Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 810 · 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) “Is it raining outside?” asked Aisha? (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Aisha. (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Aisha. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Aisha.
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Vikram said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) Vikram said (d) The soup is ready.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan asked “Can I come with you?” (b) Farhan asked, Can I come with you? (c) Farhan asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Farhan asked, “Can I come with you?”
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Rohan. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Rohan. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Rohan. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Rohan?
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Aisha. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Aisha. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Aisha. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Aisha.
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Aarav said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
7. 7.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.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Zoya? (b) “What time is it,” asked Zoya. (c) “What time is it” asked Zoya. (d) “What time is it?” asked Zoya.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Grandma asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) Grandma asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Grandma asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rahul said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) I have (d) said, I
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha asked “Why are you late?” (b) Isha asked, Why are you late? (c) Isha asked, “Why are you late?” (d) Isha asked, “Why are you late.”
14. 14.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?
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Isha said
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ananya said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) I have
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) Isha said
19. 19.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.”
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) Dad said (c) It is (d) said, It
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rohan said (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Diya? (b) “What time is it?” asked Diya. (c) “What time is it” asked Diya. (d) “What time is it,” asked Diya.
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) Sneha said
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Diya said (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside,” said Nisha. (b) “Let us play outside” said Nisha. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Nisha. (d) Let us play outside,” said Nisha.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Vikram said (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside,” said Arjun. (b) “Let us play outside” said Arjun. (c) Let us play outside,” said Arjun. (d) “Let us play outside.” said Arjun.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan said, “It is my turn now. (b) Farhan said, It is my turn now. (c) Farhan said, “It is my turn now.” (d) Farhan said “It is my turn now.”
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Mum. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Mum. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Mum. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Mum.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Vikram said, “It is my turn now.” (b) Vikram said, “It is my turn now. (c) Vikram said, It is my turn now. (d) Vikram said “It is my turn now.”
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir said, Let us play outside. (b) Kabir said, “Let us play outside. (c) Kabir said “Let us play outside.” (d) Kabir said, “Let us play outside.”
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Isha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Farhan said
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) Saanvi said (d) said, Close
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) The coach said (d) I have
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) Priya said
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Zoya said “Close the window.” (b) Zoya said, Close the window. (c) Zoya said, “Close the window.” (d) Zoya said, “Close the window.

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