Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 872 · 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) “Close the window” said Mum. (b) Close the window,” said Mum. (c) “Close the window.” said Mum. (d) “Close the window,” said Mum.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Zoya. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Zoya. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Zoya. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Zoya.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Dad. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Dad. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Dad. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Dad.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said “The bus is late today.” (b) Dad said, “The bus is late today. (c) Dad said, The bus is late today. (d) Dad said, “The bus is late today.”
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph said, Let us play outside. (b) Joseph said, “Let us play outside.” (c) Joseph said, “Let us play outside. (d) Joseph said “Let us play outside.”
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Let us
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ananya said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ananya said (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Dad. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Dad. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dad? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dad.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Kavya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Priya. (b) “Why are you late,” asked Priya. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Priya? (d) “Why are you late” asked Priya.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Joseph said (b) It is my turn now. (c) It is (d) said, It
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Maria said, “The bus is late today. (b) Maria said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Maria said “The bus is late today.” (d) Maria said, The bus is late today.
18. 18.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.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Tenzin said
21. 21.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.”
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) I love (c) said, I (d) Manav said
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Arjun asked, Can I come with you? (c) Arjun asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Arjun asked “Can I come with you?”
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera said “It is my turn now.” (b) Meera said, It is my turn now. (c) Meera said, “It is my turn now.” (d) Meera said, “It is my turn now.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Ishaan asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) Ishaan asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Ishaan asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) The coach said
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the coach? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked the coach. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked the coach. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked the coach.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Priya. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Priya? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Priya. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Priya.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said “I have finished my homework.” (b) Rohan said, “I have finished my homework. (c) Rohan said, I have finished my homework. (d) Rohan said, “I have finished my homework.”
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Pooja said (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Pooja. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Isha said “Close the window.” (b) Isha said, “Close the window. (c) Isha said, Close the window. (d) Isha said, “Close the window.”
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Ananya. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Ananya. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Ananya. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Ananya.
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) Grandma said
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) The coach said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said Mum. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Mum. (c) The soup is ready,” said Mum. (d) “The soup is ready” said Mum.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) Tenzin said (d) The soup

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