Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 738 · 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) Kunal asked, Where is my bag? (b) Kunal asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Kunal asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Kunal asked, “Where is my bag?”
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Tara. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Meera said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Meera said
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked the teacher. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher? (d) “Can I come with you,” asked the teacher.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash said “Close the window.” (b) Yash said, Close the window. (c) Yash said, “Close the window.” (d) Yash said, “Close the window.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside.” said Isha. (b) “Let us play outside” said Isha. (c) Let us play outside,” said Isha. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Isha.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Vikram. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum? (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Mum. (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Mum. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Farhan said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Farhan said (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, Can I come with you? (b) Mum asked “Can I come with you?” (c) Mum asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Mum asked, “Can I come with you?”
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) Saanvi said (d) said, Please
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) Saanvi said (d) It is
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir asked, “Is it raining outside?” (b) Kabir asked, “Is it raining outside.” (c) Kabir asked “Is it raining outside?” (d) Kabir asked, Is it raining outside?
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Dad asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Dad asked, Where is my bag? (d) Dad asked, “Where is my bag?”
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun said, The bus is late today. (b) Arjun said “The bus is late today.” (c) Arjun said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Arjun said, “The bus is late today.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window,” said Rahul. (b) “Close the window” said Rahul. (c) Close the window,” said Rahul. (d) “Close the window.” said Rahul.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said the coach. (b) “Please sit down.” said the coach. (c) “Please sit down,” said the coach. (d) “Please sit down” said the coach.
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Kunal said (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Riya. (b) “Where is my bag” asked Riya. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Riya? (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Riya.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) The coach said
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) Let us (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) Arjun said (c) said, I (d) I love
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said “It is my turn now.” (b) The teacher said, “It is my turn now. (c) The teacher said, “It is my turn now.” (d) The teacher said, It is my turn now.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Omkar asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (c) Omkar asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Omkar asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.”
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan 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) Ishaan said
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Rohan said (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) Meera said (d) said, The
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Aisha said
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Zoya said (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) Aisha said
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran said, “It is my turn now. (b) Imran said, “It is my turn now.” (c) Imran said “It is my turn now.” (d) Imran said, It is my turn now.

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