Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 29 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “Watch out for that car___” shouted Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Arjun. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Aryan. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
   “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Aisha. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Farhan. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Kabir. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Kavya. (b) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Kavya. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Kavya.
9. 9.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.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Arjun. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Arjun. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Arjun.
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Rohan. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Diya. (b) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Diya. (c) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Diya.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Maria. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Maria. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Diya. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Rohan. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Saanvi. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Maria. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Aisha. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Pooja. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “That joke is so funny,” ___ Arjun. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Maria. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Pooja. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Pooja. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Pooja.
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Dev. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Ishaan. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Kabir. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Kabir. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Kabir.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Joseph. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Farhan. (b) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Farhan. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Farhan.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Arjun. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Yash. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Neel. (b) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Neel. (c) May I borrow your eraser? asked Neel.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Ananya. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Ananya. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Ananya.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Nisha. (b) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Nisha. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Nisha.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Vihaan. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Pooja. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Pooja. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock” giggled Pooja.

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