Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 984 · 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) Manav said, “I love mangoes.” (b) Manav said, I love mangoes. (c) Manav said, “I love mangoes. (d) Manav said “I love mangoes.”
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.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.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The bus is late today___” said Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tenzin asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) Tenzin asked, Can I come with you? (c) Tenzin asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Tenzin asked, “Can I come with you?”
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Dad. (b) The bus is late today,” said Dad. (c) “The bus is late today.” said Dad. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Dad.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said the teacher. (b) “I have finished my homework,” said the teacher. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said the teacher. (d) I have finished my homework,” said the teacher.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Zoya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) Isha said (d) The soup
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Isha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) Dad said
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said Grandma. (b) “Let us play outside.” said Grandma. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Grandma. (d) Let us play outside,” said Grandma.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav asked, Can I come with you? (b) Manav asked “Can I come with you?” (c) Manav asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Manav asked, “Can I come with you?”
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) said, The (c) The soup (d) The teacher said
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Mum asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (c) Mum asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Mum asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?”
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Rahul. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Tenzin said (d) I have
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Riya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said Saanvi. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Saanvi. (c) The soup is ready,” said Saanvi. (d) “The soup is ready” said Saanvi.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Pooja. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) The soup (d) Farhan said
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Manav asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Manav asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Manav asked, “Where is my bag.” (d) Manav asked, Where is my bag?
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) Manav said
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.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.
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) Dad said (d) The soup is ready.
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) Isha said (d) said, I
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Joseph asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Joseph asked, Where is my bag? (d) Joseph asked, “Where is my bag.”
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Simran said (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.

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