Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 345 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Riya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Nisha. (b) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Nisha. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Nisha.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grab the rope! shouted Fatima. (b) “Grab the rope”! shouted Fatima. (c) “Grab the rope!” shouted Fatima.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Aryan. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time does the train leave___” asked Joseph. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car” shouted Kabir. (b) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Kabir. (c) Watch out for that car! shouted Kabir.
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Meera. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Pooja. (b) Shh, the film is starting, whispered Pooja. (c) “Shh, the film is starting”, whispered Pooja.
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Joseph. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Meera. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Meera. (c) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Meera.
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Joseph. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy___” sobbed Sahil. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Diya. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Diya. (c) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Diya.
17. 17.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.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Fatima. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Sahil. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Arjun. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Arjun. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Arjun.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Dev. (b) “I miss my grandma so much”, sobbed Dev. (c) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Dev.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have lost my favourite teddy, sobbed Riya. (b) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Riya. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy” sobbed Riya.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap, whispered Farhan. (b) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap”, whispered Farhan. (c) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Farhan.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My best friend is moving away”, sobbed Rohan. (b) “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Rohan. (c) My best friend is moving away, sobbed Rohan.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Aryan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Maria. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Farhan. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Neel. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Ananya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Tenzin. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Tenzin. (c) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Tenzin.
35. 35.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.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Pooja. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Vihaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Fatima. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Diya. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked

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