Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 498 · 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) It is my turn now,” said Tenzin. (b) “It is my turn now.” said Tenzin. (c) “It is my turn now” said Tenzin. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Tenzin.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Zoya. (b) “Please sit down.” said Zoya. (c) Please sit down,” said Zoya. (d) “Please sit down” said Zoya.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Ananya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Arjun said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Arjun said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Mum asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Mum asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Mum asked, Where is my bag?
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Mum said
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Rahul. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.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.
11. 11.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.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) Mum said (d) The bus
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rohan said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) Farhan said
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) Dad said (d) It is
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha said, “Please sit down. (b) Sneha said “Please sit down.” (c) Sneha said, “Please sit down.” (d) Sneha said, Please sit down.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph 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) Joseph said
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Ishaan asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) Ishaan asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (d) Ishaan asked “Who ate the last laddoo?”
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) said, The
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Simran said (d) Please sit down.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Grandma. (b) “Where is my bag” asked Grandma. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Grandma? (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Grandma.
22. 22.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.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said the teacher. (b) The soup is ready,” said the teacher. (c) “The soup is ready” said the teacher. (d) “The soup is ready,” said the teacher.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Dad. (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Dad. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Dad? (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Dad.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.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.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Riya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) Meera said (d) I love mangoes.
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) Tenzin said (d) It is
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) Vikram said (d) I love mangoes.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Saanvi. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Dev said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya said, “The soup is ready. (b) Diya said, The soup is ready. (c) Diya said “The soup is ready.” (d) Diya said, “The soup is ready.”
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Mum. (b) “Please sit down,” said Mum. (c) “Please sit down” said Mum. (d) “Please sit down.” said Mum.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Nisha. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Nisha. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Nisha? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Nisha.
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Dad said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Kunal said (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Joseph. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)

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