Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

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

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