Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 401 · 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) The teacher asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) The teacher asked, Is it raining outside? (c) The teacher asked, “Is it raining outside?” (d) The teacher asked, “Is it raining outside.”
2. 2.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?
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down.” said Imran. (b) “Please sit down,” said Imran. (c) Please sit down,” said Imran. (d) “Please sit down” said Imran.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Zoya said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) Zoya said
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Tara. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ananya said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) I love (d) Ananya said
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Rahul 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) Rahul said
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kavya said, “Let us play outside. (b) Kavya said, Let us play outside. (c) Kavya said “Let us play outside.” (d) Kavya said, “Let us play outside.”
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said Aisha. (b) “Let us play outside” said Aisha. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Aisha. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Aisha.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Simran. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Simran. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Simran. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Simran.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Priya. (b) “Close the window” said Priya. (c) Close the window,” said Priya. (d) “Close the window,” said Priya.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Zoya. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Zoya. (c) “The soup is ready” said Zoya. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Zoya.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Dad? (b) “Why are you late” asked Dad. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Dad. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Dad.
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) Mum said (d) The soup is ready.
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “The bus is late today.” (b) The teacher said, “The bus is late today. (c) The teacher said “The bus is late today.” (d) The teacher said, The bus is late today.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Let us (c) The teacher said (d) said, Let
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rohan said (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) I love
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Simran said, It is my turn now. (b) Simran said, “It is my turn now.” (c) Simran said “It is my turn now.” (d) Simran said, “It is my turn now.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said the teacher. (b) “It is my turn now,” said the teacher. (c) “It is my turn now.” said the teacher. (d) “It is my turn now” said the teacher.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan said “I have finished my homework.” (b) Ishaan said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Ishaan said, I have finished my homework. (d) Ishaan said, “I have finished my homework.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) Omkar said (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Omkar said (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Grandma said (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Ishaan. (b) “Close the window,” said Ishaan. (c) Close the window,” said Ishaan. (d) “Close the window” said Ishaan.
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Rahul. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Vikram. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Grandma. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Grandma. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Grandma. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Grandma?
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside.” said Manav. (b) “Let us play outside” said Manav. (c) Let us play outside,” said Manav. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Manav.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said Rahul. (b) “I love mangoes.” said Rahul. (c) “I love mangoes” said Rahul. (d) “I love mangoes,” said Rahul.

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