Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 240 · 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) “Your silly face makes me laugh”, giggled Imran. (b) Your silly face makes me laugh, giggled Imran. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Imran.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Riya. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Riya. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Riya.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party” whispered Dev. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Dev. (c) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Dev.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Saanvi. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why is the sky blue___” asked Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Maria. (b) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Maria. (c) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Maria.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Saanvi. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Tara. (b) “Why is the sky blue” asked Tara. (c) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Tara.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Ishaan. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Ishaan. (c) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Ishaan.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Imran. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Kavya. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Vihaan. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Maria. (b) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Maria. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Maria.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Your silly face makes me laugh, giggled Zoya. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh” giggled Zoya. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Zoya.
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Joseph. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Yash. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Ishaan. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have lost my favourite teddy” sobbed Vihaan. (b) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Vihaan. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy”, sobbed Vihaan.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Vihaan. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Vihaan. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Vihaan.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Dev. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Dev. (c) Shh, the exam has begun, whispered Dev.
25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Diya. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Tenzin. (b) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Tenzin. (c) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Tenzin.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Riya. (b) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Riya. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose” giggled Riya.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Tenzin. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Fatima. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Kabir. (b) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Kabir. (c) “I miss my grandma so much”, sobbed Kabir.
33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Aryan. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Tara. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Tara. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Tara.
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Pooja. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Priya. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose”, giggled Priya. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Priya.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Zoya. (b) “Why is the sky blue” asked Zoya. (c) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Zoya.

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