Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 674 · 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 (“ ”):
   Sneha said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Sneha said
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said “It is my turn now.” (b) Grandma said, It is my turn now. (c) Grandma said, “It is my turn now. (d) Grandma said, “It is my turn now.”
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha said “Please sit down.” (b) Isha said, “Please sit down.” (c) Isha said, “Please sit down. (d) Isha said, Please sit down.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Sneha. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Sneha. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Sneha? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Sneha.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Saanvi? (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Saanvi. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Saanvi. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Saanvi.
6. 6.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.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Mum. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Mum.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Zoya said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Zoya said (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Mum said (d) said, I
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Manav asked, Can I come with you? (c) Manav asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Manav asked “Can I come with you?”
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “It is my turn now.” (b) The teacher said, It is my turn now. (c) The teacher said “It is my turn now.” (d) The teacher said, “It is my turn now.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said Dad. (b) “Let us play outside,” said Dad. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Dad. (d) Let us play outside,” said Dad.
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ananya said (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) said, Close
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) Saanvi said (d) The soup
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, I love mangoes. (b) Grandma said, “I love mangoes.” (c) Grandma said “I love mangoes.” (d) Grandma said, “I love mangoes.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Rohan said (d) Let us play outside.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said Dad. (b) The soup is ready,” said Dad. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Dad. (d) “The soup is ready” said Dad.
21. 21.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.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked Nisha. (b) “What time is it,” asked Nisha. (c) “What time is it?” asked Nisha? (d) “What time is it?” asked Nisha.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “Please sit down. (b) Mum said, Please sit down. (c) Mum said “Please sit down.” (d) Mum said, “Please sit down.”
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said “I have finished my homework.” (b) Grandma said, I have finished my homework. (c) Grandma said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Grandma said, “I have finished my homework.”
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Isha asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) Isha asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (d) Isha asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) Riya said
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Simran said (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ishaan said (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) The teacher said (c) said, Let (d) Let us
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran 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) Simran said
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Ishaan. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Ishaan? (c) “Can I come with you” asked Ishaan. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Ishaan.
36. 36.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?”
37. 37.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.
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Omkar said (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Let us
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Priya said (d) I have
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Sneha. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Sneha. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Sneha. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Sneha.

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