Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 362 · 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) “Grab the rope” shouted Priya. (b) “Grab the rope!” shouted Priya. (c) “Grab the rope”! shouted Priya.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Maria. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Maria. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling”! shouted Maria.
3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
   “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Pooja. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Sahil. (b) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Sahil. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Sahil.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Saanvi. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Maria. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue” asked Joseph. (b) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Joseph. (c) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Joseph.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Yash. (b) Your silly face makes me laugh, giggled Yash. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh” giggled Yash.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Neel. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Sahil. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Kabir. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Ishaan. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Arjun. (b) Shh, the exam has begun, whispered Arjun. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Arjun.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Manav. (b) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Manav. (c) “I miss my grandma so much”, sobbed Manav.
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Farhan. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Joseph. (b) That joke is so funny, giggled Joseph. (c) “That joke is so funny” giggled Joseph.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Pooja. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Pooja. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Pooja.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Ishaan. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing” sobbed Ishaan. (c) My goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Ishaan.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Yash. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Yash. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Yash.
27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Arjun. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Vihaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Rohan. (b) How many stars are in the sky? asked Rohan. (c) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Rohan.
30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Fatima. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Aarav. (b) “Shh, the film is starting” whispered Aarav. (c) Shh, the film is starting, whispered Aarav.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Dev. (b) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Dev. (c) “Why is the sky blue” asked Dev.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Aryan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Rohan. (b) May I borrow your eraser? asked Rohan. (c) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Rohan.
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Farhan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Fatima. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Priya. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Sahil. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)

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