Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 105 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Inside the marks): Put the exact spoken words inside “ ”. End them with a comma, a question mark (for a question) or an exclamation mark (for a shout) INSIDE the closing mark, then who said it and a full stop. Choose the said-word by the words: a question → asked, danger → shouted, a secret → whispered, a joke → giggled, sad news → sobbed.

1. 1.Which word fits the gap best?
   “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Manav. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Aisha. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Aisha. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping” whispered Aisha.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Fatima. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Watch out for that car___” shouted Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Arjun. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Aryan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Dev. (b) “I miss my grandma so much”, sobbed Dev. (c) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Dev.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Arjun. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Arjun. (c) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Arjun.
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Ananya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Kavya. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti”! shouted Simran. (b) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Simran. (c) “Come back here, Moti” shouted Simran.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Zoya. (b) May I borrow your eraser? asked Zoya. (c) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Zoya.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party” whispered Vihaan. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Vihaan. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Vihaan.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Dev. (b) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Dev. (c) May I borrow your eraser? asked Dev.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grab the rope! shouted Sahil. (b) “Grab the rope” shouted Sahil. (c) “Grab the rope!” shouted Sahil.
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Rohan. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Rohan. (c) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Rohan.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Meera. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Meera. (c) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Meera.
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Vihaan. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Dev. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Vihaan. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Vihaan. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Vihaan.
27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Farhan. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Imran. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Vihaan. (b) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Vihaan. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Vihaan.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who painted this lovely picture” asked Ananya. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Ananya. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Ananya.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Imran. (b) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Imran. (c) How many stars are in the sky? asked Imran.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Kavya. (b) “I miss my grandma so much”, sobbed Kavya. (c) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Kavya.
33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Yash. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Arjun. (b) “Watch out for that car”! shouted Arjun. (c) Watch out for that car! shouted Arjun.
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Neel. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Saanvi. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Aarav. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Aarav. (c) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Aarav.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy___” sobbed Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Yash. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Yash. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Yash.

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