Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 141 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “What time does the train leave?” ___ Kavya. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Farhan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Catch the ball!” ___ Tara. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Saanvi. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Grab the rope___” shouted Saanvi. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Diya. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Diya. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Diya.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Watch out for that car___” shouted Tenzin. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Arjun. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Nisha. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Ishaan. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Ishaan. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
15. 15.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.
16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “That joke is so funny,” ___ Zoya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Maria. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Simran. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Simran. (c) Shh, the exam has begun, whispered Simran.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Saanvi. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party” whispered Saanvi. (c) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Saanvi.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Ananya. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Imran. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Imran. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling”! shouted Imran.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Farhan. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Saanvi. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Kavya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Zoya. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Imran. (b) “Let us keep the surprise a secret”, whispered Imran. (c) “Let us keep the surprise a secret” whispered Imran.
34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Nisha. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Manav. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture” asked Manav. (c) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Manav.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Aryan. (b) Shh, the exam has begun, whispered Aryan. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Aryan.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)

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