Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 990 · 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) “Can I come with you?” asked Dad. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Dad? (c) “Can I come with you” asked Dad. (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Dad.
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 (“ ”):
   Kabir said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Kabir said (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The bus is late today,” said Simran. (b) “The bus is late today” said Simran. (c) “The bus is late today.” said Simran. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Simran.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Diya. (b) “Why are you late” asked Diya. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Diya. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Diya?
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Dad said (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Imran said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) said, The (d) Imran said
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) Mum said (d) I love
10. 10.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?
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Vikram asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Vikram asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Vikram asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Vikram asked, Can I come with you?
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked Aarav. (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Aarav. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Aarav? (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Aarav.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Kabir. (b) “Close the window” said Kabir. (c) “Close the window,” said Kabir. (d) “Close the window.” said Kabir.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (b) Dad asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Dad asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Dad asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Saanvi said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) I have (d) said, I
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked “Can I come with you?” (b) Grandma asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Grandma asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) Grandma asked, Can I come with you?
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan asked, “What time is it.” (b) Farhan asked “What time is it?” (c) Farhan asked, What time is it? (d) Farhan asked, “What time is it?”
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 sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Zoya asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Zoya asked, “Where is my bag?” (c) Zoya asked, Where is my bag? (d) Zoya asked “Where is my bag?”
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev said, The bus is late today. (b) Dev said, “The bus is late today. (c) Dev said “The bus is late today.” (d) Dev said, “The bus is late today.”
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) It is (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Joseph said (d) I have
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan said, “Close the window. (b) Farhan said “Close the window.” (c) Farhan said, Close the window. (d) Farhan said, “Close the window.”
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul 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) Rahul said
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down.” said the coach. (b) Please sit down,” said the coach. (c) “Please sit down” said the coach. (d) “Please sit down,” said the coach.
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) Imran said (c) I love (d) said, I
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) Aisha said (c) I have (d) said, I
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Grandma said (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Maria said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Dad said (d) Please sit
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have finished my homework. (b) I have (c) said, I (d) Sneha said
35. 35.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?”
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Farhan said
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ananya said “Please sit down.” (b) Ananya said, “Please sit down. (c) Ananya said, “Please sit down.” (d) Ananya said, Please sit down.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said “I love mangoes.” (b) Rohan said, “I love mangoes.” (c) Rohan said, “I love mangoes. (d) Rohan said, I love mangoes.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)

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