Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 464 · 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) Saanvi asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Saanvi asked, Can I come with you? (c) Saanvi asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Saanvi asked “Can I come with you?”
2. 2.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.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Kunal. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ishaan said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) I love (d) Ishaan said
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked the teacher. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the teacher. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked the teacher. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the teacher?
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside.” said Tara. (b) “Let us play outside” said Tara. (c) Let us play outside,” said Tara. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Tara.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Riya asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) Riya asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Riya asked, “Is it raining outside?” (d) Riya asked, “Is it raining outside.”
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Manav. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Manav. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Manav. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Manav.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Manav. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Manav. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Manav? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Manav.
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Joseph. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) The teacher said (c) said, Close (d) Close the
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Dev said (d) Please sit down.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) Isha asked, “Is it raining outside?” (c) Isha asked, Is it raining outside? (d) Isha asked, “Is it raining outside.”
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Kabir. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Kabir. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Kabir? (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Kabir.
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Manav said (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) said, Let
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) Riya said (d) The bus is late today.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Priya said, “I have finished my homework.” (b) Priya said, “I have finished my homework. (c) Priya said “I have finished my homework.” (d) Priya said, I have finished my homework.
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) Meera said
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Rohan. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Rohan. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Rohan. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Rohan.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan asked “Can I come with you?” (b) Farhan asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) Farhan asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Farhan asked, Can I come with you?
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Saanvi. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The coach said (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Vikram. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said Aarav. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Aarav. (c) “I love mangoes.” said Aarav. (d) I love mangoes,” said Aarav.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Kunal. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) Arjun said (c) The soup (d) said, The
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) said, The
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach 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) The coach said
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) The teacher asked, Where is my bag? (c) The teacher asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) The teacher asked “Where is my bag?”
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Pooja. (b) “Why are you late” asked Pooja. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Pooja? (d) “Why are you late?” asked Pooja.
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)

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