Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 850 · 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 (“ ”):
   Dev said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Dev said (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kavya asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Kavya asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Kavya asked, Where is my bag? (d) Kavya asked, “Where is my bag.”
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Riya asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (b) Riya asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Riya asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (d) Riya asked “Who ate the last laddoo?”
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ishaan said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ishaan said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Kavya. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Kavya. (c) The soup is ready,” said Kavya. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Kavya.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window,” said Ananya. (b) Close the window,” said Ananya. (c) “Close the window.” said Ananya. (d) “Close the window” said Ananya.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Farhan said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) Farhan said (d) said, The
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Joseph. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Tara said
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Rahul. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) The teacher said (d) Close the
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said Tara. (b) “It is my turn now,” said Tara. (c) “It is my turn now.” said Tara. (d) It is my turn now,” said Tara.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar asked, Where is my bag? (b) Omkar asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Omkar asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Omkar asked, “Where is my bag.”
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said Kunal. (b) “I love mangoes” said Kunal. (c) “I love mangoes.” said Kunal. (d) “I love mangoes,” said Kunal.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Kavya said (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Mum said (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) Meera said
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) said, I
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “It is my turn now. (b) The teacher said, “It is my turn now.” (c) The teacher said, It is my turn now. (d) The teacher said “It is my turn now.”
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Tara. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) Rahul said (d) I love
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) Mum said (c) The bus (d) said, The
28. 28.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.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Rahul. (b) “Please sit down,” said Rahul. (c) “Please sit down” said Rahul. (d) “Please sit down.” said Rahul.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Omkar. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Omkar? (c) “Where is my bag” asked Omkar. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Omkar.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Priya said, “I love mangoes.” (b) Priya said “I love mangoes.” (c) Priya said, “I love mangoes. (d) Priya said, I love mangoes.
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) Priya said (d) I love mangoes.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Farhan said (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) The teacher said (c) The bus (d) said, The
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum? (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum. (c) “Is it raining outside” asked Mum. (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Mum.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Manav said (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I

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