Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 392 · 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 best friend is moving away,” sobbed Sahil. (b) “My best friend is moving away”, sobbed Sahil. (c) My best friend is moving away, sobbed Sahil.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue” asked Ishaan. (b) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Ishaan. (c) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Ishaan.
3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Rohan. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Farhan. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Tara. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Fatima. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Priya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us keep the surprise a secret”, whispered Manav. (b) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Manav. (c) Let us keep the surprise a secret, whispered Manav.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Zoya. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party” whispered Zoya. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Zoya.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Catch the ball! shouted Dev. (b) “Catch the ball!” shouted Dev. (c) “Catch the ball”! shouted Dev.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Farhan. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Dev. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “That joke is so funny,” ___ Riya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
16. 16.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 (?)
17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Ishaan. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Aryan. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Aryan. (c) Shh, the exam has begun, whispered Aryan.
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Aryan. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Aryan. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Aryan.
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the exam has begun,” ___ Fatima. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Your silly face makes me laugh” giggled Neel. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Neel. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh”, giggled Neel.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Aisha. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat”, giggled Aisha. (c) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Aisha.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Fatima. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Nisha. (b) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Nisha. (c) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Nisha.
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Farhan. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Manav. (b) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Manav. (c) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Manav.
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Pooja. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
29. 29.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.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave?” asked Imran. (b) “What time does the train leave” asked Imran. (c) What time does the train leave? asked Imran.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose” giggled Ishaan. (b) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Ishaan. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Ishaan.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Diya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose”, giggled Sneha. (b) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Sneha. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Sneha.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Joseph. (b) My goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Joseph. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Joseph.
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Neel. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Vihaan. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Kavya. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Ananya. (b) Why is the sky blue? asked Ananya. (c) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Ananya.

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