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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 122 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Vihaan.
    (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
  2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Ishaan.
    (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Maria. (b) Shh, the exam has begun, whispered Maria. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Maria.
  4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Neel. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Neel. (c) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Neel.
  5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Joseph. (b) May I borrow your eraser? asked Joseph. (c) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Joseph.
  6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Simran.
    (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Saanvi.
    (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Farhan.
    (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Joseph.
    (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Saanvi. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Saanvi. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Saanvi.
  11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Arjun.
    (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Zoya. (b) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Zoya. (c) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Zoya.
  13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Kabir.
    (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Maria.
    (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti”! shouted Aisha. (b) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Aisha. (c) “Come back here, Moti” shouted Aisha.
  16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Yash.
    (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the exam has begun,” ___ Aisha.
    (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
  18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock, giggled Vihaan. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock” giggled Vihaan. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Vihaan.
  19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Ishaan.
    (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Dev.
    (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Vihaan.
    (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Joseph.
    (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away” sobbed Zoya. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Zoya. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Zoya.
  24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Rohan. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Rohan. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Rohan.
  25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Kabir.
    (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Manav.
    (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Simran.
    (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “That joke is so funny,” ___ Sneha.
    (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Aisha.
    (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Simran.
    (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Imran. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Imran. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Imran.
  32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Your silly face makes me laugh” giggled Maria. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Maria. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh”, giggled Maria.
  33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Manav. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Manav. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Manav.
  34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Aisha.
    (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose” giggled Priya. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Priya. (c) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Priya.
  36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Ananya.
    (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
  37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Aisha.
    (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
  38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Meera.
    (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My best friend is moving away, sobbed Sahil. (b) “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Sahil. (c) “My best friend is moving away” sobbed Sahil.
  40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Maria.
    (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)

Answer key

  1. whispered
  2. a comma (,)
  3. “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Maria.
  4. “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Neel.
  5. “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Joseph.
  6. sobbed
  7. a comma (,)
  8. giggled
  9. an exclamation mark (!)
  10. “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Saanvi.
  11. asked
  12. “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Zoya.
  13. a comma (,)
  14. giggled
  15. “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Aisha.
  16. a comma (,)
  17. whispered
  18. “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Vihaan.
  19. a comma (,)
  20. giggled
  21. a comma (,)
  22. sobbed
  23. “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Zoya.
  24. “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Rohan.
  25. sobbed
  26. sobbed
  27. an exclamation mark (!)
  28. giggled
  29. asked
  30. giggled
  31. “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Imran.
  32. “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Maria.
  33. “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Manav.
  34. a comma (,)
  35. “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Priya.
  36. shouted
  37. whispered
  38. a comma (,)
  39. “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Sahil.
  40. an exclamation mark (!)

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