Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 315 · 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, the film is starting,” ___ Aisha. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Simran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Ishaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Zoya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Manav. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Nisha. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Diya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Aarav. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Aarav. (c) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Aarav.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Farhan. (b) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Farhan. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Farhan.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Priya. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Priya. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Priya.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car”! shouted Pooja. (b) Watch out for that car! shouted Pooja. (c) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Pooja.
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing” sobbed Zoya. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Zoya. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Zoya.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Aryan. (b) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Aryan. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Aryan.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My best friend is moving away, sobbed Tara. (b) “My best friend is moving away”, sobbed Tara. (c) “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Tara.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Ishaan. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Manav. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Manav. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Manav.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have lost my favourite teddy”, sobbed Manav. (b) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Manav. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy” sobbed Manav.
27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Sahil. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Meera. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Meera. (c) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Meera.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Zoya. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Zoya. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Zoya.
30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Diya. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Diya. (b) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Diya. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Diya.
32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Nisha. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Zoya. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Neel. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Tara. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Tara. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Tara.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Tenzin. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Arjun. (b) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Arjun. (c) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Arjun.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)

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