Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 41 · 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 Diya. (b) “Why are you late,” asked Diya. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Diya? (d) “Why are you late” asked Diya.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “It is my turn now. (b) Mum said, It is my turn now. (c) Mum said, “It is my turn now.” (d) Mum said “It is my turn now.”
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera asked, “Why are you late.” (b) Meera asked, “Why are you late?” (c) Meera asked “Why are you late?” (d) Meera asked, Why are you late?
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “I have finished my homework.” (b) Dad said “I have finished my homework.” (c) Dad said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Dad said, I have finished my homework.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Diya said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Diya said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Aisha. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Aisha. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Aisha. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Aisha.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Manav said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Manav said
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Maria said, “The soup is ready. (b) Maria said, The soup is ready. (c) Maria said, “The soup is ready.” (d) Maria said “The soup is ready.”
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) The coach said (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Priya asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (b) Priya asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Priya asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Priya asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) The teacher said (d) Please sit down.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Kunal. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Kunal. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Kunal? (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Kunal.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Kunal said (d) Close the
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dev said (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked “Can I come with you?” (b) Dad asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Dad asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) Dad asked, Can I come with you?
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Grandma said (d) Close the window.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tara said (b) The bus is late today. (c) said, The (d) The bus
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) Grandma said
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Arjun said (b) said, I (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Manav said (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) Dad said (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) Rahul said (d) I love
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “What time is it.” (b) Dad asked, What time is it? (c) Dad asked, “What time is it?” (d) Dad asked “What time is it?”
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Simran said “Close the window.” (b) Simran said, Close the window. (c) Simran said, “Close the window.” (d) Simran said, “Close the window.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said Saanvi. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Saanvi. (c) “I love mangoes.” said Saanvi. (d) I love mangoes,” said Saanvi.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Mum. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Mum. (c) “The soup is ready.” said Mum. (d) The soup is ready,” said Mum.
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) Aarav said (d) The bus is late today.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) Mum said
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (b) Grandma asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Grandma asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Grandma asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.”
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) Sneha said (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran said, “Let us play outside. (b) Imran said “Let us play outside.” (c) Imran said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Imran said, Let us play outside.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said the coach. (b) “It is my turn now” said the coach. (c) It is my turn now,” said the coach. (d) “It is my turn now,” said the coach.

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