Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 700 · 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) “Why are you late,” asked the coach. (b) “Why are you late” asked the coach. (c) “Why are you late?” asked the coach? (d) “Why are you late?” asked the coach.
2. 2.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.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said Dad. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Dad. (c) “I love mangoes” said Dad. (d) I love mangoes,” said Dad.
4. 4.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?”
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Kunal. (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Kunal. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Kunal? (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Kunal.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Dad? (b) “What time is it,” asked Dad. (c) “What time is it” asked Dad. (d) “What time is it?” asked Dad.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dev said (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Omkar. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) The coach said
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) The coach said (d) said, I
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Arjun said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Manav. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Manav. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Manav. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Manav.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir asked “What time is it?” (b) Kabir asked, What time is it? (c) Kabir asked, “What time is it?” (d) Kabir asked, “What time is it.”
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, Close the window. (b) Mum said, “Close the window.” (c) Mum said, “Close the window. (d) Mum said “Close the window.”
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) I love (c) said, I (d) Vikram said
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Kabir? (b) “Why are you late?” asked Kabir. (c) “Why are you late” asked Kabir. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Kabir.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Meera asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (c) Meera asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Meera asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Dad said
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Priya said, “Please sit down.” (b) Priya said, “Please sit down. (c) Priya said “Please sit down.” (d) Priya said, Please sit down.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Priya. (b) Please sit down,” said Priya. (c) “Please sit down” said Priya. (d) “Please sit down.” said Priya.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Simran said
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, The bus is late today. (b) The coach said “The bus is late today.” (c) The coach said, “The bus is late today. (d) The coach said, “The bus is late today.”
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dad? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dad. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Dad. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Dad.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Zoya said (c) said, Close (d) Close the
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash said “I love mangoes.” (b) Yash said, “I love mangoes. (c) Yash said, I love mangoes. (d) Yash said, “I love mangoes.”
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) Dev said (d) said, I
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran said, “I have finished my homework.” (b) Imran said, I have finished my homework. (c) Imran said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Imran said “I have finished my homework.”
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside,” said Tara. (b) Let us play outside,” said Tara. (c) “Let us play outside” said Tara. (d) “Let us play outside.” said Tara.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.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.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Aarav said (d) Please sit down.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Sneha asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) Sneha asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (d) Sneha asked “Who ate the last laddoo?”

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