Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 758 · 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 (“ ”):
   Arjun said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Arjun said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ishaan said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ishaan said (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) It is
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “What time is it.” (b) Dad asked, “What time is it?” (c) Dad asked “What time is it?” (d) Dad asked, What time is it?
4. 4.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?”
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aarav said “The bus is late today.” (b) Aarav said, The bus is late today. (c) Aarav said, “The bus is late today. (d) Aarav said, “The bus is late today.”
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Grandma. (b) “Why are you late,” asked Grandma. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Grandma. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Grandma?
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) said, It (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Vikram. (b) Please sit down,” said Vikram. (c) “Please sit down” said Vikram. (d) “Please sit down.” said Vikram.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Grandma said (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) Riya said
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph said, I have finished my homework. (b) Joseph said, “I have finished my homework. (c) Joseph said, “I have finished my homework.” (d) Joseph said “I have finished my homework.”
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Kabir said
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Maria? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Maria. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Maria. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Maria.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Mum. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Mum? (c) “Why are you late,” asked Mum. (d) “Why are you late” asked Mum.
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aisha said, Close the window. (b) Aisha said “Close the window.” (c) Aisha said, “Close the window.” (d) Aisha said, “Close the window.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) The coach said (d) The bus is late today.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said Kabir. (b) It is my turn now,” said Kabir. (c) “It is my turn now.” said Kabir. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Kabir.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Joseph. (b) “The bus is late today.” said Joseph. (c) The bus is late today,” said Joseph. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Joseph.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dev said (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.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.”
28. 28.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.”
29. 29.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.”
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said Sneha. (b) “Let us play outside.” said Sneha. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Sneha. (d) “Let us play outside” said Sneha.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Grandma? (b) “What time is it,” asked Grandma. (c) “What time is it?” asked Grandma. (d) “What time is it” asked Grandma.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aisha said (b) I love (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Mum said
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) It is
36. 36.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.
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) The coach said (d) said, I
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) Tara said
39. 39.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.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) Diya said (d) The soup

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