Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 573 · 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 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.
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) The teacher said (d) I love mangoes.
3. 3.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.”
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ishaan 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) Ishaan said
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “I love mangoes. (b) Dad said “I love mangoes.” (c) Dad said, “I love mangoes.” (d) Dad said, I love mangoes.
6. 6.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.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Simran said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Simran said (b) said, It (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera asked “What time is it?” (b) Meera asked, What time is it? (c) Meera asked, “What time is it?” (d) Meera asked, “What time is it.”
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked Arjun. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Arjun? (c) “Is it raining outside” asked Arjun. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Arjun.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Riya said (b) said, I (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Simran said (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
12. 12.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?”
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) Mum said
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Tenzin said (d) Let us play outside.
15. 15.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
16. 16.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.”
17. 17.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.
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) Tara said (c) said, I (d) I have
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Kavya said (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera 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) Meera said
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) I love
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Dad? (b) “Why are you late,” asked Dad. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Dad. (d) “Why are you late” asked Dad.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) Vikram said (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked the teacher. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked the teacher. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the teacher. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the teacher?
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Dad. (b) “The soup is ready” said Dad. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Dad. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Dad.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Close the
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, It is my turn now. (b) Dad said “It is my turn now.” (c) Dad said, “It is my turn now.” (d) Dad said, “It is my turn now.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, “The soup is ready. (b) The coach said “The soup is ready.” (c) The coach said, The soup is ready. (d) The coach said, “The soup is ready.”
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tenzin said “Let us play outside.” (b) Tenzin said, Let us play outside. (c) Tenzin said, “Let us play outside. (d) Tenzin said, “Let us play outside.”
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)

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