Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 68 · 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 (“ ”):
   Kavya said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Kavya said (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Vikram said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Vikram said (d) Let us play outside.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Grandma said
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Vikram said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) Vikram said
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Maria said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Maria said
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The teacher said (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Vikram. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) I love (d) The teacher said
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.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.”
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Farhan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja said, I love mangoes. (b) Pooja said, “I love mangoes.” (c) Pooja said “I love mangoes.” (d) Pooja said, “I love mangoes.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked the teacher? (b) “Where is my bag?” asked the teacher. (c) “Where is my bag,” asked the teacher. (d) “Where is my bag” asked the teacher.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tenzin asked, “What time is it?” (b) Tenzin asked “What time is it?” (c) Tenzin asked, What time is it? (d) Tenzin asked, “What time is it.”
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Rohan. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Rohan. (c) “The soup is ready” said Rohan. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Rohan.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “It is my turn now. (b) Mum said “It is my turn now.” (c) Mum said, It is my turn now. (d) Mum said, “It is my turn now.”
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Omkar. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) I love (c) said, I (d) Dad said
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said the teacher. (b) Close the window,” said the teacher. (c) “Close the window,” said the teacher. (d) “Close the window.” said the teacher.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said the coach. (b) It is my turn now,” said the coach. (c) “It is my turn now,” said the coach. (d) “It is my turn now” said the coach.
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, I (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) It is (d) Riya said
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said Rohan. (b) “It is my turn now,” said Rohan. (c) “It is my turn now” said Rohan. (d) It is my turn now,” said Rohan.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said “Please sit down.” (b) The coach said, “Please sit down.” (c) The coach said, Please sit down. (d) The coach said, “Please sit down.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Imran said (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
36. 36.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.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Isha said (b) I love (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Omkar said (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Meera. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Meera? (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Meera. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Meera.

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