Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 681 · 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 (“ ”):
   Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) Grandma said (c) I have (d) said, I
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Let us
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Aarav said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) I have (d) Aarav said
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan said, “The soup is ready. (b) Ishaan said, The soup is ready. (c) Ishaan said, “The soup is ready.” (d) Ishaan said “The soup is ready.”
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran said, It is my turn now. (b) Imran said “It is my turn now.” (c) Imran said, “It is my turn now.” (d) Imran said, “It is my turn now.
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window,” said Simran. (b) “Close the window.” said Simran. (c) Close the window,” said Simran. (d) “Close the window” said Simran.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Maria said, Close the window. (b) Maria said “Close the window.” (c) Maria said, “Close the window. (d) Maria said, “Close the window.”
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Dad. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Dad. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Dad. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Dad.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dev said (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said Mum. (b) “The soup is ready” said Mum. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Mum. (d) The soup is ready,” said Mum.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Saanvi said (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Farhan said (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) said, I
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav 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) Manav said
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Maria. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Kabir said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) Dad said (d) It is
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Aarav said
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Simran. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Simran. (c) The soup is ready,” said Simran. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Simran.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) Zoya said (d) said, I
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) Ishaan said (c) said, I (d) I love
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) said, The (c) The soup (d) Zoya said
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Farhan. (b) “Can I come with you” asked Farhan. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Farhan? (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Farhan.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev asked “Where is my bag?” (b) Dev asked, Where is my bag? (c) Dev asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Dev asked, “Where is my bag.”
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Farhan said
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Tenzin. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Tenzin? (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Tenzin. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Tenzin.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Priya said (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Riya said (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Ishaan. (b) “Close the window,” said Ishaan. (c) “Close the window” said Ishaan. (d) Close the window,” said Ishaan.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Arjun. (b) “What time is it,” asked Arjun. (c) “What time is it” asked Arjun. (d) “What time is it?” asked Arjun?
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Kavya said (c) Let us (d) said, Let
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) Simran said

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