Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 143 · 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?
   “Watch out for that car!” ___ Pooja. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Meera. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat”, giggled Meera. (c) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat” giggled Meera.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Fatima. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Fatima. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Meera. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Neel. (b) Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock, giggled Neel. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Neel.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grab the rope! shouted Fatima. (b) “Grab the rope” shouted Fatima. (c) “Grab the rope!” shouted Fatima.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Joseph. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Farhan. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Rohan. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Rohan. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Rohan.
18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Sneha. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Meera. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Zoya. (b) “Watch out for that car” shouted Zoya. (c) Watch out for that car! shouted Zoya.
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Zoya. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave?” asked Manav. (b) “What time does the train leave”? asked Manav. (c) “What time does the train leave” asked Manav.
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Ananya. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Kabir. (b) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Kabir. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Kabir.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Maria. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Maria. (c) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Maria.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Arjun. (b) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Arjun. (c) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Arjun.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Priya. (b) My goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Priya. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Priya.
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Imran. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Aarav. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping” whispered Aarav. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Aarav.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Ishaan. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Maria. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Maria. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Maria.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Aryan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Manav. (b) May I borrow your eraser? asked Manav. (c) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Manav.
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Zoya. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Priya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Meera. (b) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Meera. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Meera.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Fatima. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Neel. (b) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Neel. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Neel.
40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Arjun. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed

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