Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 378 · 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) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Dev. (b) Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap, whispered Dev. (c) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap” whispered Dev.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Diya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Aarav. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
   “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Vihaan. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Aryan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Neel. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Kabir. (b) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Kabir. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose” giggled Kabir.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Tara. (b) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Tara. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture” asked Tara.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Meera. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Meera. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping” whispered Meera.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Simran. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Simran. (c) Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock, giggled Simran.
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Ishaan. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Joseph. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Simran. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Simran. (c) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Simran.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Kavya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Saanvi. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Saanvi. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Saanvi.
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Farhan. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Pooja. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Arjun. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Sahil. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Tara. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Tara. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Tara.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Farhan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Fatima. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Meera. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Neel. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Imran. (b) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Imran. (c) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Imran.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose” giggled Ananya. (b) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Ananya. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Ananya.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) May I borrow your eraser? asked Meera. (b) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Meera. (c) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Meera.
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Farhan. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Ishaan. (b) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Ishaan. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Ishaan.
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Ishaan. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Rohan. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked

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