Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 749 · 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 (“ ”):
   Rohan said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Rohan said (d) Please sit down.
2. 2.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?”
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Rohan said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) Rohan said (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Kunal. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar said, “Close the window. (b) Omkar said, “Close the window.” (c) Omkar said “Close the window.” (d) Omkar said, Close the window.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Let us (c) said, Let (d) Grandma said
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said Joseph. (b) It is my turn now,” said Joseph. (c) “It is my turn now,” said Joseph. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Joseph.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) I love (c) said, I (d) Priya said
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Aisha. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Aisha. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Aisha? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Aisha.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked the teacher. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked the teacher. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked the teacher? (d) “Where is my bag” asked the teacher.
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Pooja said (b) said, The (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Arjun said
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Kunal. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Kunal. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Kunal? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Kunal.
18. 18.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?”
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
20. 20.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.
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Vikram said (d) Close the
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Dad said (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) Dad said
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) Tenzin said (d) I love
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) Dev said
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Isha said (d) Let us play outside.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Kabir said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Tara. (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked Tara. (c) “Is it raining outside” asked Tara. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Tara?
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir said, I have finished my homework. (b) Kabir said, “I have finished my homework. (c) Kabir said, “I have finished my homework.” (d) Kabir said “I have finished my homework.”
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Isha said (d) Please sit
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside.” said Mum. (b) “Let us play outside” said Mum. (c) Let us play outside,” said Mum. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Mum.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Manav. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Manav? (c) “Why are you late?” asked Manav. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Manav.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Vikram. (b) “Close the window.” said Vikram. (c) “Close the window” said Vikram. (d) “Close the window,” said Vikram.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) Mum said
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said “It is my turn now.” (b) The coach said, “It is my turn now.” (c) The coach said, It is my turn now. (d) The coach said, “It is my turn now.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Isha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said the coach. (b) “It is my turn now.” said the coach. (c) “It is my turn now,” said the coach. (d) “It is my turn now” said the coach.

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