Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 99 · 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 (“ ”):
   Priya said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) Priya said (c) I love (d) said, I
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Saanvi. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Saanvi? (c) “Where is my bag” asked Saanvi. (d) “Where is my bag,” asked Saanvi.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aisha said, “Let us play outside. (b) Aisha said “Let us play outside.” (c) Aisha said, Let us play outside. (d) Aisha said, “Let us play outside.”
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it raining outside___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar asked, What time is it? (b) Omkar asked, “What time is it?” (c) Omkar asked, “What time is it.” (d) Omkar asked “What time is it?”
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “The bus is late today. (b) Dad said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Dad said “The bus is late today.” (d) Dad said, The bus is late today.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) The coach asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (c) The coach asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) The coach asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.”
8. 8.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.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kabir said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Kabir said
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked, “What time is it?” (b) The teacher asked, What time is it? (c) The teacher asked “What time is it?” (d) The teacher asked, “What time is it.”
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Mum. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Mum. (c) “The bus is late today” said Mum. (d) The bus is late today,” said Mum.
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) Pooja said
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Dad said
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran asked “Why are you late?” (b) Imran asked, Why are you late? (c) Imran asked, “Why are you late.” (d) Imran asked, “Why are you late?”
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now,” said Yash. (b) “It is my turn now” said Yash. (c) It is my turn now,” said Yash. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Yash.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rohan said (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) said, Please (c) Kunal said (d) Please sit
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) The teacher said (d) said, Close
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul said, “Please sit down.” (b) Rahul said, Please sit down. (c) Rahul said, “Please sit down. (d) Rahul said “Please sit down.”
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) Dev said (d) said, The
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) The coach said (c) Let us play outside. (d) said, Let
26. 26.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?”
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) Sneha said (d) said, Let
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul said “The soup is ready.” (b) Rahul said, The soup is ready. (c) Rahul said, “The soup is ready. (d) Rahul said, “The soup is ready.”
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) Sneha said (d) The bus is late today.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tara said (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) said, Close
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) Imran said (c) The bus (d) said, The
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Pooja said, Let us play outside. (b) Pooja said “Let us play outside.” (c) Pooja said, “Let us play outside. (d) Pooja said, “Let us play outside.”
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) Grandma said (d) I love mangoes.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now,” said Kunal. (b) It is my turn now,” said Kunal. (c) “It is my turn now” said Kunal. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Kunal.
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ishaan said (b) I love (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Grandma said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Pooja said (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Mum said (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Joseph said (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The

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