Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 238 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Meera. (b) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Meera. (c) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Meera.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
   “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Simran. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Saanvi. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Saanvi. (c) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Saanvi.
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Fatima. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Maria. (b) “Shh, the film is starting”, whispered Maria. (c) Shh, the film is starting, whispered Maria.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Farhan. (b) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Farhan. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Farhan.
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Yash. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Yash. (b) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Yash. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Yash.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose”, giggled Arjun. (b) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Arjun. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Arjun.
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Fatima. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the exam has begun,” ___ Diya. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Aryan. (b) “Let us keep the surprise a secret” whispered Aryan. (c) “Let us keep the surprise a secret”, whispered Aryan.
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Neel. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Meera. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Dev. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Meera. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Manav. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose”, giggled Manav. (c) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Manav.
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Ishaan. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Sneha. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Neel. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Fatima. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Joseph. (b) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Joseph. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Joseph.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Meera. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Meera. (c) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Meera.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Aryan. (b) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Aryan. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Aryan.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Zoya. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose”, giggled Zoya. (c) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Zoya.
38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Zoya. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Vihaan. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)

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