Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 409 · 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) “Why are you late” asked Riya. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Riya? (c) “Why are you late?” asked Riya. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Riya.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said “The soup is ready.” (b) The coach said, “The soup is ready.” (c) The coach said, “The soup is ready. (d) The coach said, The soup is ready.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes,” said Vikram. (b) I love mangoes,” said Vikram. (c) “I love mangoes.” said Vikram. (d) “I love mangoes” said Vikram.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Kabir. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Kabir? (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Kabir. (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Kabir.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Omkar. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Nisha said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) Nisha said
8. 8.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.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Tara said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Tara said (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
10. 10.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?
11. 11.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.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Grandma. (b) Close the window,” said Grandma. (c) “Close the window.” said Grandma. (d) “Close the window,” said Grandma.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Nisha said (d) I have
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “I have finished my homework. (b) Mum said “I have finished my homework.” (c) Mum said, “I have finished my homework.” (d) Mum said, I have finished my homework.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes,” said Simran. (b) “I love mangoes” said Simran. (c) I love mangoes,” said Simran. (d) “I love mangoes.” said Simran.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, Why are you late? (b) The coach asked “Why are you late?” (c) The coach asked, “Why are you late?” (d) The coach asked, “Why are you late.”
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aisha said, The bus is late today. (b) Aisha said “The bus is late today.” (c) Aisha said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Aisha said, “The bus is late today.
19. 19.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.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Omkar. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked “What time is it?” (b) Mum asked, What time is it? (c) Mum asked, “What time is it.” (d) Mum asked, “What time is it?”
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph asked, “Why are you late?” (b) Joseph asked, Why are you late? (c) Joseph asked, “Why are you late.” (d) Joseph asked “Why are you late?”
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) Mum said (d) The soup
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Yash said (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) Dad said (d) said, Please
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Dev. (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Dev. (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Dev. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Dev?
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) The coach said (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Isha said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aisha said “I love mangoes.” (b) Aisha said, I love mangoes. (c) Aisha said, “I love mangoes.” (d) Aisha said, “I love mangoes.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.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.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said Arjun. (b) “I love mangoes.” said Arjun. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Arjun. (d) I love mangoes,” said Arjun.
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Kunal said (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, Let us play outside. (b) Dad said “Let us play outside.” (c) Dad said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Dad said, “Let us play outside.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said Aisha. (b) “I love mangoes.” said Aisha. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Aisha. (d) “I love mangoes” said Aisha.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tenzin asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) Tenzin asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Tenzin asked, “Is it raining outside.” (d) Tenzin asked, “Is it raining outside?”

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