Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 687 · 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 love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) Grandma said (d) I love
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Farhan said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) said, I (d) Farhan said
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Aisha said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Aisha said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) Mum said (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
5. 5.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.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Nisha said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is (c) Nisha said (d) It is my turn now.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja said, Let us play outside. (b) Pooja said, “Let us play outside. (c) Pooja said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Pooja said “Let us play outside.”
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nisha said, “I have finished my homework.” (b) Nisha said, “I have finished my homework. (c) Nisha said, I have finished my homework. (d) Nisha said “I have finished my homework.”
11. 11.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) said, I (c) Grandma said (d) I have
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph said, “The soup is ready. (b) Joseph said, “The soup is ready.” (c) Joseph said, The soup is ready. (d) Joseph said “The soup is ready.”
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the (c) Close the window. (d) Tenzin said
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Riya? (b) “Why are you late,” asked Riya. (c) “Why are you late” asked Riya. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Riya.
18. 18.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) Kavya said (c) The bus (d) said, The
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha said, I love mangoes. (b) Isha said, “I love mangoes.” (c) Isha said, “I love mangoes. (d) Isha said “I love mangoes.”
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “The soup is ready. (b) Dad said, “The soup is ready.” (c) Dad said “The soup is ready.” (d) Dad said, The soup is ready.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera said, It is my turn now. (b) Meera said, “It is my turn now.” (c) Meera said, “It is my turn now. (d) Meera said “It is my turn now.”
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Priya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Kunal? (b) “Can I come with you” asked Kunal. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Kunal. (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Kunal.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked, “Is it raining outside.” (b) The teacher asked, Is it raining outside? (c) The teacher asked “Is it raining outside?” (d) The teacher asked, “Is it raining outside?”
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Joseph said (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) The teacher said (d) Let us play outside.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said Mum. (b) “It is my turn now” said Mum. (c) It is my turn now,” said Mum. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Mum.
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Nisha said (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran asked, Where is my bag? (b) Imran asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Imran asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Imran asked, “Where is my bag?”
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) The coach said
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan said “Let us play outside.” (b) Farhan said, Let us play outside. (c) Farhan said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Farhan said, “Let us play outside.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rohan said (b) said, The (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera said, I have finished my homework. (b) Meera said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Meera said “I have finished my homework.” (d) Meera said, “I have finished my homework.
38. 38.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.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) It is (c) Kavya said (d) said, It
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Aarav. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Aarav? (c) “Why are you late?” asked Aarav. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Aarav.

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