Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 192 · 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) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Diya. (b) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Diya. (c) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Diya.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Dev. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Dev. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Dev.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Vihaan. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Vihaan. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Vihaan.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave” asked Dev. (b) What time does the train leave? asked Dev. (c) “What time does the train leave?” asked Dev.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Aarav. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Aarav. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party” whispered Aarav.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Yash. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Diya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Joseph. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Ishaan. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Saanvi. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Joseph. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Priya. (b) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Priya. (c) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Priya.
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Dev. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Ishaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Nisha. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Nisha. (c) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Nisha.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Pooja. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh” giggled Pooja. (c) Your silly face makes me laugh, giggled Pooja.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose” giggled Ananya. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Ananya. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Ananya.
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Aarav. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Arjun. (b) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Arjun. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Arjun.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope” shouted Farhan. (b) Grab the rope! shouted Farhan. (c) “Grab the rope!” shouted Farhan.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Saanvi. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Tara. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Kabir. (b) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Kabir. (c) How many stars are in the sky? asked Kabir.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Zoya. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Zoya. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Zoya.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Vihaan. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Vihaan. (c) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat”, giggled Vihaan.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Sneha. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Sneha. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Sneha.
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Aisha. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Tenzin. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti” shouted Aryan. (b) Come back here, Moti! shouted Aryan. (c) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Aryan.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Saanvi. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope”! shouted Fatima. (b) “Grab the rope!” shouted Fatima. (c) Grab the rope! shouted Fatima.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Vihaan. (b) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Vihaan. (c) “I miss my grandma so much”, sobbed Vihaan.

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