Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 380 · 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) “Is it raining outside?” asked Nisha. (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked Nisha. (c) “Is it raining outside” asked Nisha. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Nisha?
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dev said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) Dev said
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Isha said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) Isha said (d) The bus is late today.
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) The teacher said (c) Let us (d) said, Let
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kavya said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) Kavya said
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Meera said (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
11. 11.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.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said “Close the window.” (b) Grandma said, Close the window. (c) Grandma said, “Close the window.” (d) Grandma said, “Close the window.
13. 13.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.”
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya said “The bus is late today.” (b) Diya said, “The bus is late today. (c) Diya said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Diya said, The bus is late today.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nisha said “I have finished my homework.” (b) Nisha said, I have finished my homework. (c) Nisha said, “I have finished my homework.” (d) Nisha said, “I have finished my homework.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “The soup is ready. (b) The teacher said “The soup is ready.” (c) The teacher said, “The soup is ready.” (d) The teacher said, The soup is ready.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said Dev. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Dev. (c) I love mangoes,” said Dev. (d) “I love mangoes.” said Dev.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) said, The
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Rahul said
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Saanvi asked “Can I come with you?” (b) Saanvi asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Saanvi asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) Saanvi asked, Can I come with you?
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aisha said, “The bus is late today.” (b) Aisha said, “The bus is late today. (c) Aisha said “The bus is late today.” (d) Aisha said, The bus is late today.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “Please sit down.” (b) Mum said “Please sit down.” (c) Mum said, “Please sit down. (d) Mum said, Please sit down.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Kabir. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Kabir. (c) “The bus is late today.” said Kabir. (d) The bus is late today,” said Kabir.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph said, “The bus is late today.” (b) Joseph said, “The bus is late today. (c) Joseph said, The bus is late today. (d) Joseph said “The bus is late today.”
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) Sneha said
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) Vikram said
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Riya asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) Riya asked, Can I come with you? (c) Riya asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Riya asked, “Can I come with you?”
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Kabir. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked the coach. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked the coach? (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked the coach. (d) “Is it raining outside” asked the coach.
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) Rahul said
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Kunal said (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Dev. (b) The bus is late today,” said Dev. (c) “The bus is late today.” said Dev. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Dev.
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) Omkar said
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Tara? (b) “What time is it?” asked Tara. (c) “What time is it,” asked Tara. (d) “What time is it” asked Tara.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Omkar. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)

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