Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 42 · 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) “Let us play outside” said Pooja. (b) Let us play outside,” said Pooja. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Pooja. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Pooja.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said Diya. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Diya. (c) The soup is ready,” said Diya. (d) “The soup is ready” said Diya.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside.” said Grandma. (b) “Let us play outside” said Grandma. (c) Let us play outside,” said Grandma. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Grandma.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Vikram. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said the coach. (b) “The bus is late today,” said the coach. (c) The bus is late today,” said the coach. (d) “The bus is late today.” said the coach.
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dev said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dev said (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) said, Let
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Isha. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Isha. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Isha. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Isha.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Grandma asked, “Where is my bag?” (c) Grandma asked “Where is my bag?” (d) Grandma asked, Where is my bag?
9. 9.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.
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Omkar. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.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.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Grandma. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Grandma. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma?
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Dev. (b) “The soup is ready” said Dev. (c) “The soup is ready.” said Dev. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Dev.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Kabir asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Kabir asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Kabir asked, Where is my bag?
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes,” said Mum. (b) “I love mangoes.” said Mum. (c) I love mangoes,” said Mum. (d) “I love mangoes” said Mum.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) Mum said
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Dad. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Dad. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dad? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dad.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) Rahul said (d) said, The
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Meera said
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) Aisha said
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) Grandma said (d) The soup
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “The soup is ready. (b) Dad said “The soup is ready.” (c) Dad said, The soup is ready. (d) Dad said, “The soup is ready.”
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Ishaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) The coach said
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “Let us play outside.” (b) Grandma said, “Let us play outside. (c) Grandma said, Let us play outside. (d) Grandma said “Let us play outside.”
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aarav asked, “Why are you late.” (b) Aarav asked, Why are you late? (c) Aarav asked, “Why are you late?” (d) Aarav asked “Why are you late?”
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Ishaan. (b) “Please sit down” said Ishaan. (c) “Please sit down.” said Ishaan. (d) Please sit down,” said Ishaan.
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Ananya said (d) I have
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) I have (d) Dad said
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan said, “It is my turn now. (b) Ishaan said “It is my turn now.” (c) Ishaan said, It is my turn now. (d) Ishaan said, “It is my turn now.”
40. 40.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) The bus is late today. (d) said, The

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