Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 616 · 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) Mum asked, Can I come with you? (b) Mum asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Mum asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) Mum asked “Can I come with you?”
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Isha said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Isha said (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) Dad said (c) said, I (d) I have
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Dad. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Dad. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Dad. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Dad.
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
7. 7.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 (?)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Zoya. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Zoya. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Zoya? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Zoya.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) Grandma said (d) said, Please
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said, “Close the window. (b) Rohan said “Close the window.” (c) Rohan said, “Close the window.” (d) Rohan said, Close the window.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Farhan. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Farhan. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Farhan. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Farhan.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Riya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Diya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Ananya. (b) “Close the window” said Ananya. (c) “Close the window,” said Ananya. (d) “Close the window.” said Ananya.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said Dad. (b) “Let us play outside,” said Dad. (c) Let us play outside,” said Dad. (d) “Let us play outside.” said Dad.
17. 17.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.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said Farhan. (b) “Let us play outside” said Farhan. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Farhan. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Farhan.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, Close the window. (b) Grandma said “Close the window.” (c) Grandma said, “Close the window. (d) Grandma said, “Close the window.”
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Saanvi said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.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.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Farhan said (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Isha. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Isha. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Isha. (d) The soup is ready,” said Isha.
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha 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) Sneha said
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) Meera said (d) said, I
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Riya. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Riya. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Riya. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Riya?
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Grandma said (d) said, I
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Kunal said (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked the coach. (b) “Where is my bag” asked the coach. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked the coach? (d) “Where is my bag,” asked the coach.
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rohan said (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Imran asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) Imran asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (d) Imran asked “Who ate the last laddoo?”
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Meera said (d) I have
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) Grandma said (d) I love
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) Rohan asked, Can I come with you? (c) Rohan asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Rohan asked, “Can I come with you?”
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said Arjun. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Arjun. (c) The soup is ready,” said Arjun. (d) “The soup is ready” said Arjun.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) Kavya said

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