Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 145 · 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 sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Kavya. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Kavya. (c) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Kavya.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
   “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Joseph. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Simran. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose”, giggled Simran. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Simran.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Fatima. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Joseph. (b) Why is the sky blue? asked Joseph. (c) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Joseph.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time does the train leave___” asked Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Riya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Imran. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Imran. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Imran.
12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Fatima. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Aryan. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Neel. (b) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Neel. (c) May I borrow your eraser? asked Neel.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball!” shouted Farhan. (b) Catch the ball! shouted Farhan. (c) “Catch the ball” shouted Farhan.
16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Meera. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Aisha. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing” sobbed Aisha. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Aisha.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Riya. (b) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Riya. (c) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Riya.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Maria. (b) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Maria. (c) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Maria.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Arjun. (b) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Arjun. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Arjun.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Pooja. (b) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Pooja. (c) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Pooja.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Fatima. (b) Shh, the film is starting, whispered Fatima. (c) “Shh, the film is starting” whispered Fatima.
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Pooja. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Kabir. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Vihaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Aisha. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Tara. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Fatima. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Sahil. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Sahil. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Sahil.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Fatima. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much”, sobbed Rohan. (b) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Rohan. (c) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Rohan.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti”! shouted Pooja. (b) “Come back here, Moti” shouted Pooja. (c) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Pooja.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Aarav. (b) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Aarav. (c) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Aarav.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Kabir. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who painted this lovely picture” asked Dev. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Dev. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Dev.

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