Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 562 · 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 (“ ”):
   The teacher said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) The teacher said (d) said, Please
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, Please sit down. (b) Grandma said, “Please sit down.” (c) Grandma said “Please sit down.” (d) Grandma said, “Please sit down.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, Let us play outside. (b) Dad said “Let us play outside.” (c) Dad said, “Let us play outside. (d) Dad said, “Let us play outside.”
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Omkar 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) Omkar said
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) The coach said (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Tara. (b) “What time is it” asked Tara. (c) “What time is it?” asked Tara? (d) “What time is it,” asked Tara.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Arjun asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Arjun asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Arjun asked, Can I come with you?
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Diya. (b) “Close the window,” said Diya. (c) “Close the window.” said Diya. (d) Close the window,” said Diya.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) The coach said (d) Let us play outside.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Vikram asked, “What time is it.” (b) Vikram asked “What time is it?” (c) Vikram asked, “What time is it?” (d) Vikram asked, What time is it?
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, “I love mangoes. (b) The coach said, I love mangoes. (c) The coach said, “I love mangoes.” (d) The coach said “I love mangoes.”
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) Nisha said
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Grandma said (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Vikram asked, Is it raining outside? (b) Vikram asked, “Is it raining outside?” (c) Vikram asked, “Is it raining outside.” (d) Vikram asked “Is it raining outside?”
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said, I love mangoes. (b) Rohan said, “I love mangoes. (c) Rohan said, “I love mangoes.” (d) Rohan said “I love mangoes.”
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Mum. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Mum. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Mum. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Mum.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Joseph. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Kabir. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said “I have finished my homework.” (b) Dad said, I have finished my homework. (c) Dad said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Dad said, “I have finished my homework.”
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Grandma said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) Grandma said
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “The soup is ready. (b) Grandma said, The soup is ready. (c) Grandma said “The soup is ready.” (d) Grandma said, “The soup is ready.”
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Pooja. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Pooja. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Pooja. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Pooja?
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tenzin said (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) said, The
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said “The soup is ready.” (b) The teacher said, The soup is ready. (c) The teacher said, “The soup is ready.” (d) The teacher said, “The soup is ready.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Diya said (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked, Is it raining outside? (b) The teacher asked, “Is it raining outside?” (c) The teacher asked, “Is it raining outside.” (d) The teacher asked “Is it raining outside?”
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said the coach. (b) “Close the window” said the coach. (c) Close the window,” said the coach. (d) “Close the window,” said the coach.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Dad said (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.

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