Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 538 · 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 (“ ”):
   Mum said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Mum said (d) Please sit down.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Mum. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Mum. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Mum. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Mum?
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said the coach. (b) “Please sit down.” said the coach. (c) “Please sit down,” said the coach. (d) Please sit down,” said the coach.
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Meera said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) Meera said
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Saanvi said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Saanvi said
6. 6.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.
7. 7.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.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) Dad asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Dad asked, “Is it raining outside.” (d) Dad asked, “Is it raining outside?”
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Joseph said (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Grandma. (b) “The bus is late today” said Grandma. (c) The bus is late today,” said Grandma. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Grandma.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aarav said, Please sit down. (b) Aarav said, “Please sit down. (c) Aarav said “Please sit down.” (d) Aarav said, “Please sit down.”
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, Close the window. (b) The coach said, “Close the window.” (c) The coach said “Close the window.” (d) The coach said, “Close the window.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Priya. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Priya. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Priya. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Priya?
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Vikram. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) Kavya said (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) Imran said
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.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.”
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) Tenzin said (d) It is
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Ishaan said
22. 22.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.
23. 23.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) I have finished my homework. (d) Joseph said
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) I love (d) Rahul said
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) Zoya said (c) I have (d) said, I
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Imran said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said Maria. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Maria. (c) The soup is ready,” said Maria. (d) “The soup is ready” said Maria.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Vikram asked “Can I come with you?” (b) Vikram asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Vikram asked, Can I come with you? (d) Vikram asked, “Can I come with you?”
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera 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) Meera said
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) Riya said (d) The bus is late today.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) Mum said
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) Rahul said (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach 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) The coach said
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aisha said (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Please sit

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