Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 239 · 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) I have lost my favourite teddy, sobbed Neel. (b) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Neel. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy” sobbed Neel.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Rohan. (b) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Rohan. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Rohan.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have lost my favourite teddy___” sobbed Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Pooja. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Dev. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Maria. (b) Why is the sky blue? asked Maria. (c) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Maria.
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Vihaan. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Ananya. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Yash. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Priya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Aarav. (b) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Aarav. (c) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Aarav.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Maria. (b) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Maria. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Maria.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who painted this lovely picture” asked Fatima. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Fatima. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Fatima.
16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Tenzin. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Neel. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Tenzin. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Diya. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Saanvi. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Zoya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Imran. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Aisha. (b) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Aisha. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Aisha.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Vihaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Kavya. (b) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Kavya. (c) May I borrow your eraser? asked Kavya.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Nisha. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Nisha. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Nisha.
29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Aryan. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Ananya. (b) Why is the sky blue? asked Ananya. (c) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Ananya.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Simran. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Simran. (c) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Simran.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Rohan. (b) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Rohan. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Rohan.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Rohan. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Vihaan. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Meera. (b) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Meera. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Meera.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Simran. (b) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Simran. (c) May I borrow your eraser? asked Simran.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Tenzin. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Tenzin. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Tenzin.

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