Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 381 · 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 goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Kavya. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Kavya. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Kavya.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Kavya. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Tara. (b) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Tara. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Tara.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Aryan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Ananya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Yash. (b) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Yash. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Yash.
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Aryan. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Joseph. (b) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Joseph. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose” giggled Joseph.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Neel. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Kabir. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Zoya. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose” giggled Zoya. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Zoya.
16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Manav. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping” whispered Kabir. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Kabir. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Kabir.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Yash. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Yash. (c) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Yash.
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Priya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) May I borrow your eraser? asked Joseph. (b) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Joseph. (c) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Joseph.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Saanvi. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling”! shouted Saanvi. (c) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Saanvi.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Neel. (b) How many stars are in the sky? asked Neel. (c) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Neel.
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Dev. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Diya. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Diya. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Diya.
25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Imran. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Meera. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Ananya. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Neel. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Sahil. (b) “Come back here, Moti” shouted Sahil. (c) “Come back here, Moti”! shouted Sahil.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Neel. (b) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap”, whispered Neel. (c) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap” whispered Neel.
32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “That joke is so funny,” ___ Zoya. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Sneha. (b) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Sneha. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Sneha.
34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Ananya. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Rohan. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Rohan. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away” sobbed Rohan.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car” shouted Riya. (b) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Riya. (c) Watch out for that car! shouted Riya.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Kavya. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Kavya. (c) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Kavya.
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Kabir. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Dev. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Dev. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Dev.

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