Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 965 · 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.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) The teacher said (d) The bus is late today.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Nisha. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Nisha? (c) “Can I come with you” asked Nisha. (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Nisha.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) Dad asked, Can I come with you? (c) Dad asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Dad asked, “Can I come with you?”
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Kabir. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Isha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said the teacher. (b) “Close the window,” said the teacher. (c) “Close the window.” said the teacher. (d) “Close the window” said the teacher.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Dad said (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran said, “The bus is late today. (b) Imran said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Imran said, The bus is late today. (d) Imran said “The bus is late today.”
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Let us (c) said, Let (d) Dad said
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Omkar said (d) Let us play outside.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Kunal. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Tara. (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Tara. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Tara? (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Tara.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Priya said (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aisha said, “The bus is late today.” (b) Aisha said “The bus is late today.” (c) Aisha said, “The bus is late today. (d) Aisha said, The bus is late today.
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) Mum said (c) The soup (d) said, The
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked Grandma. (b) “What time is it?” asked Grandma. (c) “What time is it?” asked Grandma? (d) “What time is it,” asked Grandma.
18. 18.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.”
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Saanvi. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Saanvi. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Saanvi? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Saanvi.
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) Ananya said (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) said, Let (d) Ishaan said
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Sneha said (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) Pooja said
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) Kavya said (d) The bus
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Vikram said (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Joseph said (b) said, I (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said the teacher. (b) “The bus is late today.” said the teacher. (c) “The bus is late today,” said the teacher. (d) The bus is late today,” said the teacher.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Mum. (b) “Close the window.” said Mum. (c) “Close the window,” said Mum. (d) “Close the window” said Mum.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked Dev. (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked Dev. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Dev. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Dev?
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum 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) Mum said
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) The coach said (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) said, I (c) The teacher said (d) I have finished my homework.
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) Rohan said (d) said, Let
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) The bus (c) Rohan said (d) said, The
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, Please sit down. (b) Grandma said, “Please sit down. (c) Grandma said “Please sit down.” (d) Grandma said, “Please sit down.”

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