Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 265 · 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 word fits the gap best?
   “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Ananya. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Simran. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Tenzin. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Farhan. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Farhan. (c) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Farhan.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave”? asked Kabir. (b) “What time does the train leave?” asked Kabir. (c) “What time does the train leave” asked Kabir.
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “That joke is so funny,” ___ Simran. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy___” sobbed Sahil. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Arjun. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Kavya. (b) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Kavya. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Kavya.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Kabir. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Pooja. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Pooja. (c) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Pooja.
17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Fatima. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Zoya. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Zoya. (c) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Zoya.
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Farhan. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose” giggled Farhan. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose”, giggled Farhan.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Dev. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Dev. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Dev.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Maria. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Vihaan. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose” giggled Vihaan. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Vihaan.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Simran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Diya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Riya. (b) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Riya. (c) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Riya.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) May I borrow your eraser? asked Tenzin. (b) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Tenzin. (c) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Tenzin.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the film is starting” whispered Aisha. (b) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Aisha. (c) Shh, the film is starting, whispered Aisha.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Sahil. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Vihaan. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Vihaan. (c) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Vihaan.
35. 35.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.
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Aryan. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Nisha. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Arjun. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Fatima. (b) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Fatima. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Fatima.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)

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