Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 392 · 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) Dad said, “The bus is late today. (b) Dad said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Dad said “The bus is late today.” (d) Dad said, The bus is late today.
2. 2.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.”
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 sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ananya said, “It is my turn now.” (b) Ananya said, It is my turn now. (c) Ananya said, “It is my turn now. (d) Ananya said “It is my turn now.”
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Aarav 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) Aarav said
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Dev asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Dev asked, Where is my bag? (d) Dev asked, “Where is my bag?”
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (b) Omkar asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Omkar asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Omkar asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
9. 9.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?
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Zoya. (b) “Close the window” said Zoya. (c) “Close the window,” said Zoya. (d) Close the window,” said Zoya.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) The coach asked, Where is my bag? (c) The coach asked “Where is my bag?” (d) The coach asked, “Where is my bag.”
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Omkar said (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) Mum said
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Zoya. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Zoya? (c) “Why are you late?” asked Zoya. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Zoya.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “I love mangoes. (b) Mum said, “I love mangoes.” (c) Mum said, I love mangoes. (d) Mum said “I love mangoes.”
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The soup is ready. (c) Dad said (d) said, The
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) I love
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Kavya. (b) “It is my turn now” said Kavya. (c) “It is my turn now.” said Kavya. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Kavya.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) Isha said (d) The bus is late today.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) Dev said (d) The bus
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Isha. (b) “Please sit down.” said Isha. (c) “Please sit down,” said Isha. (d) “Please sit down” said Isha.
23. 23.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.
24. 24.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.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Dev. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dev. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dev? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Dev.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked the teacher? (b) “What time is it” asked the teacher. (c) “What time is it?” asked the teacher. (d) “What time is it,” asked the teacher.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, I love mangoes. (b) The teacher said, “I love mangoes.” (c) The teacher said, “I love mangoes. (d) The teacher said “I love mangoes.”
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rahul said (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kunal said (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
33. 33.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.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Nisha? (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Nisha. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Nisha. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Nisha.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Vikram said (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Imran asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Imran asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Imran asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) I love (c) said, I (d) Zoya said
39. 39.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.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Dad said (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus

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