Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 452 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kunal said “The soup is ready.” (b) Kunal said, The soup is ready. (c) Kunal said, “The soup is ready. (d) Kunal said, “The soup is ready.”
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) The coach said (d) Let us play outside.
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) The teacher said (d) The soup
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Grandma. (b) “Why are you late” asked Grandma. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Grandma. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Grandma?
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
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.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Isha. (b) “Please sit down.” said Isha. (c) Please sit down,” said Isha. (d) “Please sit down,” said Isha.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Vikram said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Vikram said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Grandma asked “Can I come with you?” (c) Grandma asked, Can I come with you? (d) Grandma asked, “Can I come with you.”
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Mum. (b) “Where is my bag” asked Mum. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Mum. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Mum?
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) Aarav said
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, Can I come with you? (b) The coach asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) The coach asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) The coach asked “Can I come with you?”
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Mum. (b) “Why are you late,” asked Mum. (c) “Why are you late” asked Mum. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Mum?
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) Joseph said (d) said, Close
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Farhan said (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tenzin said, I have finished my homework. (b) Tenzin said, “I have finished my homework. (c) Tenzin said “I have finished my homework.” (d) Tenzin said, “I have finished my homework.”
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) Joseph said
23. 23.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?
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said Farhan. (b) It is my turn now,” said Farhan. (c) “It is my turn now,” said Farhan. (d) “It is my turn now” said Farhan.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Diya. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Diya. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Diya. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Diya.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, The soup is ready. (b) Mum said “The soup is ready.” (c) Mum said, “The soup is ready. (d) Mum said, “The soup is ready.”
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Mum. (b) “Close the window,” said Mum. (c) “Close the window” said Mum. (d) “Close the window.” said Mum.
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) Grandma said (d) said, Please
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan said “Please sit down.” (b) Farhan said, “Please sit down.” (c) Farhan said, “Please sit down. (d) Farhan said, Please sit down.
31. 31.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.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said the coach. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said the coach. (c) “I have finished my homework” said the coach. (d) I have finished my homework,” said the coach.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) Meera said (d) said, I
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now,” said Vikram. (b) “It is my turn now” said Vikram. (c) “It is my turn now.” said Vikram. (d) It is my turn now,” said Vikram.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aarav said “It is my turn now.” (b) Aarav said, “It is my turn now.” (c) Aarav said, It is my turn now. (d) Aarav said, “It is my turn now.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said, The bus is late today. (b) Rohan said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Rohan said, “The bus is late today. (d) Rohan said “The bus is late today.”
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Mum said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Manav said (d) Let us play outside.

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