Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 936 · 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?
   “Please sit down___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Riya asked, Why are you late? (b) Riya asked, “Why are you late?” (c) Riya asked “Why are you late?” (d) Riya asked, “Why are you late.”
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) Mum said (d) said, Please
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Aisha said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aisha said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Vikram said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Vikram said (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dev said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) said, I (c) Dev said (d) I have
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ananya said, I love mangoes. (b) Ananya said “I love mangoes.” (c) Ananya said, “I love mangoes.” (d) Ananya said, “I love mangoes.
11. 11.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.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Meera. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Meera? (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Meera. (d) “Where is my bag” asked Meera.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down.” said Ananya. (b) Please sit down,” said Ananya. (c) “Please sit down,” said Ananya. (d) “Please sit down” said Ananya.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) Mum said
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher? (b) “Can I come with you,” asked the teacher. (c) “Can I come with you” asked the teacher. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher.
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ananya said (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Priya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked the teacher. (b) “Is it raining outside” asked the teacher. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked the teacher. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked the teacher?
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) Let us (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kavya said (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) said, I (d) Maria said
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) The teacher said
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Isha said (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said Omkar. (b) “The soup is ready” said Omkar. (c) “The soup is ready.” said Omkar. (d) The soup is ready,” said Omkar.
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Meera said (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Close the
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) It is (d) Pooja said
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) Manav asked, “Is it raining outside?” (c) Manav asked, Is it raining outside? (d) Manav asked, “Is it raining outside.”
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Pooja. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Farhan? (b) “Where is my bag” asked Farhan. (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Farhan. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Farhan.
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Manav said (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) said, The
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said “Please sit down.” (b) The coach said, Please sit down. (c) The coach said, “Please sit down. (d) The coach said, “Please sit down.”
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.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.”

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