Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 524 · 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) “I have finished my homework” said the coach. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said the coach. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said the coach. (d) I have finished my homework,” said the coach.
2. 2.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?”
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja asked, “Is it raining outside.” (b) Pooja asked “Is it raining outside?” (c) Pooja asked, “Is it raining outside?” (d) Pooja asked, Is it raining outside?
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dev said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) Dev said
7. 7.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?”
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tara asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Tara asked “Can I come with you?” (c) Tara asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Tara asked, Can I come with you?
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Aisha said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) Aisha said (d) It is
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Mum said (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) Mum said
13. 13.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.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Imran asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) Imran asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (d) Imran asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Kunal. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) Isha said
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
20. 20.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.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.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?”
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) The coach said (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) Dad said
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) It is (c) said, It (d) Imran said
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Zoya said (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Ishaan. (b) “Close the window” said Ishaan. (c) “Close the window.” said Ishaan. (d) “Close the window,” said Ishaan.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
30. 30.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.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Isha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aisha said, Please sit down. (b) Aisha said “Please sit down.” (c) Aisha said, “Please sit down.” (d) Aisha said, “Please sit down.
33. 33.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) It is (d) Tenzin said
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) I have (d) Saanvi said
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The soup is ready. (c) The teacher said (d) said, The
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) The teacher said (d) Please sit down.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Dad asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Dad asked, Can I come with you? (d) Dad asked “Can I come with you?”
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said “The bus is late today.” (b) Dad said, “The bus is late today. (c) Dad said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Dad said, The bus is late today.

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