Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 644 · 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) “Is it raining outside?” asked Imran? (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Imran. (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Imran. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Imran.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) Mum asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) Mum asked, Can I come with you? (d) Mum asked “Can I come with you?”
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside,” said Vikram. (b) “Let us play outside.” said Vikram. (c) “Let us play outside” said Vikram. (d) Let us play outside,” said Vikram.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Rahul. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dev said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Dev said (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said the teacher. (b) “Please sit down.” said the teacher. (c) Please sit down,” said the teacher. (d) “Please sit down” said the teacher.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) said, I (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Dad asked, Can I come with you? (c) Dad asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Dad asked, “Can I come with you.”
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Dad said
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is (c) The teacher said (d) It is my turn now.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) Kabir said (d) The soup
16. 16.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.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Grandma. (b) “Can I come with you” asked Grandma. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma?
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, The soup is ready. (b) The teacher said, “The soup is ready.” (c) The teacher said, “The soup is ready. (d) The teacher said “The soup is ready.”
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Grandma asked, Can I come with you? (c) Grandma asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Grandma asked “Can I come with you?”
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) Yash said
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Yash. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Yash. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Yash? (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Yash.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Dad said
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun said, “The bus is late today.” (b) Arjun said “The bus is late today.” (c) Arjun said, The bus is late today. (d) Arjun said, “The bus is late today.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tara said, “The soup is ready. (b) Tara said, “The soup is ready.” (c) Tara said, The soup is ready. (d) Tara said “The soup is ready.”
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.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.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said Grandma. (b) I love mangoes,” said Grandma. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Grandma. (d) “I love mangoes.” said Grandma.
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) Dev said (d) It is
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) Kavya said
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Vikram said (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) The soup
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Mum. (b) “Close the window,” said Mum. (c) “Close the window.” said Mum. (d) Close the window,” said Mum.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Isha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Simran said, “Please sit down. (b) Simran said, “Please sit down.” (c) Simran said “Please sit down.” (d) Simran said, Please sit down.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Priya. (b) “Please sit down,” said Priya. (c) “Please sit down” said Priya. (d) “Please sit down.” said Priya.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha said, Let us play outside. (b) Isha said, “Let us play outside.” (c) Isha said, “Let us play outside. (d) Isha said “Let us play outside.”

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