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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 277 · 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?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Meera.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Tara.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Ishaan.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Sahil.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Imran. (b) “Shh, the film is starting” whispered Imran. (c) “Shh, the film is starting”, whispered Imran.
  6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball” shouted Dev. (b) “Catch the ball!” shouted Dev. (c) Catch the ball! shouted Dev.
  7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Tenzin.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Pooja.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Nisha.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
  10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Manav.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Ishaan.     (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
  12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Tara. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh”, giggled Tara. (c) Your silly face makes me laugh, giggled Tara.
  13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Imran.     (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
  14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball!” shouted Rohan. (b) “Catch the ball” shouted Rohan. (c) Catch the ball! shouted Rohan.
  15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Rohan.     (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
  16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Sahil.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
  17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Ananya.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Manav. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away” sobbed Manav. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Manav.
  19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Manav.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Meera. (b) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Meera. (c) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Meera.
  21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Rohan. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Rohan. (c) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Rohan.
  22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Priya.     (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
  23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Nisha. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat”, giggled Nisha. (c) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Nisha.
  24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Dev.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Imran.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Pooja.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Nisha.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Diya. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Diya. (c) Shh, the exam has begun, whispered Diya.
  29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have lost my favourite teddy” sobbed Riya. (b) I have lost my favourite teddy, sobbed Riya. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Riya.
  30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave” asked Dev. (b) What time does the train leave? asked Dev. (c) “What time does the train leave?” asked Dev.
  31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Kavya.     (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
  32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Rohan. (b) That joke is so funny, giggled Rohan. (c) “That joke is so funny” giggled Rohan.
  33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Rohan.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Imran. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Imran. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Imran.
  35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Sneha.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Pooja.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Simran. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Simran. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose”, giggled Simran.
  38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Simran. (b) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Simran. (c) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Simran.
  39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Yash.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Neel.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled

Answer key

  1. asked
  2. a question mark (?)
  3. sobbed
  4. giggled
  5. “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Imran.
  6. “Catch the ball!” shouted Dev.
  7. asked
  8. asked
  9. an exclamation mark (!)
  10. a question mark (?)
  11. whispered
  12. “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Tara.
  13. shouted
  14. “Catch the ball!” shouted Rohan.
  15. whispered
  16. an exclamation mark (!)
  17. an exclamation mark (!)
  18. “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Manav.
  19. a comma (,)
  20. “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Meera.
  21. “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Rohan.
  22. whispered
  23. “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Nisha.
  24. giggled
  25. asked
  26. sobbed
  27. giggled
  28. “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Diya.
  29. “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Riya.
  30. “What time does the train leave?” asked Dev.
  31. whispered
  32. “That joke is so funny,” giggled Rohan.
  33. giggled
  34. “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Imran.
  35. a question mark (?)
  36. sobbed
  37. “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Simran.
  38. “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Simran.
  39. a question mark (?)
  40. sobbed

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