Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 51 · 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) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Rahul. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Rahul. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Rahul. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Rahul?
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Joseph said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Joseph said (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja said, The soup is ready. (b) Pooja said, “The soup is ready.” (c) Pooja said, “The soup is ready. (d) Pooja said “The soup is ready.”
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) The teacher said (d) I love
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Aisha. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Aisha. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Aisha? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Aisha.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ananya said “The soup is ready.” (b) Ananya said, “The soup is ready. (c) Ananya said, “The soup is ready.” (d) Ananya said, The soup is ready.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said Rohan. (b) Let us play outside,” said Rohan. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Rohan. (d) “Let us play outside.” said Rohan.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Farhan. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Farhan. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Farhan? (d) “Where is my bag” asked Farhan.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Saanvi said (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tara said (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) Grandma said
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said “I have finished my homework.” (b) Mum said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Mum said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Mum said, I have finished my homework.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Dad. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Dad? (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Dad. (d) “Where is my bag” asked Dad.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Tenzin. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Tenzin. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Tenzin. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Tenzin?
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) Mum said
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Mum said (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Mum said (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) The teacher said (d) said, I
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Kavya. (b) “What time is it” asked Kavya. (c) “What time is it?” asked Kavya. (d) “What time is it?” asked Kavya?
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, Please sit down. (b) Dad said “Please sit down.” (c) Dad said, “Please sit down.” (d) Dad said, “Please sit down.
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Farhan said (c) said, Close (d) Close the
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) Imran said (d) I love mangoes.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ananya said “I have finished my homework.” (b) Ananya said, I have finished my homework. (c) Ananya said, “I have finished my homework.” (d) Ananya said, “I have finished my homework.
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Imran said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Mum said (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) The teacher said
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) Joseph said (d) I have finished my homework.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Zoya. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Zoya. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Zoya. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Zoya?
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked the teacher. (b) “Can I come with you,” asked the teacher. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher? (d) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Vikram asked, “Is it raining outside?” (b) Vikram asked, “Is it raining outside.” (c) Vikram asked, Is it raining outside? (d) Vikram asked “Is it raining outside?”
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)

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