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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 406 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Ishaan.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Arjun. (b) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Arjun. (c) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Arjun.
  3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Farhan.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Yash.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Tara. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Tara. (c) Shh, the exam has begun, whispered Tara.
  6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Nisha.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Zoya.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball!” shouted Tara. (b) Catch the ball! shouted Tara. (c) “Catch the ball” shouted Tara.
  9. 9.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.
  10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the exam has begun,” ___ Meera.     (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
  11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Ishaan.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Diya.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Dev.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Aisha.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Nisha.     (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
  16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Simran. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Simran. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Simran.
  17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Priya.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Kavya. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Kavya. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Kavya.
  19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Maria.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Yash.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Tara.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
  22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Fatima.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Yash.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Sneha.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Ishaan.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Saanvi.     (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
  27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Meera.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grab the rope! shouted Aarav. (b) “Grab the rope!” shouted Aarav. (c) “Grab the rope” shouted Aarav.
  29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Joseph.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Zoya.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Ishaan. (b) “That joke is so funny”, giggled Ishaan. (c) That joke is so funny, giggled Ishaan.
  32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy___” sobbed Joseph.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Fatima.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
  34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Rohan. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Rohan. (c) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Rohan.
  35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Farhan.     (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
  36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Imran. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Imran. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Imran.
  37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Kabir.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Yash.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Manav. (b) “Why is the sky blue” asked Manav. (c) Why is the sky blue? asked Manav.
  40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Dev. (b) Shh, the film is starting, whispered Dev. (c) “Shh, the film is starting” whispered Dev.

Answer key

  1. giggled
  2. “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Arjun.
  3. a question mark (?)
  4. asked
  5. “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Tara.
  6. a comma (,)
  7. shouted
  8. “Catch the ball!” shouted Tara.
  9. “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Farhan.
  10. whispered
  11. a comma (,)
  12. an exclamation mark (!)
  13. an exclamation mark (!)
  14. sobbed
  15. shouted
  16. “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Simran.
  17. asked
  18. “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Kavya.
  19. asked
  20. giggled
  21. shouted
  22. sobbed
  23. giggled
  24. asked
  25. a comma (,)
  26. shouted
  27. an exclamation mark (!)
  28. “Grab the rope!” shouted Aarav.
  29. a question mark (?)
  30. asked
  31. “That joke is so funny,” giggled Ishaan.
  32. a comma (,)
  33. whispered
  34. “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Rohan.
  35. whispered
  36. “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Imran.
  37. giggled
  38. a comma (,)
  39. “Why is the sky blue?” asked Manav.
  40. “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Dev.

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