Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 564 · 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) Mum asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Mum asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (c) Mum asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Mum asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.”
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 mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “The bus is late today. (b) Grandma said, The bus is late today. (c) Grandma said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Grandma said “The bus is late today.”
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The bus is late today,” said Maria. (b) “The bus is late today.” said Maria. (c) “The bus is late today,” said Maria. (d) “The bus is late today” said Maria.
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kavya said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) Kavya said
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Sneha. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Sneha. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Sneha? (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Sneha.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Riya? (b) “Why are you late,” asked Riya. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Riya. (d) “Why are you late” asked Riya.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar said, Let us play outside. (b) Omkar said, “Let us play outside.” (c) Omkar said “Let us play outside.” (d) Omkar said, “Let us play outside.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Zoya said “Let us play outside.” (b) Zoya said, Let us play outside. (c) Zoya said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Zoya said, “Let us play outside.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Arjun. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Arjun. (c) “The soup is ready” said Arjun. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Arjun.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The bus is late today,” said Priya. (b) “The bus is late today.” said Priya. (c) “The bus is late today,” said Priya. (d) “The bus is late today” said Priya.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) Kavya said (d) It is
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) said, The (d) Omkar said
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) Kunal said (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Omkar. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.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.
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) Nisha said
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) The soup
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Dad. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Dad. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Dad. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Dad.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha said, “The bus is late today.” (b) Isha said, “The bus is late today. (c) Isha said “The bus is late today.” (d) Isha said, The bus is late today.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Imran said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, Where is my bag? (b) Mum asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Mum asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Mum asked “Where is my bag?”
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar 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) Omkar said
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) I love (c) Mum said (d) said, I
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) The coach said (d) I have
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, Close the window. (b) Mum said “Close the window.” (c) Mum said, “Close the window.” (d) Mum said, “Close the window.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, Please sit down. (b) Mum said, “Please sit down.” (c) Mum said “Please sit down.” (d) Mum said, “Please sit down.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Arjun asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Arjun asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Arjun asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) Grandma said (d) I love mangoes.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked, Where is my bag? (b) The teacher asked “Where is my bag?” (c) The teacher asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) The teacher asked, “Where is my bag?”
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Riya said (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) said, The
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, Let us play outside. (b) The teacher said “Let us play outside.” (c) The teacher said, “Let us play outside. (d) The teacher said, “Let us play outside.”
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked, What time is it? (b) The teacher asked, “What time is it.” (c) The teacher asked “What time is it?” (d) The teacher asked, “What time is it?”

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