Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 816 · 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) 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?
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Imran. (b) “Close the window” said Imran. (c) “Close the window,” said Imran. (d) Close the window,” said Imran.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Nisha? (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Nisha. (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Nisha. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Nisha.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Diya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Imran said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Imran said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Close the
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said Riya. (b) It is my turn now,” said Riya. (c) “It is my turn now” said Riya. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Riya.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Riya. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Riya? (c) “Where is my bag” asked Riya. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Riya.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Priya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) Arjun said
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Priya said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
12. 12.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.
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Pooja said (b) Close the (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said Vikram. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Vikram. (c) The soup is ready,” said Vikram. (d) “The soup is ready” said Vikram.
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Grandma said (c) said, Close (d) Close the
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.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.
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Maria said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) I love (d) Dad said
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Manav. (b) “Please sit down.” said Manav. (c) Please sit down,” said Manav. (d) “Please sit down,” said Manav.
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Omkar said (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Mum asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) Mum asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (d) Mum asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) Tenzin said
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) said, I
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “Let us play outside.” (b) Grandma said, Let us play outside. (c) Grandma said, “Let us play outside. (d) Grandma said “Let us play outside.”
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Tara. (b) The soup is ready,” said Tara. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Tara. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Tara.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Isha said (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) said, I
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Grandma? (b) “What time is it” asked Grandma. (c) “What time is it,” asked Grandma. (d) “What time is it?” asked Grandma.
32. 32.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.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Kavya said (c) said, Let (d) Let us
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Meera said (d) Please sit down.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Yash said (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked “Can I come with you?” (b) The teacher asked, Can I come with you? (c) The teacher asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) The teacher asked, “Can I come with you?”
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Simran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tenzin said, “Close the window. (b) Tenzin said, Close the window. (c) Tenzin said “Close the window.” (d) Tenzin said, “Close the window.”
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Isha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Mum said

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