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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 125 · 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?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Sneha.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Tara.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Arjun.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
  4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Manav.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Priya.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Joseph.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Nisha. (b) Come back here, Moti! shouted Nisha. (c) “Come back here, Moti” shouted Nisha.
  8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Simran.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Ishaan.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) That joke is so funny, giggled Simran. (b) “That joke is so funny” giggled Simran. (c) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Simran.
  11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Imran.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Tara.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Meera.     (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
  14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Dev.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Aarav.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Sahil.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Kabir.     (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
  18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Maria.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Riya.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Rohan.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Neel. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Neel. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose”, giggled Neel.
  22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Simran.     (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
  23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Dev.     (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
  24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Tara. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Tara. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Tara.
  25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Ananya.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Nisha. (b) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Nisha. (c) May I borrow your eraser? asked Nisha.
  27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Riya.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Aisha.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Rohan.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Dev.     (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
  31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Vihaan.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Nisha. (b) “I miss my grandma so much”, sobbed Nisha. (c) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Nisha.
  33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Rohan. (b) “That joke is so funny” giggled Rohan. (c) That joke is so funny, giggled Rohan.
  34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Farhan.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Neel.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Sahil.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Joseph.     (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
  38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Kabir.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Imran.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Saanvi.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)

Answer key

  1. sobbed
  2. shouted
  3. shouted
  4. a comma (,)
  5. a question mark (?)
  6. an exclamation mark (!)
  7. “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Nisha.
  8. a comma (,)
  9. an exclamation mark (!)
  10. “That joke is so funny,” giggled Simran.
  11. a comma (,)
  12. asked
  13. whispered
  14. sobbed
  15. asked
  16. an exclamation mark (!)
  17. shouted
  18. asked
  19. a comma (,)
  20. asked
  21. “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Neel.
  22. whispered
  23. whispered
  24. “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Tara.
  25. an exclamation mark (!)
  26. “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Nisha.
  27. a comma (,)
  28. an exclamation mark (!)
  29. an exclamation mark (!)
  30. shouted
  31. asked
  32. “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Nisha.
  33. “That joke is so funny,” giggled Rohan.
  34. a comma (,)
  35. a comma (,)
  36. sobbed
  37. whispered
  38. a comma (,)
  39. sobbed
  40. an exclamation mark (!)

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