Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 388 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.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.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kunal said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kunal said (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
7. 7.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.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said Arjun. (b) “The soup is ready” said Arjun. (c) “The soup is ready.” said Arjun. (d) The soup is ready,” said Arjun.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Tenzin said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tenzin said (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Vikram asked “Where is my bag?” (b) Vikram asked, Where is my bag? (c) Vikram asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Vikram asked, “Where is my bag.”
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Vikram. (b) “What time is it,” asked Vikram. (c) “What time is it?” asked Vikram? (d) “What time is it” asked Vikram.
14. 14.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) said, Let (d) Let us
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) The teacher said (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir said, “Close the window. (b) Kabir said, “Close the window.” (c) Kabir said “Close the window.” (d) Kabir said, Close the window.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, Where is my bag? (b) Dad asked, “Where is my bag?” (c) Dad asked “Where is my bag?” (d) Dad asked, “Where is my bag.”
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan said, “I have finished my homework.” (b) Farhan said “I have finished my homework.” (c) Farhan said, I have finished my homework. (d) Farhan said, “I have finished my homework.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Omkar. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kabir said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Pooja said
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Meera. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Meera? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Meera. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Meera.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Saanvi said (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) It is
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Kavya. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Kavya? (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Kavya. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Kavya.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now,” said Saanvi. (b) It is my turn now,” said Saanvi. (c) “It is my turn now” said Saanvi. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Saanvi.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said the teacher. (b) “I love mangoes.” said the teacher. (c) I love mangoes,” said the teacher. (d) “I love mangoes,” said the teacher.
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Tenzin said (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Tenzin. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Meera said (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said “Let us play outside.” (b) Mum said, “Let us play outside. (c) Mum said, Let us play outside. (d) Mum said, “Let us play outside.”
40. 40.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

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