Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 732 · 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) “Can I come with you?” asked Kabir? (b) “Can I come with you” asked Kabir. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Kabir. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Kabir.
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) The teacher said
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.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?”
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) The teacher said (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) I have
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) Mum said (d) The soup is ready.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, Let us play outside. (b) Grandma said “Let us play outside.” (c) Grandma said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Grandma said, “Let us play outside.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Arjun asked, Where is my bag? (c) Arjun asked “Where is my bag?” (d) Arjun asked, “Where is my bag.”
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha said, The bus is late today. (b) Isha said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Isha said “The bus is late today.” (d) Isha said, “The bus is late today.
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Diya said (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Imran said (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Grandma. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Grandma? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Grandma. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Grandma.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Kunal. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Kunal? (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Kunal. (d) “Can I come with you” asked Kunal.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Omkar. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Aarav. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Aarav. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Aarav. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Aarav.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Vikram. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) Pooja said
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) Simran said
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Mum. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Mum. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Mum. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Mum.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said Mum. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Mum. (c) “I love mangoes” said Mum. (d) I love mangoes,” said Mum.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes,” said Joseph. (b) I love mangoes,” said Joseph. (c) “I love mangoes” said Joseph. (d) “I love mangoes.” said Joseph.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev asked, Where is my bag? (b) Dev asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Dev asked “Where is my bag?” (d) Dev asked, “Where is my bag?”
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Mum said
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) Isha said (c) said, It (d) It is
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) said, It (c) Aisha said (d) It is my turn now.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, The soup is ready. (b) The coach said “The soup is ready.” (c) The coach said, “The soup is ready. (d) The coach said, “The soup is ready.”
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) The teacher said (d) The bus is late today.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Riya asked “Can I come with you?” (b) Riya asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) Riya asked, Can I come with you? (d) Riya asked, “Can I come with you.”
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Ananya. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Ananya. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Ananya. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Ananya.

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