Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 743 · 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.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Aarav said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Aarav said (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Dad. (b) “Where is my bag” asked Dad. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Dad. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Dad?
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Imran said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Imran said
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Dad. (b) “Close the window” said Dad. (c) Close the window,” said Dad. (d) “Close the window,” said Dad.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ishaan said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) I have (d) Ishaan said
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Rohan. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Rohan. (c) “Why are you late,” asked Rohan. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Rohan?
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Priya said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) It is (d) Priya said
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul asked, “Is it raining outside?” (b) Rahul asked, “Is it raining outside.” (c) Rahul asked, Is it raining outside? (d) Rahul asked “Is it raining outside?”
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.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.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said Manav. (b) “The soup is ready” said Manav. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Manav. (d) The soup is ready,” said Manav.
15. 15.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.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Simran asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Simran asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Simran asked “Where is my bag?” (d) Simran asked, Where is my bag?
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked the coach. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach? (c) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach. (d) “Can I come with you” asked the coach.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Vikram. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Saanvi said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Manav said (b) I love (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Priya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha said, “I love mangoes. (b) Sneha said, “I love mangoes.” (c) Sneha said “I love mangoes.” (d) Sneha said, I love mangoes.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kunal said, “I have finished my homework.” (b) Kunal said, “I have finished my homework. (c) Kunal said, I have finished my homework. (d) Kunal said “I have finished my homework.”
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha said “The soup is ready.” (b) Sneha said, “The soup is ready. (c) Sneha said, The soup is ready. (d) Sneha said, “The soup is ready.”
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked the coach. (b) “What time is it?” asked the coach? (c) “What time is it,” asked the coach. (d) “What time is it?” asked the coach.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said the teacher. (b) “I love mangoes,” said the teacher. (c) “I love mangoes.” said the teacher. (d) I love mangoes,” said the teacher.
30. 30.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.”
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) Mum said (d) It is
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Rahul. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tenzin said (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Arjun said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) said, The
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tara asked, “Is it raining outside?” (b) Tara asked “Is it raining outside?” (c) Tara asked, Is it raining outside? (d) Tara asked, “Is it raining outside.”
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Simran said (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) I love
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Dev said (d) Please sit
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Saanvi said (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.

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