Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 517 · 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.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) I love (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Rahul. (b) “What time is it?” asked Rahul? (c) “What time is it” asked Rahul. (d) “What time is it?” asked Rahul.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Imran said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the (c) Close the window. (d) Imran said
7. 7.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.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Simran said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) Simran said (c) I have (d) said, I
9. 9.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.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Imran. (b) “Close the window.” said Imran. (c) Close the window,” said Imran. (d) “Close the window,” said Imran.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
12. 12.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?”
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Tara? (b) “Why are you late?” asked Tara. (c) “Why are you late” asked Tara. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Tara.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Rohan said (d) Please sit down.
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya asked, What time is it? (b) Diya asked, “What time is it.” (c) Diya asked, “What time is it?” (d) Diya asked “What time is it?”
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Rahul. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said Dad. (b) “Let us play outside.” said Dad. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Dad. (d) Let us play outside,” said Dad.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The teacher said (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Yash said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Farhan said (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Priya said (d) Please sit
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) Ananya said (d) The bus
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera said, “The soup is ready.” (b) Meera said, “The soup is ready. (c) Meera said, The soup is ready. (d) Meera said “The soup is ready.”
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Rahul. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) It is (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Meera. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Meera. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Meera. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Meera.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Simran asked, “Why are you late?” (b) Simran asked “Why are you late?” (c) Simran asked, Why are you late? (d) Simran asked, “Why are you late.”
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Ishaan. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Ishaan? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Ishaan. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Ishaan.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) Simran said
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said the teacher. (b) “Let us play outside.” said the teacher. (c) “Let us play outside” said the teacher. (d) “Let us play outside,” said the teacher.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said Imran. (b) Let us play outside,” said Imran. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Imran. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Imran.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Rohan. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Rohan. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Rohan. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Rohan?
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Priya said (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Isha. (b) “The bus is late today” said Isha. (c) The bus is late today,” said Isha. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Isha.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) Sneha said

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