Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 819 · 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) “The soup is ready.” said Riya. (b) “The soup is ready” said Riya. (c) The soup is ready,” said Riya. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Riya.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Zoya. (b) Please sit down,” said Zoya. (c) “Please sit down.” said Zoya. (d) “Please sit down” said Zoya.
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Pooja said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) Pooja said
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kabir said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) It is (d) Kabir said
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Yash said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) It is my turn now. (c) Yash said (d) said, It
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes,” said Diya. (b) I love mangoes,” said Diya. (c) “I love mangoes.” said Diya. (d) “I love mangoes” said Diya.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) The coach said
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) I have (d) said, I
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Aisha said (d) Close the
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) Grandma said
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) Grandma said (c) said, The (d) The bus
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Aarav? (b) “Why are you late” asked Aarav. (c) “Why are you late,” asked Aarav. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Aarav.
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dev said (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Let us
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said Nisha. (b) “The soup is ready” said Nisha. (c) “The soup is ready,” said Nisha. (d) The soup is ready,” said Nisha.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Pooja? (b) “Why are you late?” asked Pooja. (c) “Why are you late,” asked Pooja. (d) “Why are you late” asked Pooja.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said Mum. (b) “I love mangoes.” said Mum. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Mum. (d) I love mangoes,” said Mum.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Aisha. (b) “Please sit down,” said Aisha. (c) “Please sit down.” said Aisha. (d) “Please sit down” said Aisha.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Priya. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Priya. (c) “The soup is ready” said Priya. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Priya.
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Arjun. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Arjun. (c) “The soup is ready.” said Arjun. (d) The soup is ready,” said Arjun.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) Tara said
28. 28.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.
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aisha said (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) said, I
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window,” said the coach. (b) “Close the window.” said the coach. (c) Close the window,” said the coach. (d) “Close the window” said the coach.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Mum said (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) Grandma said (d) The soup is ready.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha said, “I have finished my homework. (b) Sneha said, I have finished my homework. (c) Sneha said “I have finished my homework.” (d) Sneha said, “I have finished my homework.”
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach 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) The coach said
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Simran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Ishaan. (b) Please sit down,” said Ishaan. (c) “Please sit down.” said Ishaan. (d) “Please sit down,” said Ishaan.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Pooja. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Pooja. (c) “The soup is ready.” said Pooja. (d) “The soup is ready” said Pooja.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said Grandma. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Grandma. (c) “I love mangoes.” said Grandma. (d) “I love mangoes” said Grandma.

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