Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 493 · 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) Imran asked “What time is it?” (b) Imran asked, What time is it? (c) Imran asked, “What time is it.” (d) Imran asked, “What time is it?”
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The bus is late today,” said Omkar. (b) “The bus is late today.” said Omkar. (c) “The bus is late today” said Omkar. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Omkar.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Dad. (b) “The bus is late today.” said Dad. (c) “The bus is late today,” said Dad. (d) The bus is late today,” said Dad.
4. 4.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.”
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Yash said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Yash said (d) Please sit down.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Saanvi said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Saanvi said
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window,” said Sneha. (b) “Close the window” said Sneha. (c) Close the window,” said Sneha. (d) “Close the window.” said Sneha.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked Mum. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum? (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum. (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Mum.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) The teacher said (d) Let us play outside.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha said, “Let us play outside. (b) Sneha said “Let us play outside.” (c) Sneha said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Sneha said, Let us play outside.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked the teacher. (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked the teacher. (c) “Is it raining outside” asked the teacher. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked the teacher?
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Rahul said (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Imran. (b) “What time is it,” asked Imran. (c) “What time is it” asked Imran. (d) “What time is it?” asked Imran?
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Simran said, “The soup is ready. (b) Simran said, The soup is ready. (c) Simran said, “The soup is ready.” (d) Simran said “The soup is ready.”
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) said, The
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Simran? (b) “Why are you late?” asked Simran. (c) “Why are you late” asked Simran. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Simran.
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “Is it raining outside?” (b) Mum asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Mum asked “Is it raining outside?” (d) Mum asked, “Is it raining outside.”
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) Tara said (d) said, Please
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Aisha? (b) “What time is it,” asked Aisha. (c) “What time is it?” asked Aisha. (d) “What time is it” asked Aisha.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Tenzin. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Tenzin. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Tenzin. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Tenzin?
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.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?”
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Arjun. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Arjun. (c) “The soup is ready.” said Arjun. (d) “The soup is ready” said Arjun.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) Meera said (d) I love
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) I love (c) Arjun said (d) said, I
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) The teacher said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Mum said
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked the coach? (b) “Why are you late,” asked the coach. (c) “Why are you late” asked the coach. (d) “Why are you late?” asked the coach.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) I love (c) said, I (d) Grandma said
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, Is it raining outside? (b) Grandma asked “Is it raining outside?” (c) Grandma asked, “Is it raining outside?” (d) Grandma asked, “Is it raining outside.”
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Aarav? (b) “What time is it” asked Aarav. (c) “What time is it?” asked Aarav. (d) “What time is it,” asked Aarav.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)

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