Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 544 · 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) “Can I come with you?” asked Isha? (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Isha. (c) “Can I come with you” asked Isha. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Isha.
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Vikram said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) Vikram said (d) The soup is ready.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya said, “The soup is ready.” (b) Diya said “The soup is ready.” (c) Diya said, The soup is ready. (d) Diya said, “The soup is ready.
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Priya said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Priya said (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Close the
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Tenzin. (b) “What time is it” asked Tenzin. (c) “What time is it?” asked Tenzin? (d) “What time is it?” asked Tenzin.
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Rahul said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Let us (c) said, Let (d) Rahul said
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Diya said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Diya said (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav said “I have finished my homework.” (b) Manav said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Manav said, I have finished my homework. (d) Manav said, “I have finished my homework.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down.” said Mum. (b) Please sit down,” said Mum. (c) “Please sit down” said Mum. (d) “Please sit down,” said Mum.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Priya said (c) said, Let (d) Let us
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, Why are you late? (b) Grandma asked, “Why are you late.” (c) Grandma asked “Why are you late?” (d) Grandma asked, “Why are you late?”
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said Rahul. (b) “I love mangoes” said Rahul. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Rahul. (d) I love mangoes,” said Rahul.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The teacher said (c) said, The (d) The soup
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “The soup is ready.” (b) Mum said, “The soup is ready. (c) Mum said “The soup is ready.” (d) Mum said, The soup is ready.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Kunal. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Zoya said (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “I love mangoes. (b) Grandma said, “I love mangoes.” (c) Grandma said, I love mangoes. (d) Grandma said “I love mangoes.”
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) said, The (c) Riya said (d) The soup
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Rahul asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (c) Rahul asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Rahul asked “Who ate the last laddoo?”
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, Close the window. (b) The teacher said “Close the window.” (c) The teacher said, “Close the window.” (d) The teacher said, “Close the window.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, The bus is late today. (b) The teacher said, “The bus is late today. (c) The teacher said, “The bus is late today.” (d) The teacher said “The bus is late today.”
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) The teacher said (d) Let us
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Maria said (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Maria. (b) “Close the window.” said Maria. (c) “Close the window” said Maria. (d) “Close the window,” said Maria.
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Dev said (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
32. 32.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.”
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Pooja said (d) Close the
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) Mum said
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ananya said (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Zoya said (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.

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