Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 605 · 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) “Where is my bag?” asked Dev? (b) “Where is my bag” asked Dev. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Dev. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Dev.
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Rahul said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Rahul said (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Imran. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Imran. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Imran? (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Imran.
5. 5.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.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nisha asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) Nisha asked “Can I come with you?” (c) Nisha asked, Can I come with you? (d) Nisha asked, “Can I come with you?”
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya asked “Can I come with you?” (b) Diya asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) Diya asked, Can I come with you? (d) Diya asked, “Can I come with you.”
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) Rohan said (d) The soup is ready.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) I love (d) Sneha said
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, I have finished my homework. (b) Grandma said “I have finished my homework.” (c) Grandma said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Grandma said, “I have finished my homework.”
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Mum said (d) Close the
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked “What time is it?” (b) Mum asked, What time is it? (c) Mum asked, “What time is it?” (d) Mum asked, “What time is it.”
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Mum? (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Mum. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Mum. (d) “Where is my bag” asked Mum.
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kunal asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) Kunal asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) Kunal asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Kunal asked, Can I come with you?
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (b) Grandma asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Grandma asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Grandma asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera said “I have finished my homework.” (b) Meera said, I have finished my homework. (c) Meera said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Meera said, “I have finished my homework.”
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph said “Close the window.” (b) Joseph said, “Close the window.” (c) Joseph said, “Close the window. (d) Joseph said, Close the window.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked “What time is it?” (b) Dad asked, “What time is it?” (c) Dad asked, What time is it? (d) Dad asked, “What time is it.”
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, “Let us play outside.” (b) The coach said “Let us play outside.” (c) The coach said, Let us play outside. (d) The coach said, “Let us play outside.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Yash said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Grandma. (b) “The soup is ready” said Grandma. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Grandma. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Grandma.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun said, “It is my turn now. (b) Arjun said “It is my turn now.” (c) Arjun said, It is my turn now. (d) Arjun said, “It is my turn now.”
28. 28.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?
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Omkar. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Dad. (b) “Please sit down,” said Dad. (c) “Please sit down” said Dad. (d) “Please sit down.” said Dad.
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) Grandma said (d) said, Please
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aarav asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (b) Aarav asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Aarav asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (d) Aarav asked “Who ate the last laddoo?”
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) Diya said
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera said, “The soup is ready. (b) Meera said, “The soup is ready.” (c) Meera said, The soup is ready. (d) Meera said “The soup is ready.”
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kunal asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Kunal asked, “Where is my bag?” (c) Kunal asked, Where is my bag? (d) Kunal asked “Where is my bag?”
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Farhan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the coach? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the coach. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked the coach. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked the coach.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)

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