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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 317 · 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 sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Fatima. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Fatima. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Fatima.
  2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Farhan.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Fatima.     (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
  4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Farhan.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Imran.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Nisha.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Saanvi.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Dev.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Tara.     (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
  10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Simran.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Kabir. (b) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Kabir. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Kabir.
  12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Ananya.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Simran. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Simran. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Simran.
  14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Kavya.     (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
  15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Manav.     (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
  16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Rohan.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave” asked Maria. (b) “What time does the train leave”? asked Maria. (c) “What time does the train leave?” asked Maria.
  18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Aisha. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Aisha. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Aisha.
  19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Diya.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  20. 20.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.
  21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Tenzin.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  22. 22.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.
  23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Pooja.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Sneha.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Pooja. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Pooja. (c) Shh, the exam has begun, whispered Pooja.
  26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Imran.     (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
  27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Vihaan.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
  28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Joseph.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Kabir.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Neel.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Kabir. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away” sobbed Kabir. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Kabir.
  32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “That joke is so funny,” ___ Vihaan.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Priya.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Riya. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Riya. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture” asked Riya.
  35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car” shouted Rohan. (b) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Rohan. (c) “Watch out for that car”! shouted Rohan.
  36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Sahil.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny” giggled Aryan. (b) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Aryan. (c) “That joke is so funny”, giggled Aryan.
  38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock, giggled Nisha. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Nisha. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock” giggled Nisha.
  39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have lost my favourite teddy, sobbed Diya. (b) “I have lost my favourite teddy” sobbed Diya. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Diya.
  40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Tara.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled

Answer key

  1. “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Fatima.
  2. asked
  3. shouted
  4. giggled
  5. a comma (,)
  6. sobbed
  7. shouted
  8. a comma (,)
  9. whispered
  10. a comma (,)
  11. “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Kabir.
  12. a comma (,)
  13. “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Simran.
  14. shouted
  15. whispered
  16. a comma (,)
  17. “What time does the train leave?” asked Maria.
  18. “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Aisha.
  19. asked
  20. “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Priya.
  21. asked
  22. “Why is the sky blue?” asked Rohan.
  23. a comma (,)
  24. giggled
  25. “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Pooja.
  26. shouted
  27. an exclamation mark (!)
  28. a comma (,)
  29. a comma (,)
  30. sobbed
  31. “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Kabir.
  32. giggled
  33. a question mark (?)
  34. “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Riya.
  35. “Watch out for that car!” shouted Rohan.
  36. asked
  37. “That joke is so funny,” giggled Aryan.
  38. “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Nisha.
  39. “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Diya.
  40. asked

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