Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 991 · 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) Isha asked, Can I come with you? (b) Isha asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) Isha asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Isha asked, “Can I come with you.”
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan said “Let us play outside.” (b) Ishaan said, “Let us play outside. (c) Ishaan said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Ishaan said, Let us play outside.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran said, “I have finished my homework. (b) Imran said, I have finished my homework. (c) Imran said “I have finished my homework.” (d) Imran said, “I have finished my homework.”
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Kunal. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun said, I love mangoes. (b) Arjun said “I love mangoes.” (c) Arjun said, “I love mangoes. (d) Arjun said, “I love mangoes.”
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Dad said (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) The teacher said
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said the coach. (b) “The soup is ready.” said the coach. (c) The soup is ready,” said the coach. (d) “The soup is ready” said the coach.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked Zoya. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Zoya? (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Zoya. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Zoya.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.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.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said Mum. (b) “It is my turn now” said Mum. (c) It is my turn now,” said Mum. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Mum.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said Nisha. (b) “The soup is ready” said Nisha. (c) The soup is ready,” said Nisha. (d) “The soup is ready.” said Nisha.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside,” asked Isha. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Isha? (c) “Is it raining outside” asked Isha. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Isha.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “Close the window. (b) Dad said “Close the window.” (c) Dad said, “Close the window.” (d) Dad said, Close the window.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul said, “It is my turn now.” (b) Rahul said “It is my turn now.” (c) Rahul said, “It is my turn now. (d) Rahul said, It is my turn now.
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Kunal said (d) Let us play outside.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) Mum said (d) The bus
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Ananya. (b) “Close the window.” said Ananya. (c) Close the window,” said Ananya. (d) “Close the window,” said Ananya.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) Rahul said (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) Mum said
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
31. 31.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.
32. 32.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.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Joseph. (b) “Please sit down” said Joseph. (c) Please sit down,” said Joseph. (d) “Please sit down.” said Joseph.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “Let us play outside. (b) Mum said “Let us play outside.” (c) Mum said, Let us play outside. (d) Mum said, “Let us play outside.”
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “The bus is late today. (b) Mum said, The bus is late today. (c) Mum said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Mum said “The bus is late today.”
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, “Why are you late.” (b) Grandma asked, “Why are you late?” (c) Grandma asked “Why are you late?” (d) Grandma asked, Why are you late?
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)

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