Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 859 · 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) Yash said “Close the window.” (b) Yash said, “Close the window.” (c) Yash said, “Close the window. (d) Yash said, Close the window.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kunal asked “Can I come with you?” (b) Kunal asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Kunal asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) Kunal asked, Can I come with you?
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Riya. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Riya. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Riya. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Riya.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the teacher. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the teacher? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked the teacher. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked the teacher.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Kavya. (b) “Please sit down.” said Kavya. (c) “Please sit down,” said Kavya. (d) “Please sit down” said Kavya.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down.” said Omkar. (b) “Please sit down,” said Omkar. (c) Please sit down,” said Omkar. (d) “Please sit down” said Omkar.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Dad. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Dad. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Dad. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Dad?
10. 10.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) said, The (d) The bus
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, I have finished my homework. (b) Grandma said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Grandma said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Grandma said “I have finished my homework.”
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) The coach said
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Ananya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Mum. (b) “Please sit down,” said Mum. (c) “Please sit down.” said Mum. (d) “Please sit down” said Mum.
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) Priya said (d) The soup is ready.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) The teacher said
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Arjun said (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) Grandma said (d) said, Please
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) The teacher said
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said Mum. (b) “It is my turn now,” said Mum. (c) “It is my turn now.” said Mum. (d) It is my turn now,” said Mum.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Omkar. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Omkar. (c) “The bus is late today.” said Omkar. (d) The bus is late today,” said Omkar.
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Let us (c) The teacher said (d) said, Let
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said Joseph. (b) “Let us play outside.” said Joseph. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Joseph. (d) “Let us play outside” said Joseph.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, The soup is ready. (b) The teacher said “The soup is ready.” (c) The teacher said, “The soup is ready. (d) The teacher said, “The soup is ready.”
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) Rahul said
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, Can I come with you? (b) Dad asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Dad asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Dad asked, “Can I come with you?”
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Pooja said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
33. 33.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) I have (d) said, I
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun said, Close the window. (b) Arjun said, “Close the window. (c) Arjun said “Close the window.” (d) Arjun said, “Close the window.”
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “Why are you late?” (b) Dad asked, Why are you late? (c) Dad asked, “Why are you late.” (d) Dad asked “Why are you late?”
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “What time is it?” (b) Mum asked “What time is it?” (c) Mum asked, “What time is it.” (d) Mum asked, What time is it?
37. 37.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.”
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) Aisha said (c) said, I (d) I have
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Sneha. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Sneha. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Sneha? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Sneha.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Dad. (b) The bus is late today,” said Dad. (c) “The bus is late today,” said Dad. (d) “The bus is late today.” said Dad.

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