Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 959 · 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 Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Dad. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Dad? (c) “Why are you late” asked Dad. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Dad.
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Sneha said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Sneha said (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Vikram said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Vikram said (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Riya said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Riya said (d) I have
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Simran said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Simran said (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
7. 7.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.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Saanvi said, Let us play outside. (b) Saanvi said, “Let us play outside.” (c) Saanvi said “Let us play outside.” (d) Saanvi said, “Let us play outside.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, The bus is late today. (b) The coach said, “The bus is late today. (c) The coach said, “The bus is late today.” (d) The coach said “The bus is late today.”
11. 11.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.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar said “The bus is late today.” (b) Omkar said, “The bus is late today. (c) Omkar said, The bus is late today. (d) Omkar said, “The bus is late today.”
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Sneha said, I have finished my homework. (b) Sneha said “I have finished my homework.” (c) Sneha said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Sneha said, “I have finished my homework.”
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Isha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) The bus (d) Simran said
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked the teacher? (b) “Why are you late” asked the teacher. (c) “Why are you late?” asked the teacher. (d) “Why are you late,” asked the teacher.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked “Why are you late?” (b) The teacher asked, “Why are you late.” (c) The teacher asked, Why are you late? (d) The teacher asked, “Why are you late?”
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Yash said (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Kabir said (d) Close the
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Tenzin. (b) “Close the window,” said Tenzin. (c) “Close the window.” said Tenzin. (d) “Close the window” said Tenzin.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Please sit (c) The teacher said (d) said, Please
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) The coach said (d) said, I
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Let us
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Yash said (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Saanvi said “The soup is ready.” (b) Saanvi said, “The soup is ready.” (c) Saanvi said, “The soup is ready. (d) Saanvi said, The soup is ready.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Zoya. (b) Close the window,” said Zoya. (c) “Close the window.” said Zoya. (d) “Close the window,” said Zoya.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Tara. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Tara? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Tara. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Tara.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said “The soup is ready.” (b) Dad said, “The soup is ready. (c) Dad said, “The soup is ready.” (d) Dad said, The soup is ready.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Vikram. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Vikram. (c) “The bus is late today” said Vikram. (d) The bus is late today,” said Vikram.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Omkar. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
33. 33.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.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside,” said Dad. (b) “Let us play outside” said Dad. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Dad. (d) Let us play outside,” said Dad.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma 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) Grandma said
36. 36.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.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Grandma. (b) “Close the window.” said Grandma. (c) Close the window,” said Grandma. (d) “Close the window,” said Grandma.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, What time is it? (b) Dad asked “What time is it?” (c) Dad asked, “What time is it.” (d) Dad asked, “What time is it?”
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nisha asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (b) Nisha asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Nisha asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Nisha asked “Who ate the last laddoo?”

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