Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 62 · 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) “It is my turn now,” said Yash. (b) “It is my turn now” said Yash. (c) “It is my turn now.” said Yash. (d) It is my turn now,” said Yash.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nisha asked, “What time is it.” (b) Nisha asked “What time is it?” (c) Nisha asked, “What time is it?” (d) Nisha asked, What time is it?
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Zoya. (b) “Why are you late” asked Zoya. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Zoya? (d) “Why are you late?” asked Zoya.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, Let us play outside. (b) The teacher said “Let us play outside.” (c) The teacher said, “Let us play outside. (d) The teacher said, “Let us play outside.”
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera said, “It is my turn now. (b) Meera said “It is my turn now.” (c) Meera said, “It is my turn now.” (d) Meera said, It is my turn now.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Joseph said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) I have (d) Joseph said
9. 9.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.
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said Kunal. (b) “I love mangoes” said Kunal. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Kunal. (d) I love mangoes,” said Kunal.
12. 12.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 mangoes. (d) I love
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said Arjun. (b) “I love mangoes” said Arjun. (c) I love mangoes,” said Arjun. (d) “I love mangoes,” said Arjun.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) The teacher said (d) said, Let
16. 16.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.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Tenzin said (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
18. 18.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.
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Kunal. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Maria said (b) Close the (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close
22. 22.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.”
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, Let us play outside. (b) Grandma said, “Let us play outside. (c) Grandma said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Grandma said “Let us play outside.”
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Vikram said (d) Let us play outside.
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) I love (c) said, I (d) Mum said
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) The coach said
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) Nisha said
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad 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) Dad said
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) Rahul said (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan said, “Please sit down.” (b) Farhan said, “Please sit down. (c) Farhan said “Please sit down.” (d) Farhan said, Please sit down.
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) Nisha said (d) The bus is late today.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “I love mangoes.” (b) Mum said, I love mangoes. (c) Mum said, “I love mangoes. (d) Mum said “I love mangoes.”
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) Simran said (c) I love (d) said, I
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Rahul. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Priya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.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) said, I (c) I have (d) Dad said
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Mum. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Mum? (c) “Why are you late” asked Mum. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Mum.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rohan said (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)

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