Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 591 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said Ishaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.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.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) Dev asked, Can I come with you? (c) Dev asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) Dev asked “Can I come with you?”
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Kavya. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Kavya. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Kavya. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Kavya.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Saanvi said, “The soup is ready.” (b) Saanvi said “The soup is ready.” (c) Saanvi said, “The soup is ready. (d) Saanvi said, The soup is ready.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Mum said (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Grandma. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Grandma? (c) “Why are you late” asked Grandma. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Grandma.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The bus is late today,” said Grandma. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Grandma. (c) “The bus is late today.” said Grandma. (d) “The bus is late today” said Grandma.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nisha said “The bus is late today.” (b) Nisha said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Nisha said, “The bus is late today. (d) Nisha said, The bus is late today.
15. 15.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.
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Dev said
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said Pooja. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Pooja. (c) I love mangoes,” said Pooja. (d) “I love mangoes.” said Pooja.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) Imran said (c) said, It (d) It is
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Meera? (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Meera. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Meera. (d) “Can I come with you” asked Meera.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tara asked, “What time is it?” (b) Tara asked, “What time is it.” (c) Tara asked, What time is it? (d) Tara asked “What time is it?”
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) Priya said
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Kunal. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Dev. (b) “Please sit down,” said Dev. (c) “Please sit down.” said Dev. (d) Please sit down,” said Dev.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) said, I (c) Arjun said (d) I have finished my homework.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Simran said, “I have finished my homework. (b) Simran said “I have finished my homework.” (c) Simran said, I have finished my homework. (d) Simran said, “I have finished my homework.”
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) Ananya said (d) said, I

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