Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 799 · 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 (“ ”):
   Dad said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Dad said (d) said, I
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said “I have finished my homework.” (b) The coach said, I have finished my homework. (c) The coach said, “I have finished my homework.” (d) The coach said, “I have finished my homework.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Tara said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) Tara said (c) said, I (d) I love
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kunal said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kunal said (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) said, The
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) said, The (d) Grandma said
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Dad said (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes,” said Dad. (b) I love mangoes,” said Dad. (c) “I love mangoes.” said Dad. (d) “I love mangoes” said Dad.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Joseph said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Joseph said (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked Priya. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Priya. (c) “Is it raining outside” asked Priya. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Priya?
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, Let us play outside. (b) Dad said, “Let us play outside. (c) Dad said “Let us play outside.” (d) Dad said, “Let us play outside.”
11. 11.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.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said the coach. (b) “I have finished my homework” said the coach. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said the coach. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said the coach.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said the coach. (b) “The soup is ready” said the coach. (c) “The soup is ready,” said the coach. (d) The soup is ready,” said the coach.
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.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.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul said, “Let us play outside.” (b) Rahul said, “Let us play outside. (c) Rahul said “Let us play outside.” (d) Rahul said, Let us play outside.
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Meera said (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) Kavya said
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, “What time is it.” (b) Grandma asked, “What time is it?” (c) Grandma asked, What time is it? (d) Grandma asked “What time is it?”
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said the teacher. (b) It is my turn now,” said the teacher. (c) “It is my turn now” said the teacher. (d) “It is my turn now,” said the teacher.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) I love (c) Meera said (d) said, I
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Mum said (c) said, Close (d) Close the
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.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.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) Zoya said
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “Close the window. (b) The teacher said “Close the window.” (c) The teacher said, “Close the window.” (d) The teacher said, Close the window.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Zoya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) The coach said (c) Close the (d) said, Close
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Kabir said (d) Let us play outside.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja said “Let us play outside.” (b) Pooja said, Let us play outside. (c) Pooja said, “Let us play outside. (d) Pooja said, “Let us play outside.”
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said Ananya. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Ananya. (c) “I love mangoes” said Ananya. (d) “I love mangoes.” said Ananya.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Farhan said (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let

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