Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 739 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Saanvi said, “Please sit down.” (b) Saanvi said “Please sit down.” (c) Saanvi said, Please sit down. (d) Saanvi said, “Please sit down.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) Grandma said (d) The bus
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha asked, Can I come with you? (b) Sneha asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Sneha asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) Sneha asked “Can I come with you?”
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.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?
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Aarav. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Aarav? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Aarav. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Aarav.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Priya said (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) Dad said (d) said, The
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Saanvi. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul said “The bus is late today.” (b) Rahul said, “The bus is late today. (c) Rahul said, The bus is late today. (d) Rahul said, “The bus is late today.”
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash asked, What time is it? (b) Yash asked, “What time is it?” (c) Yash asked, “What time is it.” (d) Yash asked “What time is it?”
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Dad said (d) Close the
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) Mum said
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) Grandma asked, “Is it raining outside.” (c) Grandma asked, Is it raining outside? (d) Grandma asked, “Is it raining outside?”
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.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.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Vikram asked “Why are you late?” (b) Vikram asked, Why are you late? (c) Vikram asked, “Why are you late?” (d) Vikram asked, “Why are you late.”
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ishaan said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) Rohan said
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Pooja. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Pooja. (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Pooja. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Pooja?
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph asked, What time is it? (b) Joseph asked, “What time is it?” (c) Joseph asked “What time is it?” (d) Joseph asked, “What time is it.”
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) Riya said (c) The soup (d) said, The
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Omkar. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Arjun. (b) “What time is it” asked Arjun. (c) “What time is it?” asked Arjun? (d) “What time is it,” asked Arjun.
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) Pooja said
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan said “I have finished my homework.” (b) Ishaan said, I have finished my homework. (c) Ishaan said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Ishaan said, “I have finished my homework.”
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Riya asked, “What time is it.” (b) Riya asked, What time is it? (c) Riya asked, “What time is it?” (d) Riya asked “What time is it?”
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “I love mangoes. (b) The teacher said, “I love mangoes.” (c) The teacher said, I love mangoes. (d) The teacher said “I love mangoes.”
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Dad. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Dad. (c) “The soup is ready” said Dad. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Dad.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)

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