Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 545 · 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 (“ ”):
   Zoya said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Zoya said (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said Diya. (b) The soup is ready,” said Diya. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Diya. (d) “The soup is ready” said Diya.
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Farhan said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Farhan said (d) Close the
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Dad asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Dad asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Dad asked, Where is my bag?
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Grandma said
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Simran. (b) “Close the window,” said Simran. (c) “Close the window” said Simran. (d) “Close the window.” said Simran.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ishaan said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Ishaan said (d) Let us
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan said, Please sit down. (b) Ishaan said “Please sit down.” (c) Ishaan said, “Please sit down. (d) Ishaan said, “Please sit down.”
10. 10.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.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Vikram. (b) “Close the window,” said Vikram. (c) Close the window,” said Vikram. (d) “Close the window” said Vikram.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Arjun said (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked Priya. (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked Priya. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Priya? (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Priya.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Maria said, I love mangoes. (b) Maria said, “I love mangoes. (c) Maria said “I love mangoes.” (d) Maria said, “I love mangoes.”
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said the teacher. (b) “The soup is ready” said the teacher. (c) The soup is ready,” said the teacher. (d) “The soup is ready,” said the teacher.
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) The teacher said
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked the coach. (b) “Why are you late?” asked the coach. (c) “Why are you late” asked the coach. (d) “Why are you late?” asked the coach?
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kavya said (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) I love
21. 21.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?
22. 22.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.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) said, It (c) Mum said (d) It is my turn now.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Rahul. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked “Why are you late?” (b) Dad asked, “Why are you late.” (c) Dad asked, Why are you late? (d) Dad asked, “Why are you late?”
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Sneha. (b) “Please sit down.” said Sneha. (c) “Please sit down” said Sneha. (d) Please sit down,” said Sneha.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) It is (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) I love (d) Dad said
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, “Is it raining outside.” (b) The coach asked “Is it raining outside?” (c) The coach asked, Is it raining outside? (d) The coach asked, “Is it raining outside?”
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Manav said (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
35. 35.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.”
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, “It is my turn now.” (b) The coach said “It is my turn now.” (c) The coach said, “It is my turn now. (d) The coach said, It is my turn now.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said Farhan. (b) “It is my turn now.” said Farhan. (c) It is my turn now,” said Farhan. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Farhan.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Priya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)

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