, Where is my bag?
12. 12.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.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) I love
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Simran said
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Simran said (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Rohan. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Rohan? (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Rohan. (d) “Where is my bag” asked Rohan.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked Mum. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum. (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Mum. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum?
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Isha. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Isha. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Isha. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Isha.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window,” said Aisha. (b) “Close the window” said Aisha. (c) Close the window,” said Aisha. (d) “Close the window.” said Aisha.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today,” said Aarav. (b) “The bus is late today” said Aarav. (c) “The bus is late today.” said Aarav. (d) The bus is late today,” said Aarav.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “Close the window. (b) Dad said “Close the window.” (c) Dad said, “Close the window.” (d) Dad said, Close the window.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window,” said Grandma. (b) Close the window,” said Grandma. (c) “Close the window” said Grandma. (d) “Close the window.” said Grandma.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Saanvi. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said Kabir. (b) “The soup is ready” said Kabir. (c) “The soup is ready.” said Kabir. (d) The soup is ready,” said Kabir.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Ishaan. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Ishaan. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Ishaan. (d) “The soup is ready” said Ishaan.
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Zoya said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) I love (c) said, I (d) Mum said
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) Sneha said (d) said, I
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) The coach asked “Can I come with you?” (c) The coach asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) The coach asked, Can I come with you?
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)

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