Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 566 · 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) Farhan said “Please sit down.” (b) Farhan said, “Please sit down. (c) Farhan said, “Please sit down.” (d) Farhan said, Please sit down.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Mum said
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Joseph. (b) Please sit down,” said Joseph. (c) “Please sit down.” said Joseph. (d) “Please sit down” said Joseph.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said Meera. (b) “I love mangoes.” said Meera. (c) I love mangoes,” said Meera. (d) “I love mangoes,” said Meera.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Dad asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Dad asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (d) Dad asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.”
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Farhan? (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Farhan. (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Farhan. (d) “Is it raining outside” asked Farhan.
12. 12.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.”
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Sneha said (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Kunal. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now,” said the teacher. (b) “It is my turn now.” said the teacher. (c) It is my turn now,” said the teacher. (d) “It is my turn now” said the teacher.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Grandma. (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Grandma. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Grandma? (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Grandma.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today,” said Mum. (b) The bus is late today,” said Mum. (c) “The bus is late today” said Mum. (d) “The bus is late today.” said Mum.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said Mum. (b) “I love mangoes” said Mum. (c) “I love mangoes.” said Mum. (d) “I love mangoes,” said Mum.
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) The teacher said (d) Let us play outside.
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) Dad said (d) I love
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) Isha said (d) The soup
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Grandma. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Grandma. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Grandma. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Grandma.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Omkar. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Ishaan. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Ishaan. (c) “The soup is ready” said Ishaan. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Ishaan.
26. 26.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.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Rahul. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Arjun. (b) “What time is it?” asked Arjun. (c) “What time is it?” asked Arjun? (d) “What time is it” asked Arjun.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Ananya said (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said Nisha. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Nisha. (c) The soup is ready,” said Nisha. (d) “The soup is ready” said Nisha.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Mum? (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Mum. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Mum. (d) “Can I come with you” asked Mum.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Isha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Grandma. (b) “What time is it?” asked Grandma? (c) “What time is it?” asked Grandma. (d) “What time is it” asked Grandma.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) Ananya said (c) It is (d) said, It
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) Close the (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (b) The coach asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) The coach asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) The coach asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Vikram. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Zoya said, The soup is ready. (b) Zoya said “The soup is ready.” (c) Zoya said, “The soup is ready. (d) Zoya said, “The soup is ready.”
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Joseph said (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is

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