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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 28 · 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?
    “That joke is so funny,” ___ Kabir.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Sneha.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Aarav.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  4. 4.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.
  5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Ananya.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
  6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Kavya.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Vihaan. (b) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Vihaan. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Vihaan.
  8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Kabir.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Arjun.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Diya.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Tara. (b) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Tara. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Tara.
  12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Maria.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Rohan.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the film is starting” whispered Ishaan. (b) “Shh, the film is starting”, whispered Ishaan. (c) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Ishaan.
  15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Ishaan.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Sahil.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Pooja.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Simran.     (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
  19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Neel.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Sneha. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Sneha. (c) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Sneha.
  21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Manav.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
  22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Aisha. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Aisha. (c) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Aisha.
  23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Sneha.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Ishaan.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Joseph.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Sneha.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Dev.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Joseph.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Sneha.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Sahil.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Farhan.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
  32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Yash.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Yash.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy___” sobbed Manav.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Riya.     (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
  36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the film is starting” whispered Dev. (b) Shh, the film is starting, whispered Dev. (c) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Dev.
  37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing” sobbed Dev. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Dev. (c) My goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Dev.
  38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Kabir.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  39. 39.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.
  40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Tenzin. (b) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Tenzin. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Tenzin.

Answer key

  1. giggled
  2. an exclamation mark (!)
  3. shouted
  4. “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Zoya.
  5. an exclamation mark (!)
  6. a comma (,)
  7. “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Vihaan.
  8. a comma (,)
  9. asked
  10. giggled
  11. “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Tara.
  12. giggled
  13. a comma (,)
  14. “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Ishaan.
  15. asked
  16. an exclamation mark (!)
  17. an exclamation mark (!)
  18. whispered
  19. asked
  20. “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Sneha.
  21. whispered
  22. “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Aisha.
  23. a comma (,)
  24. shouted
  25. sobbed
  26. sobbed
  27. a comma (,)
  28. a question mark (?)
  29. asked
  30. a comma (,)
  31. an exclamation mark (!)
  32. sobbed
  33. shouted
  34. a comma (,)
  35. whispered
  36. “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Dev.
  37. “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Dev.
  38. a question mark (?)
  39. “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Simran.
  40. “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Tenzin.

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