Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 378 · 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) “What time is it?” asked Dad? (b) “What time is it” asked Dad. (c) “What time is it,” asked Dad. (d) “What time is it?” asked Dad.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Isha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) The coach said (d) I love
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Tara. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Tara. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Tara? (d) “Why are you late,” asked Tara.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Ishaan. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Ishaan. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Ishaan. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Ishaan.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Mum? (b) “What time is it” asked Mum. (c) “What time is it,” asked Mum. (d) “What time is it?” asked Mum.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Arjun said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Arjun said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev said, “I have finished my homework.” (b) Dev said, “I have finished my homework. (c) Dev said, I have finished my homework. (d) Dev said “I have finished my homework.”
10. 10.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?”
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) It is (d) Nisha said
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Omkar said (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) said, Let
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Grandma. (b) “What time is it?” asked Grandma? (c) “What time is it,” asked Grandma. (d) “What time is it” asked Grandma.
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Grandma said (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rohan said (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) It is
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) The coach said (c) It is (d) said, It
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran said “Let us play outside.” (b) Imran said, Let us play outside. (c) Imran said, “Let us play outside. (d) Imran said, “Let us play outside.”
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav said, Close the window. (b) Manav said, “Close the window.” (c) Manav said “Close the window.” (d) Manav said, “Close the window.
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Pooja said (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) said, Close
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan asked, Where is my bag? (b) Farhan asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Farhan asked “Where is my bag?” (d) Farhan asked, “Where is my bag?”
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.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.
29. 29.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.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Riya said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) I have (d) said, I
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Priya said (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) said, The (d) Mum said
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Kabir said (c) Close the (d) said, Close
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) Tenzin said (d) I have finished my homework.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) Dad said
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)

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