Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 470 · 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?
   “Let us play outside___” said Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Yash said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Yash said
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kabir said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) Kabir said
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ishaan said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) Ishaan said
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) Mum said (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Vikram. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Kunal. (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Kunal. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Kunal? (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Kunal.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Aisha. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Aisha. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Aisha? (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Aisha.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kabir said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) Kabir said
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The bus is late today,” said Imran. (b) “The bus is late today” said Imran. (c) “The bus is late today,” said Imran. (d) “The bus is late today.” said Imran.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Maria. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Maria? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Maria. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Maria.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aarav said, I love mangoes. (b) Aarav said “I love mangoes.” (c) Aarav said, “I love mangoes. (d) Aarav said, “I love mangoes.”
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) Grandma said
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Tenzin. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.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.
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) It is (d) The coach said
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) The coach said
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked the teacher. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked the teacher. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked the teacher? (d) “Where is my bag” asked the teacher.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Kunal. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.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?”
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha asked, Where is my bag? (b) Isha asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Isha asked “Where is my bag?” (d) Isha asked, “Where is my bag?”
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said Kunal. (b) I love mangoes,” said Kunal. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Kunal. (d) “I love mangoes” said Kunal.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said the teacher. (b) “I love mangoes.” said the teacher. (c) “I love mangoes,” said the teacher. (d) “I love mangoes” said the teacher.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Priya. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Priya? (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Priya. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Priya.
30. 30.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.”
31. 31.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.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad 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) Dad said
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir asked, Can I come with you? (b) Kabir asked “Can I come with you?” (c) Kabir asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) Kabir asked, “Can I come with you.”
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) The teacher asked, Can I come with you? (c) The teacher asked “Can I come with you?” (d) The teacher asked, “Can I come with you.”
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said “The bus is late today.” (b) The teacher said, “The bus is late today. (c) The teacher said, The bus is late today. (d) The teacher said, “The bus is late today.”
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) The coach said (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.

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