Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 79 · 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) “Where is my bag?” asked Ishaan. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Ishaan. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Ishaan? (d) “Where is my bag” asked Ishaan.
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Arjun said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Arjun said (d) Close the window.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Dad said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
6. 6.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.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Riya said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) Riya said
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Saanvi said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) Saanvi said
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Grandma. (b) “Close the window,” said Grandma. (c) “Close the window” said Grandma. (d) Close the window,” said Grandma.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) Dad said (d) I love mangoes.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) said, The
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (b) Dev asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Dev asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (d) Dev asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) said, I (c) Grandma said (d) I have finished my homework.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Dad asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Dad asked, Can I come with you? (d) Dad asked “Can I come with you?”
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) I love (c) said, I (d) Aarav said
20. 20.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.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan said, “Please sit down. (b) Ishaan said “Please sit down.” (c) Ishaan said, “Please sit down.” (d) Ishaan said, Please sit down.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja said, “Close the window. (b) Pooja said “Close the window.” (c) Pooja said, “Close the window.” (d) Pooja said, Close the window.
24. 24.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.
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Grandma said (c) Close the (d) said, Close
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) Mum said (d) The soup is ready.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Grandma asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Grandma asked “Where is my bag?” (d) Grandma asked, Where is my bag?
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Mum said
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) Mum said
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Kavya? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Kavya. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Kavya. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Kavya.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the (c) Close the window. (d) Maria said
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Joseph said (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Mum? (b) “Can I come with you” asked Mum. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Mum. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Mum.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Dad said (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Kavya. (b) Close the window,” said Kavya. (c) “Close the window,” said Kavya. (d) “Close the window.” said Kavya.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)

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