Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 639 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Aisha said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Aisha said (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said the teacher. (b) “I have finished my homework” said the teacher. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said the teacher. (d) I have finished my homework,” said the teacher.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Dad? (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Dad. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Dad. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Dad.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down.” said Dev. (b) “Please sit down” said Dev. (c) Please sit down,” said Dev. (d) “Please sit down,” said Dev.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) The teacher said (c) I love (d) said, I
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said “The soup is ready.” (b) The coach said, “The soup is ready. (c) The coach said, “The soup is ready.” (d) The coach said, The soup is ready.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, “What time is it?” (b) Grandma asked, What time is it? (c) Grandma asked, “What time is it.” (d) Grandma asked “What time is it?”
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Omkar said
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now,” said the teacher. (b) “It is my turn now.” said the teacher. (c) “It is my turn now” said the teacher. (d) It is my turn now,” said the teacher.
12. 12.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.
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) The coach said (d) said, Please
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (b) Farhan asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Farhan asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Farhan asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Riya? (b) “Why are you late?” asked Riya. (c) “Why are you late,” asked Riya. (d) “Why are you late” asked Riya.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kunal said (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) The soup
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dev said (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan said, “Let us play outside.” (b) Ishaan said, “Let us play outside. (c) Ishaan said, Let us play outside. (d) Ishaan said “Let us play outside.”
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Tara. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Rahul. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) Imran asked “Can I come with you?” (c) Imran asked, Can I come with you? (d) Imran asked, “Can I come with you?”
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash said, The bus is late today. (b) Yash said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Yash said, “The bus is late today. (d) Yash said “The bus is late today.”
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Maria. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Tenzin. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav said, I love mangoes. (b) Manav said, “I love mangoes.” (c) Manav said, “I love mangoes. (d) Manav said “I love mangoes.”
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Dev. (b) “Can I come with you” asked Dev. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Dev. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Dev?
34. 34.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.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Meera said (b) It is my turn now. (c) It is (d) said, It
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the (c) The coach said (d) Close the window.
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) The coach said (d) Let us
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Mum. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Mum. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Mum. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Mum.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Grandma said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Ishaan. (b) “What time is it” asked Ishaan. (c) “What time is it?” asked Ishaan? (d) “What time is it?” asked Ishaan.

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