Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 299 · 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?
   “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Joseph. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Arjun. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Arjun. (c) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Arjun.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Neel. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Ananya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Meera. (b) “I miss my grandma so much”, sobbed Meera. (c) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Meera.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Ananya. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Riya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Diya. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Diya. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Diya.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue” asked Rohan. (b) Why is the sky blue? asked Rohan. (c) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Rohan.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Fatima. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Pooja. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Pooja. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Pooja.
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Farhan. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Saanvi. (b) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Saanvi. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Saanvi.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Neel. (b) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Neel. (c) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Neel.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Nisha. (b) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Nisha. (c) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Nisha.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Fatima. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Aisha. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Kabir. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Watch out for that car! shouted Tara. (b) “Watch out for that car” shouted Tara. (c) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Tara.
29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Diya. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Aryan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Yash. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Rohan. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Aarav. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Sahil. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Sahil. (c) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Sahil.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Yash. (b) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Yash. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Yash.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Farhan. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Aryan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)

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