Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 386 · 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 sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Kabir. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Kabir. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Kabir.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
   “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Riya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap” whispered Maria. (b) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap”, whispered Maria. (c) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Maria.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party” whispered Kabir. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Kabir. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Kabir.
8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Nisha. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Rohan. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Dev. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Tara. (b) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Tara. (c) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Tara.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Kabir. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Why is the sky blue? asked Yash. (b) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Yash. (c) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Yash.
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Neel. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Kabir. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Zoya. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Maria. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Maria. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Maria.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Aisha. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Aisha. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Aisha.
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Kavya. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Maria. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Riya. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Riya. (c) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Riya.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Sneha. (b) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Sneha. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Sneha.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Tara. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Aryan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Manav. (b) Your silly face makes me laugh, giggled Manav. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh” giggled Manav.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Dev. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling”! shouted Dev. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Dev.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Farhan. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Farhan. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Farhan.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Tara. (b) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Tara. (c) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Tara.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Your silly face makes me laugh, giggled Aarav. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Aarav. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh” giggled Aarav.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Joseph. (b) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Joseph. (c) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Joseph.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Simran. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered

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