Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 301 · 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?
   “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Meera. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Maria. (b) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Maria. (c) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Maria.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope” shouted Maria. (b) “Grab the rope!” shouted Maria. (c) Grab the rope! shouted Maria.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why is the sky blue___” asked Fatima. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave?” asked Nisha. (b) “What time does the train leave” asked Nisha. (c) What time does the train leave? asked Nisha.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Fatima. (b) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Fatima. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Fatima.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Neel. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) How many stars are in the sky? asked Simran. (b) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Simran. (c) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Simran.
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Ananya. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Nisha. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Nisha. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Nisha.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue” asked Priya. (b) Why is the sky blue? asked Priya. (c) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Priya.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Aryan. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Aryan. (c) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Aryan.
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Sneha. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Diya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Sneha. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Aryan. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose” giggled Aryan. (c) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Aryan.
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Sneha. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Fatima. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Sahil. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Sahil. (c) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Sahil.
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Manav. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Tenzin. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Tenzin. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Tenzin.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Aarav. (b) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Aarav. (c) How many stars are in the sky? asked Aarav.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Sneha. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Sneha. (c) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Sneha.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Joseph. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture” asked Joseph. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Joseph.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Vihaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Pooja. (b) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Pooja. (c) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Pooja.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Priya. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Priya. (c) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Priya.
34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Dev. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Zoya. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Zoya. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Zoya.
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Yash. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Neel. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Your silly face makes me laugh, giggled Joseph. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Joseph. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh” giggled Joseph.

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