Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 933 · 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?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked Vikram. (b) “What time is it?” asked Vikram? (c) “What time is it?” asked Vikram. (d) “What time is it,” asked Vikram.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Nisha said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the (c) Nisha said (d) Close the window.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) Mum said (d) The soup is ready.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Sneha said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Sneha said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Rahul. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Omkar. (b) “Close the window,” said Omkar. (c) “Close the window.” said Omkar. (d) “Close the window” said Omkar.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The bus is late today,” said Yash. (b) “The bus is late today.” said Yash. (c) “The bus is late today,” said Yash. (d) “The bus is late today” said Yash.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) The teacher said (c) Let us (d) said, Let
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) It is (d) Meera said
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Mum said
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said Sneha. (b) “I love mangoes.” said Sneha. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Sneha. (d) “I love mangoes” said Sneha.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) The coach asked, Where is my bag? (c) The coach asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) The coach asked “Where is my bag?”
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) I have (d) said, I
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Arjun? (b) “What time is it” asked Arjun. (c) “What time is it?” asked Arjun. (d) “What time is it,” asked Arjun.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window,” said Diya. (b) “Close the window.” said Diya. (c) Close the window,” said Diya. (d) “Close the window” said Diya.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Pooja asked, “Where is my bag?” (c) Pooja asked, Where is my bag? (d) Pooja asked “Where is my bag?”
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Kunal. (b) “What time is it,” asked Kunal. (c) “What time is it?” asked Kunal? (d) “What time is it” asked Kunal.
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) said, The
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) The coach said (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev said, It is my turn now. (b) Dev said, “It is my turn now. (c) Dev said “It is my turn now.” (d) Dev said, “It is my turn now.”
28. 28.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.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked “Can I come with you?” (b) The teacher asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) The teacher asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) The teacher asked, Can I come with you?
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav said, “It is my turn now.” (b) Manav said “It is my turn now.” (c) Manav said, “It is my turn now. (d) Manav said, It is my turn now.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Meera. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Meera? (c) “Why are you late?” asked Meera. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Meera.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Vikram. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) Aisha said (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Tenzin. (b) “Why are you late,” asked Tenzin. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Tenzin? (d) “Why are you late?” asked Tenzin.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Zoya. (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Zoya. (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Zoya. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Zoya?
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) Nisha said (d) said, Let

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