Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 232 · 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) “Watch out for that car” shouted Priya. (b) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Priya. (c) Watch out for that car! shouted Priya.
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Tara. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Priya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.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.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Neel. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Neel. (c) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Neel.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Rohan. (b) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Rohan. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Rohan.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Ishaan. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Aarav. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Yash. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Yash. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Yash.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Fatima. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, the exam has begun, whispered Pooja. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Pooja. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Pooja.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Aisha. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave?” asked Ananya. (b) “What time does the train leave” asked Ananya. (c) “What time does the train leave”? asked Ananya.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Priya. (b) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Priya. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Priya.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Meera. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Meera. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Meera.
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Zoya. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Aryan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Sneha. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Kavya. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Farhan. (b) My goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Farhan. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Farhan.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Saanvi. (b) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Saanvi. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Saanvi.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us keep the surprise a secret”, whispered Aisha. (b) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Aisha. (c) “Let us keep the surprise a secret” whispered Aisha.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Rohan. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Rohan. (c) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Rohan.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Aisha. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Simran. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Simran. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture” asked Simran. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Simran.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose” giggled Ishaan. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Ishaan. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Ishaan.
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Fatima. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Meera. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Nisha. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Nisha. (c) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Nisha.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Yash. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Yash. (c) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Yash.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Imran. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled

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