Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 94 · 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?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Farhan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Grandma said
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked the coach. (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked the coach. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked the coach? (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked the coach.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Ishaan. (b) Close the window,” said Ishaan. (c) “Close the window” said Ishaan. (d) “Close the window,” said Ishaan.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Tara said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tara said (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
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) “Why are you late?” asked Aisha. (b) “Why are you late” asked Aisha. (c) “Why are you late,” asked Aisha. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Aisha?
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Yash asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Yash asked, Where is my bag? (d) Yash asked “Where is my bag?”
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, Is it raining outside? (b) Dad asked, “Is it raining outside?” (c) Dad asked “Is it raining outside?” (d) Dad asked, “Is it raining outside.”
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Dev. (b) “Where is my bag” asked Dev. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Dev. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Dev?
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Yash said (b) Close the (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Rahul. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Rahul. (c) The soup is ready,” said Rahul. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Rahul.
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.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) I have (c) said, I (d) Grandma said
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “The soup is ready. (b) Mum said, “The soup is ready.” (c) Mum said, The soup is ready. (d) Mum said “The soup is ready.”
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tara asked “What time is it?” (b) Tara asked, “What time is it?” (c) Tara asked, What time is it? (d) Tara asked, “What time is it.”
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Saanvi. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Saanvi? (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Saanvi. (d) “Is it raining outside” asked Saanvi.
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) Mum said (d) said, I
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The coach said (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, It is my turn now. (b) The teacher said “It is my turn now.” (c) The teacher said, “It is my turn now. (d) The teacher said, “It is my turn now.”
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.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.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Dad said (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Imran said (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.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.
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Pooja said (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Kunal said (d) Let us

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