Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 706 · 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) Vikram said, “Please sit down.” (b) Vikram said, Please sit down. (c) Vikram said, “Please sit down. (d) Vikram said “Please sit down.”
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Saanvi. (b) “Close the window” said Saanvi. (c) “Close the window.” said Saanvi. (d) “Close the window,” said Saanvi.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked Manav. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Manav. (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Manav. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Manav?
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said “Let us play outside.” (b) The coach said, “Let us play outside. (c) The coach said, Let us play outside. (d) The coach said, “Let us play outside.”
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ishaan said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Ishaan said (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked the teacher. (b) “What time is it?” asked the teacher. (c) “What time is it,” asked the teacher. (d) “What time is it?” asked the teacher?
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Manav said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Manav said (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ananya said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Ananya said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Simran said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Simran said
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Yash. (b) “Please sit down,” said Yash. (c) Please sit down,” said Yash. (d) “Please sit down.” said Yash.
11. 11.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.”
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav 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) Manav said
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) Aisha said
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes,” said Riya. (b) “I love mangoes” said Riya. (c) I love mangoes,” said Riya. (d) “I love mangoes.” said Riya.
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) Yash said (d) It is
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said, “Let us play outside.” (b) Rohan said, “Let us play outside. (c) Rohan said, Let us play outside. (d) Rohan said “Let us play outside.”
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) Zoya said
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) Saanvi said
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Ishaan said
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) Tenzin said (d) said, The
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Kabir. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) The bus (c) Mum said (d) said, The
24. 24.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 (,)
25. 25.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.”
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran said, I love mangoes. (b) Imran said, “I love mangoes. (c) Imran said, “I love mangoes.” (d) Imran said “I love mangoes.”
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Grandma? (b) “What time is it” asked Grandma. (c) “What time is it,” asked Grandma. (d) “What time is it?” asked Grandma.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, Let us play outside. (b) The teacher said, “Let us play outside. (c) The teacher said “Let us play outside.” (d) The teacher said, “Let us play outside.”
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, I (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Zoya? (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Zoya. (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Zoya. (d) “Where is my bag” asked Zoya.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Omkar? (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Omkar. (c) “Can I come with you” asked Omkar. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Omkar.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Farhan said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya asked “Can I come with you?” (b) Diya asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Diya asked, Can I come with you? (d) Diya asked, “Can I come with you?”
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Dad said (d) Close the
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, Please sit down. (b) The coach said “Please sit down.” (c) The coach said, “Please sit down.” (d) The coach said, “Please sit down.
40. 40.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?

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