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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 416 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Arjun.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Joseph.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Yash. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Yash. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Yash.
  4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Yash.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Farhan.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Yash.     (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
  7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Vihaan.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Aisha.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Farhan. (b) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Farhan. (c) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Farhan.
  10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Neel.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Sahil.     (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
  12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Manav.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Dev.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
  14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Farhan.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Kavya.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Aryan.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Dev.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Arjun. (b) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Arjun. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Arjun.
  19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Farhan.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the film is starting”, whispered Sahil. (b) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Sahil. (c) Shh, the film is starting, whispered Sahil.
  21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Neel.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope” shouted Maria. (b) Grab the rope! shouted Maria. (c) “Grab the rope!” shouted Maria.
  23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Nisha.     (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
  24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Aryan.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Sneha.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Yash. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling”! shouted Yash. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Yash.
  27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Zoya.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Neel.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Manav.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Pooja.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car” shouted Priya. (b) Watch out for that car! shouted Priya. (c) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Priya.
  32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Dev.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have lost my favourite teddy”, sobbed Sahil. (b) “I have lost my favourite teddy” sobbed Sahil. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Sahil.
  34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Arjun.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Aryan. (b) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Aryan. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Aryan.
  36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Farhan.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
  37. 37.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 (,)
  38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Fatima.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Neel.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Kavya.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed

Answer key

  1. a question mark (?)
  2. a comma (,)
  3. “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Yash.
  4. a comma (,)
  5. a question mark (?)
  6. shouted
  7. giggled
  8. a comma (,)
  9. “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Farhan.
  10. a question mark (?)
  11. whispered
  12. a comma (,)
  13. an exclamation mark (!)
  14. an exclamation mark (!)
  15. an exclamation mark (!)
  16. a question mark (?)
  17. a question mark (?)
  18. “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Arjun.
  19. giggled
  20. “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Sahil.
  21. a comma (,)
  22. “Grab the rope!” shouted Maria.
  23. whispered
  24. sobbed
  25. giggled
  26. “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Yash.
  27. a comma (,)
  28. shouted
  29. a comma (,)
  30. a comma (,)
  31. “Watch out for that car!” shouted Priya.
  32. a comma (,)
  33. “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Sahil.
  34. sobbed
  35. “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Aryan.
  36. shouted
  37. a question mark (?)
  38. a comma (,)
  39. a question mark (?)
  40. sobbed

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