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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 222 · 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 sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Dev. (b) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Dev. (c) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Dev.
  2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Fatima.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Yash.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Meera.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Dev. (b) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Dev. (c) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Dev.
  6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Imran.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Vihaan. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Vihaan. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose” giggled Vihaan.
  8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Ishaan.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Aarav.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Maria.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Simran. (b) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Simran. (c) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Simran.
  12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Sahil.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Aryan.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Simran.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Manav.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Aarav.     (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
  17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Diya.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Pooja. (b) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Pooja. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Pooja.
  19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Diya.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
  20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Aarav.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Simran.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Zoya. (b) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Zoya. (c) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Zoya.
  23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Fatima.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Fatima.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Ananya.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Riya. (b) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Riya. (c) May I borrow your eraser? asked Riya.
  27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Nisha.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Pooja. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Pooja. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Pooja.
  29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Imran.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Joseph. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Joseph. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Joseph.
  31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Diya.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Manav.     (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
  33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Fatima.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Meera.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Saanvi.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Sahil.     (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
  37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Meera.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Dev.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Aryan.     (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
  40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Saanvi.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted

Answer key

  1. “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Dev.
  2. giggled
  3. shouted
  4. a comma (,)
  5. “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Dev.
  6. sobbed
  7. “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Vihaan.
  8. giggled
  9. shouted
  10. a comma (,)
  11. “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Simran.
  12. a comma (,)
  13. shouted
  14. a comma (,)
  15. a comma (,)
  16. shouted
  17. sobbed
  18. “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Pooja.
  19. shouted
  20. a question mark (?)
  21. shouted
  22. “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Zoya.
  23. a question mark (?)
  24. a comma (,)
  25. a question mark (?)
  26. “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Riya.
  27. a question mark (?)
  28. “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Pooja.
  29. a comma (,)
  30. “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Joseph.
  31. shouted
  32. shouted
  33. sobbed
  34. a question mark (?)
  35. an exclamation mark (!)
  36. whispered
  37. giggled
  38. a question mark (?)
  39. whispered
  40. shouted

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