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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 175 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Yash.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Imran.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
  3. 3.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.
  4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Farhan.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Joseph.     (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
  6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Manav.     (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
  7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grab the rope! shouted Sahil. (b) “Grab the rope!” shouted Sahil. (c) “Grab the rope”! shouted Sahil.
  8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Rohan.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti” shouted Vihaan. (b) “Come back here, Moti”! shouted Vihaan. (c) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Vihaan.
  10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Rohan.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Imran.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  12. 12.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.
  13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Vihaan.     (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
  14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Zoya.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Rohan. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Rohan. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Rohan.
  16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Pooja.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  17. 17.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.
  18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Yash.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Diya. (b) May I borrow your eraser? asked Diya. (c) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Diya.
  20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Pooja.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Sneha.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Pooja.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
  23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Sneha. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Sneha. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Sneha.
  24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Imran. (b) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Imran. (c) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Imran.
  25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Zoya.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Rohan.     (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
  27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Priya. (b) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Priya. (c) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Priya.
  28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Aryan.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) How many stars are in the sky? asked Arjun. (b) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Arjun. (c) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Arjun.
  30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Tenzin.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Arjun.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
  32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “That joke is so funny,” ___ Sneha.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the exam has begun,” ___ Dev.     (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
  34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Yash.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Rohan.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Tara. (b) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Tara. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Tara.
  37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Meera.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Diya. (b) “That joke is so funny” giggled Diya. (c) That joke is so funny, giggled Diya.
  39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Imran.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Tenzin.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed

Answer key

  1. sobbed
  2. whispered
  3. “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Aarav.
  4. a comma (,)
  5. shouted
  6. whispered
  7. “Grab the rope!” shouted Sahil.
  8. a comma (,)
  9. “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Vihaan.
  10. sobbed
  11. giggled
  12. “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Imran.
  13. shouted
  14. asked
  15. “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Rohan.
  16. an exclamation mark (!)
  17. “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Maria.
  18. a comma (,)
  19. “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Diya.
  20. a question mark (?)
  21. giggled
  22. whispered
  23. “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Sneha.
  24. “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Imran.
  25. asked
  26. whispered
  27. “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Priya.
  28. an exclamation mark (!)
  29. “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Arjun.
  30. sobbed
  31. shouted
  32. giggled
  33. whispered
  34. asked
  35. a comma (,)
  36. “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Tara.
  37. an exclamation mark (!)
  38. “That joke is so funny,” giggled Diya.
  39. sobbed
  40. giggled

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