Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 170 · 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) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Ananya. (b) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Ananya. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Ananya.
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Sneha. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
   “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Riya. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Aarav. (b) “Come back here, Moti” shouted Aarav. (c) “Come back here, Moti”! shouted Aarav.
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Manav. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Zoya. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Aarav. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Kabir. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Imran. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose” giggled Imran. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Imran.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Imran. (b) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Imran. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Imran.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Your silly face makes me laugh”, giggled Rohan. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Rohan. (c) Your silly face makes me laugh, giggled Rohan.
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Kavya. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Zoya. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Tara. (b) Shh, the film is starting, whispered Tara. (c) “Shh, the film is starting”, whispered Tara.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap, whispered Imran. (b) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Imran. (c) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap”, whispered Imran.
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Yash. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Kavya. (b) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Kavya. (c) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Kavya.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Fatima. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Neel. (b) My goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Neel. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Neel.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Meera. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Sneha. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Sneha. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Sneha.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat”, giggled Tara. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat” giggled Tara. (c) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Tara.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Dev. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Neel. (b) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Neel. (c) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Neel.
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Ishaan. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Rohan. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Manav. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Joseph. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)

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