Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 369 · 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?
   “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Priya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Farhan. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat” giggled Farhan. (c) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Farhan.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Vihaan. (b) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Vihaan. (c) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Vihaan.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Watch out for that car___” shouted Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Fatima. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Kabir. (b) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Kabir. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Kabir.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Watch out for that car___” shouted Rohan. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Diya. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) May I borrow your eraser? asked Arjun. (b) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Arjun. (c) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Arjun.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Sneha. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Sneha. (c) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Sneha.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Rohan. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party” whispered Rohan. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Rohan.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Kavya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Kavya. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Joseph. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Kavya. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Kavya. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping” whispered Kavya.
16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Maria. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Rohan. (b) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Rohan. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Rohan.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Riya. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Rohan. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Rohan. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Rohan.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Arjun. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Arjun. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Arjun.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Tenzin. (b) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Tenzin. (c) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Tenzin.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Priya. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Neel. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Aarav. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Aarav. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Aarav.
27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Simran. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose” giggled Yash. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Yash. (c) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Yash.
30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Simran. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Diya. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party” whispered Diya. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Diya.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Simran. (b) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Simran. (c) How many stars are in the sky? asked Simran.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Aarav. (b) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Aarav. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Aarav.
34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Nisha. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball” shouted Fatima. (b) Catch the ball! shouted Fatima. (c) “Catch the ball!” shouted Fatima.
36. 36.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.
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Fatima. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Ananya. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Zoya. (b) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Zoya. (c) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Zoya.

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