Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 387 · 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 (“ ”):
   The coach said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Dad. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dad. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Dad. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dad?
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Grandma said (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
5. 5.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?
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Nisha. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Nisha. (c) “The bus is late today” said Nisha. (d) The bus is late today,” said Nisha.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Dad. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Dad. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Dad. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Dad?
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.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
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) said, I (d) Nisha said
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Nisha said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum 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) Mum said
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Aisha. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Aisha? (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Aisha. (d) “Can I come with you” asked Aisha.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nisha asked, “What time is it.” (b) Nisha asked, “What time is it?” (c) Nisha asked “What time is it?” (d) Nisha asked, What time is it?
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) Aisha said (c) It is (d) said, It
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash said, “The soup is ready.” (b) Yash said “The soup is ready.” (c) Yash said, “The soup is ready. (d) Yash said, The soup is ready.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Dad. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Dad. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Dad. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Dad.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja said, “The soup is ready. (b) Pooja said, The soup is ready. (c) Pooja said “The soup is ready.” (d) Pooja said, “The soup is ready.”
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) It is (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today,” said Riya. (b) “The bus is late today” said Riya. (c) The bus is late today,” said Riya. (d) “The bus is late today.” said Riya.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.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.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Kunal. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) It is (c) said, It (d) Meera said
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kabir said (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Ishaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Grandma said (d) Let us
33. 33.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.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Meera said (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) The coach said
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside,” said the teacher. (b) “Let us play outside.” said the teacher. (c) Let us play outside,” said the teacher. (d) “Let us play outside” said the teacher.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, Is it raining outside? (b) Grandma asked “Is it raining outside?” (c) Grandma asked, “Is it raining outside.” (d) Grandma asked, “Is it raining outside?”

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