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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 202 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Pooja.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Arjun.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Sahil.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Yash.     (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
  5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope!” shouted Vihaan. (b) Grab the rope! shouted Vihaan. (c) “Grab the rope” shouted Vihaan.
  6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Neel.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Kabir.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Priya. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Priya. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Priya.
  9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Aarav.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Rohan.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Ishaan.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Nisha.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Vihaan.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Nisha.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Neel.     (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
  16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Imran. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose” giggled Imran. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Imran.
  17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Nisha. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Nisha. (c) Shh, the exam has begun, whispered Nisha.
  18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Maria.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Fatima.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Vihaan.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
  21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Tara.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Neel.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Dev.     (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
  24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) How many stars are in the sky? asked Yash. (b) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Yash. (c) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Yash.
  25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Tara. (b) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Tara. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Tara.
  26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Pooja.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
  27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Tara.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Fatima. (b) “I miss my grandma so much”, sobbed Fatima. (c) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Fatima.
  29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Kabir. (b) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Kabir. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Kabir.
  30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Manav.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Saanvi.     (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
  32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Fatima.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Aryan. (b) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Aryan. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose” giggled Aryan.
  34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Imran.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
  35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Saanvi. (b) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Saanvi. (c) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Saanvi.
  36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Joseph.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Aarav.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Aarav.     (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
  39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Nisha.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Kavya. (b) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Kavya. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Kavya.

Answer key

  1. a comma (,)
  2. an exclamation mark (!)
  3. a question mark (?)
  4. whispered
  5. “Grab the rope!” shouted Vihaan.
  6. giggled
  7. shouted
  8. “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Priya.
  9. a question mark (?)
  10. a comma (,)
  11. asked
  12. a comma (,)
  13. asked
  14. asked
  15. whispered
  16. “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Imran.
  17. “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Nisha.
  18. a comma (,)
  19. sobbed
  20. an exclamation mark (!)
  21. a comma (,)
  22. sobbed
  23. whispered
  24. “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Yash.
  25. “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Tara.
  26. whispered
  27. a comma (,)
  28. “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Fatima.
  29. “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Kabir.
  30. an exclamation mark (!)
  31. shouted
  32. asked
  33. “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Aryan.
  34. shouted
  35. “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Saanvi.
  36. a comma (,)
  37. a comma (,)
  38. whispered
  39. a comma (,)
  40. “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Kavya.

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