Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 581 · 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) “Why are you late” asked Rohan. (b) “Why are you late,” asked Rohan. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Rohan? (d) “Why are you late?” asked Rohan.
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Zoya said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Zoya said (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) The teacher said (c) said, It (d) It is
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Arjun. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Arjun. (c) The bus is late today,” said Arjun. (d) “The bus is late today.” said Arjun.
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Grandma said (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
6. 6.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.”
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Aarav. (b) “It is my turn now.” said Aarav. (c) “It is my turn now” said Aarav. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Aarav.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Tara. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Tara. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Tara. (d) “The soup is ready” said Tara.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) The coach said (d) said, Close
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The bus is late today,” said Pooja. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Pooja. (c) “The bus is late today.” said Pooja. (d) “The bus is late today” said Pooja.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) I love (c) said, I (d) Yash said
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) The coach asked, Can I come with you? (c) The coach asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) The coach asked “Can I come with you?”
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Mum. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Mum.
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Mum said
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Grandma. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Grandma? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Grandma. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Grandma.
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Yash said (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Omkar. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
20. 20.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?
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Vikram. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the (c) Omkar said (d) Close the window.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Diya said (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) said, I
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Rahul. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Saanvi said (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher? (b) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked the teacher. (d) “Can I come with you” asked the teacher.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tara asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Tara asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) Tara asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Tara asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked Dad. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Dad. (c) “Is it raining outside” asked Dad. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Dad?
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said, Please sit down. (b) Rohan said, “Please sit down.” (c) Rohan said “Please sit down.” (d) Rohan said, “Please sit down.
31. 31.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?
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) Isha said
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) Mum said (d) It is
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the (c) Close the window. (d) The teacher said
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
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 mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Rahul. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Mum. (b) “Please sit down,” said Mum. (c) “Please sit down.” said Mum. (d) Please sit down,” said Mum.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) Sneha said (d) said, Please
40. 40.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?”

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