Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 638 · 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.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dev said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) Dev said (d) said, I
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Arjun said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Arjun said (b) The bus is late today. (c) said, The (d) The bus
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “The bus is late today. (b) The teacher said, The bus is late today. (c) The teacher said “The bus is late today.” (d) The teacher said, “The bus is late today.”
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Pooja said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Pooja said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus is late today. (c) The teacher said (d) The bus
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked Dad. (b) “What time is it,” asked Dad. (c) “What time is it?” asked Dad? (d) “What time is it?” asked Dad.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Simran said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) Simran said
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Zoya. (b) “Can I come with you” asked Zoya. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Zoya? (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Zoya.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Mum. (b) The bus is late today,” said Mum. (c) “The bus is late today” said Mum. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Mum.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.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 (?)
16. 16.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.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said Yash. (b) I love mangoes,” said Yash. (c) “I love mangoes.” said Yash. (d) “I love mangoes,” said Yash.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said Dad. (b) “It is my turn now” said Dad. (c) “It is my turn now,” said Dad. (d) It is my turn now,” said Dad.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kunal said (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Let us
20. 20.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.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Vikram. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya said, “Let us play outside. (b) Diya said “Let us play outside.” (c) Diya said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Diya said, Let us play outside.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aarav said, “It is my turn now. (b) Aarav said “It is my turn now.” (c) Aarav said, “It is my turn now.” (d) Aarav said, It is my turn now.
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) The coach said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Farhan said (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Kavya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Let us (c) Saanvi said (d) said, Let
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Ishaan said (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) said, It (c) Vikram said (d) It is my turn now.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher. (b) “Can I come with you,” asked the teacher. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher? (d) “Can I come with you” asked the teacher.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Saanvi said, Let us play outside. (b) Saanvi said “Let us play outside.” (c) Saanvi said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Saanvi said, “Let us play outside.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev said, “The bus is late today. (b) Dev said, The bus is late today. (c) Dev said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Dev said “The bus is late today.”
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Maria. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Maria? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Maria. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Maria.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, I have finished my homework. (b) Dad said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Dad said “I have finished my homework.” (d) Dad said, “I have finished my homework.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Kunal. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Ishaan. (b) “Please sit down” said Ishaan. (c) “Please sit down.” said Ishaan. (d) “Please sit down,” said Ishaan.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked the teacher. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked the teacher? (c) “Is it raining outside” asked the teacher. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked the teacher.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “Is it raining outside?” (b) Mum asked “Is it raining outside?” (c) Mum asked, Is it raining outside? (d) Mum asked, “Is it raining outside.”
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) said, Let

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