Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 621 · 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) “What time is it?” asked the teacher. (b) “What time is it?” asked the teacher? (c) “What time is it,” asked the teacher. (d) “What time is it” asked the teacher.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked Grandma. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Grandma. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Grandma? (d) “Is it raining outside” asked Grandma.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev asked “What time is it?” (b) Dev asked, “What time is it.” (c) Dev asked, What time is it? (d) Dev asked, “What time is it?”
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Rohan said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) Rohan said
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Aisha. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Aisha. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Aisha. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Aisha?
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Saanvi. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Tara? (b) “Why are you late” asked Tara. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Tara. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Tara.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Grandma said (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
11. 11.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.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said Nisha. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Nisha. (c) The soup is ready,” said Nisha. (d) “The soup is ready” said Nisha.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ananya asked, “What time is it?” (b) Ananya asked, “What time is it.” (c) Ananya asked, What time is it? (d) Ananya asked “What time is it?”
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya 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) Ananya said
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Isha said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) I have
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Mum asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Mum asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Mum asked, Where is my bag?
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Diya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Nisha said (c) said, Let (d) Let us
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Aarav. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Aarav. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Aarav. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Aarav?
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “Please sit down. (b) The teacher said, Please sit down. (c) The teacher said, “Please sit down.” (d) The teacher said “Please sit down.”
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Priya said
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said “It is my turn now.” (b) Rohan said, It is my turn now. (c) Rohan said, “It is my turn now.” (d) Rohan said, “It is my turn now.
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) It is (d) Tenzin said
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Mum. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Mum. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Mum. (d) The soup is ready,” said Mum.
28. 28.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.
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ishaan said (b) said, It (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Grandma. (b) Close the window,” said Grandma. (c) “Close the window” said Grandma. (d) “Close the window,” said Grandma.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Kunal. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) said, I (d) Rahul said
33. 33.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?
34. 34.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?
35. 35.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 is late today. (c) The bus (d) said, The
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Kabir? (b) “Can I come with you” asked Kabir. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Kabir. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Kabir.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Dev. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Dev? (c) “Why are you late” asked Dev. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Dev.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said the coach. (b) I love mangoes,” said the coach. (c) “I love mangoes” said the coach. (d) “I love mangoes,” said the coach.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)

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