Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 924 · 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 (“ ”):
   Saanvi said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Saanvi said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, Please sit down. (b) Dad said “Please sit down.” (c) Dad said, “Please sit down. (d) Dad said, “Please sit down.”
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Mum said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) Grandma said (c) I have (d) said, I
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Ishaan? (b) “Can I come with you” asked Ishaan. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Ishaan. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Ishaan.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Mum. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Mum? (c) “Why are you late,” asked Mum. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Mum.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Yash. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Yash? (c) “Where is my bag” asked Yash. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Yash.
10. 10.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 (.)
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) The coach said (d) said, Please
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Farhan said (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said “Let us play outside.” (b) Dad said, Let us play outside. (c) Dad said, “Let us play outside. (d) Dad said, “Let us play outside.”
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Manav said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
18. 18.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.
19. 19.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 (d) It is my turn now.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) It is (c) said, It (d) Aisha said
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) Ishaan said
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) Aarav said
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) Rohan said
25. 25.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.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said Tenzin. (b) “I love mangoes” said Tenzin. (c) I love mangoes,” said Tenzin. (d) “I love mangoes,” said Tenzin.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said “The bus is late today.” (b) The teacher said, “The bus is late today.” (c) The teacher said, “The bus is late today. (d) The teacher said, The bus is late today.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Yash said (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Let us (c) Farhan said (d) said, Let
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Tara? (b) “What time is it?” asked Tara. (c) “What time is it” asked Tara. (d) “What time is it,” asked Tara.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Meera said (d) Close the
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Priya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Isha said
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum 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) Mum said
38. 38.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.”
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Pooja said (d) I have
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Meera? (b) “What time is it,” asked Meera. (c) “What time is it” asked Meera. (d) “What time is it?” asked Meera.

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