Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 407 · 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) Isha asked, Can I come with you? (b) Isha asked “Can I come with you?” (c) Isha asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Isha asked, “Can I come with you?”
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach. (b) “Can I come with you,” asked the coach. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach? (d) “Can I come with you” asked the coach.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Mum said
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja said, “Please sit down. (b) Pooja said, Please sit down. (c) Pooja said “Please sit down.” (d) Pooja said, “Please sit down.”
6. 6.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.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aarav said, Please sit down. (b) Aarav said, “Please sit down.” (c) Aarav said “Please sit down.” (d) Aarav said, “Please sit down.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Nisha said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Nisha said (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Zoya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, Close the window. (b) The teacher said “Close the window.” (c) The teacher said, “Close the window. (d) The teacher said, “Close the window.”
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal 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) Kunal said
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Maria? (b) “Where is my bag” asked Maria. (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Maria. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Maria.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Mum asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Mum asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (d) Mum asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.”
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha said “Close the window.” (b) Sneha said, “Close the window.” (c) Sneha said, Close the window. (d) Sneha said, “Close the window.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Saanvi. (b) “The bus is late today.” said Saanvi. (c) The bus is late today,” said Saanvi. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Saanvi.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The bus is late today,” said Mum. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Mum. (c) “The bus is late today.” said Mum. (d) “The bus is late today” said Mum.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Riya. (b) “Please sit down.” said Riya. (c) “Please sit down” said Riya. (d) “Please sit down,” said Riya.
19. 19.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.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Zoya said, “I have finished my homework. (b) Zoya said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Zoya said “I have finished my homework.” (d) Zoya said, I have finished my homework.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha said, “Please sit down.” (b) Isha said, Please sit down. (c) Isha said, “Please sit down. (d) Isha said “Please sit down.”
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (b) The coach asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) The coach asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) The coach asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rahul said (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) I love (d) Imran said
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph said, “I love mangoes.” (b) Joseph said, “I love mangoes. (c) Joseph said, I love mangoes. (d) Joseph said “I love mangoes.”
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Vikram said (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) said, The
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, Is it raining outside? (b) The coach asked, “Is it raining outside.” (c) The coach asked “Is it raining outside?” (d) The coach asked, “Is it raining outside?”
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Rahul. (b) “Please sit down” said Rahul. (c) “Please sit down,” said Rahul. (d) “Please sit down.” said Rahul.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) Mum said
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha asked, “Why are you late.” (b) Sneha asked, “Why are you late?” (c) Sneha asked “Why are you late?” (d) Sneha asked, Why are you late?
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) Farhan said
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Mum. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Mum. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Mum. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Mum.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Rahul. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Rahul? (c) “Why are you late” asked Rahul. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Rahul.

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