Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 705 · 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) “Let us play outside,” said Aisha. (b) Let us play outside,” said Aisha. (c) “Let us play outside” said Aisha. (d) “Let us play outside.” said Aisha.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Arjun asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) Arjun asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (d) Arjun asked “Who ate the last laddoo?”
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan said “I love mangoes.” (b) Farhan said, “I love mangoes. (c) Farhan said, I love mangoes. (d) Farhan said, “I love mangoes.”
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Rahul. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Farhan. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Farhan. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Farhan. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Farhan.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Mum. (b) “What time is it” asked Mum. (c) “What time is it?” asked Mum? (d) “What time is it,” asked Mum.
7. 7.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.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Yash. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Yash. (c) The bus is late today,” said Yash. (d) “The bus is late today” said Yash.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) Grandma said (d) The soup is ready.
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) Sneha said (d) said, Close
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked the coach. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach? (d) “Can I come with you” asked the coach.
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Mum said
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Kunal. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) Manav said (c) I have (d) said, I
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Meera said
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Rohan. (b) “Where is my bag” asked Rohan. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Rohan. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Rohan?
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Kunal. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said Diya. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Diya. (c) I love mangoes,” said Diya. (d) “I love mangoes.” said Diya.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said Omkar. (b) Let us play outside,” said Omkar. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Omkar. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Omkar.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.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.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) It is (d) Mum said
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Grandma. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Grandma. (c) “The soup is ready.” said Grandma. (d) “The soup is ready” said Grandma.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Yash. (b) “Close the window” said Yash. (c) “Close the window,” said Yash. (d) Close the window,” said Yash.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Farhan said (d) Please sit down.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Manav said (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) Simran said
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Ananya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) Zoya said (d) said, The
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Pooja said (d) Please sit
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.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.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Simran. (b) “Why are you late,” asked Simran. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Simran? (d) “Why are you late?” asked Simran.

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