Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 764 · 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?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Kabir. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Kabir. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Kabir. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Kabir.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Vikram. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.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?
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Saanvi said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Saanvi said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
6. 6.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.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Farhan. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Farhan. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Farhan? (d) “Why are you late” asked Farhan.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Omkar. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Omkar. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Omkar? (d) “Where is my bag” asked Omkar.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) The coach said (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) said, Let
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Arjun. (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked Arjun. (c) “Is it raining outside” asked Arjun. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Arjun?
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said Mum. (b) “I love mangoes” said Mum. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Mum. (d) “I love mangoes.” said Mum.
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Manav said (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
16. 16.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.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Kunal. (b) “Why are you late,” asked Kunal. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Kunal? (d) “Why are you late?” asked Kunal.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tenzin said (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph said, The bus is late today. (b) Joseph said, “The bus is late today. (c) Joseph said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Joseph said “The bus is late today.”
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum 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) Mum said
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window,” said Pooja. (b) Close the window,” said Pooja. (c) “Close the window.” said Pooja. (d) “Close the window” said Pooja.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum? (c) “Is it raining outside” asked Mum. (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Mum.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Ananya. (b) “Please sit down,” said Ananya. (c) “Please sit down.” said Ananya. (d) Please sit down,” said Ananya.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “I love mangoes. (b) Dad said “I love mangoes.” (c) Dad said, I love mangoes. (d) Dad said, “I love mangoes.”
26. 26.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.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, Please sit down. (b) Mum said “Please sit down.” (c) Mum said, “Please sit down. (d) Mum said, “Please sit down.”
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) Joseph said
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) Dad asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Dad asked, “Is it raining outside?” (d) Dad asked, “Is it raining outside.”
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Isha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Farhan. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Farhan. (c) “The bus is late today” said Farhan. (d) The bus is late today,” said Farhan.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today,” said Priya. (b) “The bus is late today.” said Priya. (c) “The bus is late today” said Priya. (d) The bus is late today,” said Priya.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Diya said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) Arjun said (d) I have
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked the teacher. (b) “What time is it?” asked the teacher? (c) “What time is it?” asked the teacher. (d) “What time is it” asked the teacher.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Tenzin said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please

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