Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 653 · 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) Meera asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Meera asked, Where is my bag? (c) Meera asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Meera asked “Where is my bag?”
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Pooja said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Pooja said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Tenzin said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Tenzin said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Pooja. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Pooja. (c) The bus is late today,” said Pooja. (d) “The bus is late today” said Pooja.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, I have finished my homework. (b) Mum said, “I have finished my homework. (c) Mum said, “I have finished my homework.” (d) Mum said “I have finished my homework.”
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Let us
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aisha said (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Riya said
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Vikram. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Ishaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Pooja. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Kunal. (b) “Please sit down” said Kunal. (c) “Please sit down,” said Kunal. (d) “Please sit down.” said Kunal.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked the coach. (b) “What time is it?” asked the coach. (c) “What time is it?” asked the coach? (d) “What time is it,” asked the coach.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Rahul. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Grandma. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Grandma. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Grandma. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Grandma.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) Nisha said (c) said, The (d) The bus
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Zoya said (d) Let us
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) said, It (c) The teacher said (d) It is my turn now.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach? (c) “Can I come with you,” asked the coach. (d) “Can I come with you” asked the coach.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (b) Mum asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Mum asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (d) Mum asked “Who ate the last laddoo?”
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) Ananya said (d) I love mangoes.
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) Dev said
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya 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) Ananya said
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said “I love mangoes.” (b) Mum said, I love mangoes. (c) Mum said, “I love mangoes. (d) Mum said, “I love mangoes.”
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ishaan said (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Tara said
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aisha said (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)

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