Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 696 · 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) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Tenzin? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Tenzin. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Tenzin. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Tenzin.
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dev said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) Dev said (d) The bus
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) The coach said
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Aisha said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) Aisha said (c) said, I (d) I have
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked the coach. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked the coach. (c) “Where is my bag” asked the coach. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked the coach?
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Grandma said (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Rahul? (b) “What time is it” asked Rahul. (c) “What time is it,” asked Rahul. (d) “What time is it?” asked Rahul.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said the coach. (b) “The soup is ready” said the coach. (c) The soup is ready,” said the coach. (d) “The soup is ready.” said the coach.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) Grandma said
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) Isha said
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Grandma. (b) “It is my turn now,” said Grandma. (c) “It is my turn now” said Grandma. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Grandma.
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Yash said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) Yash asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) Yash asked, Can I come with you? (d) Yash asked “Can I come with you?”
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said Dad. (b) “It is my turn now” said Dad. (c) It is my turn now,” said Dad. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Dad.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Sneha said
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “Please sit down. (b) The teacher said, Please sit down. (c) The teacher said, “Please sit down.” (d) The teacher said “Please sit down.”
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Priya said (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
22. 22.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?”
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Riya said (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Close the
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Kavya? (b) “Why are you late,” asked Kavya. (c) “Why are you late” asked Kavya. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Kavya.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Zoya asked, “Is it raining outside.” (b) Zoya asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Zoya asked, “Is it raining outside?” (d) Zoya asked “Is it raining outside?”
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Grandma said (d) Close the window.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Isha said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “The bus is late today. (b) The teacher said, “The bus is late today.” (c) The teacher said, The bus is late today. (d) The teacher said “The bus is late today.”
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad 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) Dad said
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ananya asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Ananya asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Ananya asked, Where is my bag? (d) Ananya asked “Where is my bag?”
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said “It is my turn now.” (b) The coach said, “It is my turn now. (c) The coach said, “It is my turn now.” (d) The coach said, It is my turn now.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “The soup is ready.” (b) Grandma said, The soup is ready. (c) Grandma said, “The soup is ready. (d) Grandma said “The soup is ready.”
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)

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