Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 139 · 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?
   “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Diya. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Diya. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Your silly face makes me laugh, giggled Aryan. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Aryan. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh” giggled Aryan.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Aarav. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Aarav. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Aarav.
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Yash. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Aryan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Manav. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Manav. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Manav.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Fatima. (b) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Fatima. (c) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Fatima.
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Farhan. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Manav. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Manav. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Manav.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope!” shouted Dev. (b) “Grab the rope”! shouted Dev. (c) “Grab the rope” shouted Dev.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Kabir. (b) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Kabir. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Kabir.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car”! shouted Farhan. (b) “Watch out for that car” shouted Farhan. (c) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Farhan.
16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Joseph. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
17. 17.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.
18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Ishaan. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
19. 19.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.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Imran. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Imran. (c) My goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Imran.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who painted this lovely picture” asked Yash. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Yash. (c) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Yash.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Yash. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope” shouted Fatima. (b) Grab the rope! shouted Fatima. (c) “Grab the rope!” shouted Fatima.
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Kavya. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Zoya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Neel. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Simran. (b) Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock, giggled Simran. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock” giggled Simran.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Meera. (b) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Meera. (c) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Meera.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Fatima. (b) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Fatima. (c) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Fatima.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Watch out for that car! shouted Kavya. (b) “Watch out for that car” shouted Kavya. (c) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Kavya.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Kavya. (b) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Kavya. (c) How many stars are in the sky? asked Kavya.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Neel. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Maria. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Rohan. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling”! shouted Rohan. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Rohan.

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