Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 542 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Kavya. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Kavya? (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Kavya. (d) “Is it raining outside” asked Kavya.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Farhan said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) Farhan said (d) I have
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Yash. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Yash. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Yash. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Yash.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said the teacher. (b) “Close the window,” said the teacher. (c) Close the window,” said the teacher. (d) “Close the window.” said the teacher.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Ananya. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Ananya? (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Ananya. (d) “Can I come with you” asked Ananya.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) Mum said (d) The soup is ready.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Saanvi said, “I love mangoes.” (b) Saanvi said “I love mangoes.” (c) Saanvi said, “I love mangoes. (d) Saanvi said, I love mangoes.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Omkar. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Diya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Saanvi asked, “Why are you late.” (b) Saanvi asked “Why are you late?” (c) Saanvi asked, “Why are you late?” (d) Saanvi asked, Why are you late?
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Ishaan. (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked Ishaan. (c) “Is it raining outside” asked Ishaan. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Ishaan?
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said “The soup is ready.” (b) Dad said, “The soup is ready. (c) Dad said, The soup is ready. (d) Dad said, “The soup is ready.”
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun asked, “What time is it?” (b) Arjun asked, “What time is it.” (c) Arjun asked, What time is it? (d) Arjun asked “What time is it?”
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) The teacher said
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera said, “Please sit down. (b) Meera said, Please sit down. (c) Meera said “Please sit down.” (d) Meera said, “Please sit down.”
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down.” said Tenzin. (b) “Please sit down,” said Tenzin. (c) Please sit down,” said Tenzin. (d) “Please sit down” said Tenzin.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) Aarav said
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Kabir asked, Can I come with you? (c) Kabir asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Kabir asked “Can I come with you?”
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.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav said, “I love mangoes.” (b) Manav said, “I love mangoes. (c) Manav said, I love mangoes. (d) Manav said “I love mangoes.”
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Riya said (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said Tara. (b) “I love mangoes” said Tara. (c) “I love mangoes.” said Tara. (d) “I love mangoes,” said Tara.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the coach? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked the coach. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked the coach. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the coach.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aisha said, “I have finished my homework. (b) Aisha said “I have finished my homework.” (c) Aisha said, I have finished my homework. (d) Aisha said, “I have finished my homework.”
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) Grandma said (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The coach said (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Isha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Sneha said (d) Please sit
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rohan said (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash said “It is my turn now.” (b) Yash said, “It is my turn now.” (c) Yash said, It is my turn now. (d) Yash said, “It is my turn now.

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