Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 969 · 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 (“ ”):
   Dad said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Dad said (d) Let us play outside.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Diya. (b) “Please sit down.” said Diya. (c) Please sit down,” said Diya. (d) “Please sit down” said Diya.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Vikram. (b) “What time is it?” asked Vikram? (c) “What time is it?” asked Vikram. (d) “What time is it” asked Vikram.
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Vikram said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Vikram said (b) said, The (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kunal said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) Kunal said (d) said, The
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Diya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.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.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Kavya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) The teacher said
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag” asked Diya. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Diya. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Diya. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Diya?
12. 12.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 bus is late today. (d) The teacher said
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kunal asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) Kunal asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Kunal asked, “Is it raining outside.” (d) Kunal asked, “Is it raining outside?”
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Meera said (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now,” said the teacher. (b) “It is my turn now” said the teacher. (c) It is my turn now,” said the teacher. (d) “It is my turn now.” said the teacher.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nisha said, I have finished my homework. (b) Nisha said “I have finished my homework.” (c) Nisha said, “I have finished my homework.” (d) Nisha said, “I have finished my homework.
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) Yash 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?
    “What time is it___” asked Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Kavya. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Kavya? (c) “Why are you late,” asked Kavya. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Kavya.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Arjun. (b) “What time is it?” asked Arjun? (c) “What time is it” asked Arjun. (d) “What time is it?” asked Arjun.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma? (c) “Can I come with you” asked Grandma. (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Grandma.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Dev. (b) “What time is it?” asked Dev? (c) “What time is it,” asked Dev. (d) “What time is it” asked Dev.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, I love mangoes. (b) Dad said, “I love mangoes. (c) Dad said, “I love mangoes.” (d) Dad said “I love mangoes.”
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Ananya. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Ananya. (c) “The soup is ready” said Ananya. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Ananya.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aisha asked, “What time is it?” (b) Aisha asked, “What time is it.” (c) Aisha asked, What time is it? (d) Aisha asked “What time is it?”
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the (c) Close the window. (d) Tara said
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) The teacher said (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Omkar. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said the teacher. (b) I love mangoes,” said the teacher. (c) “I love mangoes,” said the teacher. (d) “I love mangoes” said the teacher.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun asked, Where is my bag? (b) Arjun asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Arjun asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Arjun asked, “Where is my bag.”
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) Meera said

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