Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 877 · 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 (“ ”):
   Zoya said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) Zoya said
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Vikram. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan said, It is my turn now. (b) Farhan said “It is my turn now.” (c) Farhan said, “It is my turn now. (d) Farhan said, “It is my turn now.”
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Sneha said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Sneha said (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Grandma? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Grandma. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Grandma. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Grandma.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, I have finished my homework. (b) The coach said, “I have finished my homework. (c) The coach said, “I have finished my homework.” (d) The coach said “I have finished my homework.”
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Kunal. (b) Close the window,” said Kunal. (c) “Close the window.” said Kunal. (d) “Close the window,” said Kunal.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Maria said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) Maria said
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Zoya said (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said Vikram. (b) “It is my turn now,” said Vikram. (c) It is my turn now,” said Vikram. (d) “It is my turn now” said Vikram.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tenzin asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Tenzin asked, “Where is my bag?” (c) Tenzin asked, Where is my bag? (d) Tenzin asked “Where is my bag?”
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) Grandma said (d) said, I
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Grandma said (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Arjun said (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Meera said (d) Let us play outside.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tara asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (b) Tara asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Tara asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (d) Tara asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
20. 20.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.”
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Kunal. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Kunal. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Kunal. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Kunal.
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) Saanvi said (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
23. 23.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.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.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.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash said, “The bus is late today.” (b) Yash said “The bus is late today.” (c) Yash said, The bus is late today. (d) Yash said, “The bus is late today.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) The teacher said
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Mum said
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Mum said (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, Where is my bag? (b) Mum asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Mum asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Mum asked, “Where is my bag?”
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said Grandma. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said Grandma. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Grandma. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Grandma.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, It is my turn now. (b) The coach said, “It is my turn now.” (c) The coach said, “It is my turn now. (d) The coach said “It is my turn now.”
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) Riya said
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said Saanvi. (b) It is my turn now,” said Saanvi. (c) “It is my turn now” said Saanvi. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Saanvi.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Maria said

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