Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 792 · 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?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Isha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Farhan. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Farhan? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Farhan. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Farhan.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Sneha 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) Sneha said
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “Please sit down. (b) Grandma said, “Please sit down.” (c) Grandma said, Please sit down. (d) Grandma said “Please sit down.”
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) Mum said
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Grandma. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Grandma. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Grandma. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Grandma.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “I love mangoes.” (b) Mum said, “I love mangoes. (c) Mum said “I love mangoes.” (d) Mum said, I love mangoes.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said “I love mangoes.” (b) Rohan said, I love mangoes. (c) Rohan said, “I love mangoes. (d) Rohan said, “I love mangoes.”
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said Rohan. (b) “The soup is ready” said Rohan. (c) “The soup is ready.” said Rohan. (d) The soup is ready,” said Rohan.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes,” said the coach. (b) I love mangoes,” said the coach. (c) “I love mangoes” said the coach. (d) “I love mangoes.” said the coach.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked, What time is it? (b) The teacher asked, “What time is it.” (c) The teacher asked, “What time is it?” (d) The teacher asked “What time is it?”
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Grandma? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Grandma. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Grandma. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Grandma.
16. 16.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.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) Kunal said
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Mum said (d) Please sit
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya said, “I love mangoes. (b) Diya said, I love mangoes. (c) Diya said “I love mangoes.” (d) Diya said, “I love mangoes.”
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Imran said
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Omkar. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said Aarav. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Aarav. (c) “I love mangoes” said Aarav. (d) I love mangoes,” said Aarav.
25. 25.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?”
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) said, Please (c) Rahul said (d) Please sit
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) Rahul said (d) said, Close
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) Aarav said (c) said, It (d) It is
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul asked “Where is my bag?” (b) Rahul asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Rahul asked, Where is my bag? (d) Rahul asked, “Where is my bag?”
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) Priya said
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) Rahul said
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “The soup is ready. (b) Grandma said “The soup is ready.” (c) Grandma said, “The soup is ready.” (d) Grandma said, The soup is ready.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) The coach said (c) said, I (d) I love
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The teacher said (d) The soup is ready.
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) Omkar said (d) The bus is late today.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is (c) Saanvi said (d) It is my turn now.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)

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