Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 740 · 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 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.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kunal said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) said, I (d) Kunal said
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Yash asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Yash asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Yash asked, Can I come with you?
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) Mum said
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ananya said (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) The soup
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tenzin said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Kabir. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Yash? (b) “Can I come with you” asked Yash. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Yash. (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Yash.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today,” said the teacher. (b) The bus is late today,” said the teacher. (c) “The bus is late today.” said the teacher. (d) “The bus is late today” said the teacher.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Dad. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Dad. (c) I have finished my homework,” said Dad. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Dad.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) Mum asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Mum asked, “Is it raining outside?” (d) Mum asked, “Is it raining outside.”
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Isha said (d) Please sit down.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Mum. (b) “The bus is late today.” said Mum. (c) “The bus is late today,” said Mum. (d) The bus is late today,” said Mum.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said the teacher. (b) I have finished my homework,” said the teacher. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said the teacher. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said the teacher.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ananya said, “I love mangoes. (b) Ananya said “I love mangoes.” (c) Ananya said, “I love mangoes.” (d) Ananya said, I love mangoes.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Omkar. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked “Can I come with you?” (b) The teacher asked, Can I come with you? (c) The teacher asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) The teacher asked, “Can I come with you?”
24. 24.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.”
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “The bus is late today. (b) Mum said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Mum said “The bus is late today.” (d) Mum said, The bus is late today.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said Vikram. (b) “It is my turn now.” said Vikram. (c) It is my turn now,” said Vikram. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Vikram.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan 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) Rohan said
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Diya. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Diya? (c) “Can I come with you” asked Diya. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Diya.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma. (b) “Can I come with you” asked Grandma. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Grandma. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma?
32. 32.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?
33. 33.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.”
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) Omkar said
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window,” said Kabir. (b) Close the window,” said Kabir. (c) “Close the window.” said Kabir. (d) “Close the window” said Kabir.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “Close the window.” (b) The teacher said, “Close the window. (c) The teacher said “Close the window.” (d) The teacher said, Close the window.
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) The teacher said (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
38. 38.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.”
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Tenzin. (b) “Please sit down.” said Tenzin. (c) “Please sit down,” said Tenzin. (d) “Please sit down” said Tenzin.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tenzin asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Tenzin asked “Can I come with you?” (c) Tenzin asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Tenzin asked, Can I come with you?

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