Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 697 · 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 (“ ”):
   Meera said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) Meera said
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Joseph said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) I love (d) Joseph said
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The teacher said (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the (c) Grandma said (d) Close the window.
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) said, The (d) The coach said
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Dad? (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Dad. (c) “Can I come with you” asked Dad. (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Dad.
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 (“ ”):
   Mum said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Mum said
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Imran. (b) “Why are you late,” asked Imran. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Imran? (d) “Why are you late” asked Imran.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, What time is it? (b) Dad asked, “What time is it.” (c) Dad asked “What time is it?” (d) Dad asked, “What time is it?”
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Dad. (b) Please sit down,” said Dad. (c) “Please sit down,” said Dad. (d) “Please sit down.” said Dad.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Ananya. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Ananya? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Ananya. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Ananya.
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Aarav said (d) Close the window.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Pooja said (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
17. 17.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.”
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Joseph. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) said, The
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Omkar. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ishaan said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) I have
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Maria said, “I love mangoes.” (b) Maria said, “I love mangoes. (c) Maria said, I love mangoes. (d) Maria said “I love mangoes.”
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Vikram. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ananya asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Ananya asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) Ananya asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Ananya asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, The soup is ready. (b) Mum said “The soup is ready.” (c) Mum said, “The soup is ready.” (d) Mum said, “The soup is ready.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Mum asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Mum asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Mum asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Manav. (b) “Where is my bag” asked Manav. (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Manav. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Manav?
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Mum said (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) said, I (c) Grandma said (d) I have finished my homework.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) Grandma said
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Saanvi. (b) Please sit down,” said Saanvi. (c) “Please sit down.” said Saanvi. (d) “Please sit down” said Saanvi.
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran 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) Simran said
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, Close the window. (b) The coach said “Close the window.” (c) The coach said, “Close the window.” (d) The coach said, “Close the window.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Kunal said (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
37. 37.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.
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) Tara said (d) I have
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Dad asked, Can I come with you? (c) Dad asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Dad asked, “Can I come with you.”
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)

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