Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 326 · 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 sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Imran. (b) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Imran. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Imran.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Joseph. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping” whispered Joseph. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Joseph.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “That joke is so funny___” giggled Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Farhan. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
8. 8.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.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Sahil. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Tara. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Sahil. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Riya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Your silly face makes me laugh” giggled Kabir. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Kabir. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh”, giggled Kabir.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Pooja. (b) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Pooja. (c) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Pooja.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Aryan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Imran. (b) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Imran. (c) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Imran.
21. 21.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.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Riya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Ishaan. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Neel. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Neel. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Neel.
25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Ishaan. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Kabir. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Kabir. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Kabir.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Neel. (b) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Neel. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping” whispered Neel.
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Joseph. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Vihaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Simran. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy___” sobbed Farhan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Diya. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat”, giggled Diya. (c) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Diya.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Arjun. (b) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Arjun. (c) Why is the sky blue? asked Arjun.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Sahil. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the exam has begun,” ___ Farhan. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Vihaan. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Vihaan. (b) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Vihaan. (c) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Vihaan.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Maria. (b) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Maria. (c) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Maria.

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