Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 92 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar asked, Is it raining outside? (b) Omkar asked “Is it raining outside?” (c) Omkar asked, “Is it raining outside?” (d) Omkar asked, “Is it raining outside.”
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Zoya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) said, The (d) Mum said
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Vikram. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Vikram. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Vikram? (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Vikram.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ishaan said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Ishaan said
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) I love (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Yash said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Ishaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Tara. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Tara. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Tara. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Tara.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Yash said (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
15. 15.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.”
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Grandma. (b) “It is my turn now.” said Grandma. (c) “It is my turn now,” said Grandma. (d) “It is my turn now” said Grandma.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Diya said (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Priya said (c) The bus is late today. (d) The bus
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked Vikram. (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked Vikram. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Vikram? (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Vikram.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “It is my turn now. (b) Dad said “It is my turn now.” (c) Dad said, “It is my turn now.” (d) Dad said, It is my turn now.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Arjun. (b) “Please sit down” said Arjun. (c) “Please sit down,” said Arjun. (d) “Please sit down.” said Arjun.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Rahul. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan said, Please sit down. (b) Ishaan said, “Please sit down.” (c) Ishaan said, “Please sit down. (d) Ishaan said “Please sit down.”
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Priya said
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Imran said (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) said, Let
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Pooja. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Pooja? (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Pooja. (d) “Can I come with you” asked Pooja.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, The bus is late today. (b) Mum said, “The bus is late today. (c) Mum said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Mum said “The bus is late today.”
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Mum said (d) I have
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) Rahul said
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Grandma. (b) “What time is it” asked Grandma. (c) “What time is it?” asked Grandma. (d) “What time is it?” asked Grandma?
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Dad said (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked “Where is my bag?” (b) The teacher asked, Where is my bag? (c) The teacher asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) The teacher asked, “Where is my bag?”

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