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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 256 · 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 word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Kabir.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Aisha.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Farhan. (b) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Farhan. (c) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Farhan.
  4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Sahil.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Sneha.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
  6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Riya.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Sahil.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball” shouted Joseph. (b) “Catch the ball!” shouted Joseph. (c) Catch the ball! shouted Joseph.
  9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Manav.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
  10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave” asked Imran. (b) “What time does the train leave?” asked Imran. (c) What time does the train leave? asked Imran.
  11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Joseph.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Saanvi.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
  13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Maria.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Aisha.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  15. 15.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.
  16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Sneha.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Aryan.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Dev.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Aryan.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Ananya. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Ananya. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Ananya.
  21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Priya.     (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
  22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Farhan.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Fatima. (b) “That joke is so funny” giggled Fatima. (c) That joke is so funny, giggled Fatima.
  24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Aryan. (b) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Aryan. (c) Why is the sky blue? asked Aryan.
  25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Ishaan.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Ishaan.     (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
  27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Manav.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Kavya. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Kavya. (c) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Kavya.
  29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Diya.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Sneha.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
  31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Diya.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Diya.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Catch the ball! shouted Aisha. (b) “Catch the ball!” shouted Aisha. (c) “Catch the ball” shouted Aisha.
  34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Aisha. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Aisha. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Aisha.
  35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Diya.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “That joke is so funny,” ___ Rohan.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Fatima.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Saanvi. (b) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Saanvi. (c) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Saanvi.
  39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Aryan.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Kabir.     (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered

Answer key

  1. asked
  2. sobbed
  3. “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Farhan.
  4. a comma (,)
  5. an exclamation mark (!)
  6. a comma (,)
  7. an exclamation mark (!)
  8. “Catch the ball!” shouted Joseph.
  9. shouted
  10. “What time does the train leave?” asked Imran.
  11. a comma (,)
  12. shouted
  13. an exclamation mark (!)
  14. asked
  15. “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Riya.
  16. sobbed
  17. a comma (,)
  18. asked
  19. a comma (,)
  20. “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Ananya.
  21. whispered
  22. an exclamation mark (!)
  23. “That joke is so funny,” giggled Fatima.
  24. “Why is the sky blue?” asked Aryan.
  25. a comma (,)
  26. whispered
  27. a comma (,)
  28. “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Kavya.
  29. a comma (,)
  30. an exclamation mark (!)
  31. a comma (,)
  32. sobbed
  33. “Catch the ball!” shouted Aisha.
  34. “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Aisha.
  35. an exclamation mark (!)
  36. giggled
  37. a comma (,)
  38. “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Saanvi.
  39. asked
  40. shouted

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