Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 643 · 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) Vikram said, “The bus is late today.” (b) Vikram said “The bus is late today.” (c) Vikram said, “The bus is late today. (d) Vikram said, The bus is late today.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph said “It is my turn now.” (b) Joseph said, It is my turn now. (c) Joseph said, “It is my turn now. (d) Joseph said, “It is my turn now.”
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) Dad asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Dad asked, “Is it raining outside.” (d) Dad asked, “Is it raining outside?”
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Joseph. (b) “Can I come with you” asked Joseph. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Joseph? (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Joseph.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside,” said Dev. (b) “Let us play outside” said Dev. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Dev. (d) Let us play outside,” said Dev.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Omkar said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Omkar said (d) said, I
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) Grandma said
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) The coach said (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes,” said the teacher. (b) I love mangoes,” said the teacher. (c) “I love mangoes” said the teacher. (d) “I love mangoes.” said the teacher.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “Close the window.” (b) The teacher said, “Close the window. (c) The teacher said “Close the window.” (d) The teacher said, Close the window.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) Ananya said (d) The soup is ready.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked the coach? (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked the coach. (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked the coach. (d) “Is it raining outside” asked the coach.
21. 21.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.
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) Aarav said
23. 23.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.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “The bus is late today.” (b) Grandma said “The bus is late today.” (c) Grandma said, The bus is late today. (d) Grandma said, “The bus is late today.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) The teacher said (d) I have
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan said, “I have finished my homework. (b) Ishaan said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Ishaan said, I have finished my homework. (d) Ishaan said “I have finished my homework.”
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul said, “I have finished my homework. (b) Rahul said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Rahul said “I have finished my homework.” (d) Rahul said, I have finished my homework.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera said “Let us play outside.” (b) Meera said, Let us play outside. (c) Meera said, “Let us play outside. (d) Meera said, “Let us play outside.”
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) The teacher said
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Priya said (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Dev said
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) The coach said (d) Close the window.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down.” said Isha. (b) “Please sit down” said Isha. (c) Please sit down,” said Isha. (d) “Please sit down,” said Isha.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I

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