Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 944 · 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 sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan said, “Close the window. (b) Farhan said “Close the window.” (c) Farhan said, Close the window. (d) Farhan said, “Close the window.”
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Yash said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) Yash said (d) said, Close
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Yash said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Yash said (d) Please sit down.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Maria said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) Maria said
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Tenzin 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) Tenzin said
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Maria said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Maria said (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) Ishaan said (d) I love
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir said, Close the window. (b) Kabir said, “Close the window.” (c) Kabir said “Close the window.” (d) Kabir said, “Close the window.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Rahul said (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) Saanvi said
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Kunal. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) Yash said
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Rohan said
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) I love (d) Kabir said
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Mum. (b) “Please sit down” said Mum. (c) “Please sit down.” said Mum. (d) “Please sit down,” said Mum.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) The coach said
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said Mum. (b) “I love mangoes,” said Mum. (c) I love mangoes,” said Mum. (d) “I love mangoes.” said Mum.
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) Diya said
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked Dad. (b) “What time is it?” asked Dad? (c) “What time is it?” asked Dad. (d) “What time is it,” asked Dad.
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) It is (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Yash? (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Yash. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Yash. (d) “Can I come with you” asked Yash.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Saanvi asked, Why are you late? (b) Saanvi asked, “Why are you late?” (c) Saanvi asked “Why are you late?” (d) Saanvi asked, “Why are you late.”
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) Mum said
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The bus is late today,” said Meera. (b) “The bus is late today.” said Meera. (c) “The bus is late today” said Meera. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Meera.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Dev. (b) “It is my turn now.” said Dev. (c) “It is my turn now” said Dev. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Dev.
35. 35.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.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, Why are you late? (b) Grandma asked, “Why are you late?” (c) Grandma asked “Why are you late?” (d) Grandma asked, “Why are you late.”
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)

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