Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 820 · 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) 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.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ananya said, “The bus is late today. (b) Ananya said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Ananya said, The bus is late today. (d) Ananya said “The bus is late today.”
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said Rahul. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Pooja said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Pooja said (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Ishaan? (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Ishaan. (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Ishaan. (d) “Where is my bag” asked Ishaan.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) The teacher said (d) said, Let
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kunal said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kunal said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Meera said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Meera said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) I have (d) said, I
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) Grandma said
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) The coach said
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, Close the window. (b) The coach said “Close the window.” (c) The coach said, “Close the window.” (d) The coach said, “Close the window.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked Grandma. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Grandma. (c) “Is it raining outside” asked Grandma. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Grandma?
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said “The bus is late today.” (b) Mum said, “The bus is late today. (c) Mum said, The bus is late today. (d) Mum said, “The bus is late today.”
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Ishaan said
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, The (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Isha. (b) “What time is it?” asked Isha? (c) “What time is it?” asked Isha. (d) “What time is it” asked Isha.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tenzin said, I love mangoes. (b) Tenzin said “I love mangoes.” (c) Tenzin said, “I love mangoes. (d) Tenzin said, “I love mangoes.”
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) I have
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) I have
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Rohan. (b) “Please sit down,” said Rohan. (c) “Please sit down.” said Rohan. (d) Please sit down,” said Rohan.
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Saanvi said (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
26. 26.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.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) Diya said (c) said, It (d) It is
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Kabir. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Kabir. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Kabir. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Kabir.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.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.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said “Close the window.” (b) Grandma said, “Close the window. (c) Grandma said, Close the window. (d) Grandma said, “Close the window.”
34. 34.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.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) Maria said
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Dad. (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 Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar said, “Close the window.” (b) Omkar said “Close the window.” (c) Omkar said, “Close the window. (d) Omkar said, Close the window.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir said “I have finished my homework.” (b) Kabir said, I have finished my homework. (c) Kabir said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Kabir said, “I have finished my homework.”

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