Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 879 · 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) The teacher asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) The teacher asked, Is it raining outside? (c) The teacher asked, “Is it raining outside.” (d) The teacher asked, “Is it raining outside?”
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Rahul. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Rahul? (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Rahul. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Rahul.
5. 5.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?
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said the coach. (b) “Close the window.” said the coach. (c) Close the window,” said the coach. (d) “Close the window,” said the coach.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Riya said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) Riya said
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Kunal? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Kunal. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Kunal. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Kunal.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework.” said the coach. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said the coach. (c) “I have finished my homework” said the coach. (d) I have finished my homework,” said the coach.
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) Ananya said
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev said, “Close the window.” (b) Dev said, Close the window. (c) Dev said, “Close the window. (d) Dev said “Close the window.”
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kavya said (b) It is (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
21. 21.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?
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Riya said (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said the coach. (b) Please sit down,” said the coach. (c) “Please sit down,” said the coach. (d) “Please sit down.” said the coach.
24. 24.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.”
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said the teacher. (b) “Close the window,” said the teacher. (c) Close the window,” said the teacher. (d) “Close the window.” said the teacher.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Saanvi said (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked “Why are you late?” (b) Mum asked, Why are you late? (c) Mum asked, “Why are you late?” (d) Mum asked, “Why are you late.”
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aisha said (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked the coach. (b) “What time is it?” asked the coach? (c) “What time is it?” asked the coach. (d) “What time is it” asked the coach.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aarav said, The bus is late today. (b) Aarav said, “The bus is late today. (c) Aarav said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Aarav said “The bus is late today.”
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aarav said, “Please sit down.” (b) Aarav said, Please sit down. (c) Aarav said “Please sit down.” (d) Aarav said, “Please sit down.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.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

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