Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 138 · 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?
   “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Priya. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Neel. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh” giggled Neel. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh”, giggled Neel.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Rohan. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Saanvi. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball” shouted Diya. (b) Catch the ball! shouted Diya. (c) “Catch the ball!” shouted Diya.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Maria. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Kabir. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling”! shouted Kabir. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Kabir.
12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Joseph. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Sneha. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Sneha. (c) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Sneha.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Sahil. (b) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Sahil. (c) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Sahil.
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Joseph. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Farhan. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock” giggled Farhan. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Farhan.
17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Diya. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave”? asked Tara. (b) “What time does the train leave” asked Tara. (c) “What time does the train leave?” asked Tara.
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Pooja. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Tenzin. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Tenzin. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Tenzin.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Farhan. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Farhan. (c) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Farhan.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Riya. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Riya. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Riya.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Sahil. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Zoya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Tara. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Farhan. (b) Why is the sky blue? asked Farhan. (c) “Why is the sky blue” asked Farhan.
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Joseph. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing” sobbed Simran. (b) My goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Simran. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Simran.
31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Sneha. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Diya. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Diya. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Diya.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Sahil. (b) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Sahil. (c) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Sahil.
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Fatima. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Pooja. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Pooja. (c) Shh, the exam has begun, whispered Pooja.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Rohan. (b) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Rohan. (c) “Why is the sky blue” asked Rohan.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Dev. (b) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Dev. (c) How many stars are in the sky? asked Dev.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Kabir. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping” whispered Kabir. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Kabir.

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