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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 427 · 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?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Meera.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
  2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Riya. (b) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Riya. (c) May I borrow your eraser? asked Riya.
  3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Neel.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Meera.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Vihaan. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Vihaan. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Vihaan.
  6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Manav.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Sneha.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Kabir. (b) “That joke is so funny”, giggled Kabir. (c) “That joke is so funny” giggled Kabir.
  9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Saanvi.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny” giggled Zoya. (b) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Zoya. (c) “That joke is so funny”, giggled Zoya.
  11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Dev. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat” giggled Dev. (c) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Dev.
  12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Priya.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Simran.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Aryan.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Tara.     (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
  16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Simran.     (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
  17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Sneha.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave”? asked Aisha. (b) What time does the train leave? asked Aisha. (c) “What time does the train leave?” asked Aisha.
  19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Tara.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball!” shouted Imran. (b) “Catch the ball” shouted Imran. (c) Catch the ball! shouted Imran.
  21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Simran. (b) “Watch out for that car”! shouted Simran. (c) Watch out for that car! shouted Simran.
  22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Kavya.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Simran.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Neel.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Meera.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Saanvi.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
  27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Aryan.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Dev.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Fatima. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Fatima. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Fatima.
  30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Simran.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave” asked Sneha. (b) “What time does the train leave?” asked Sneha. (c) “What time does the train leave”? asked Sneha.
  32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Pooja. (b) “I have lost my favourite teddy”, sobbed Pooja. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy” sobbed Pooja.
  33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Neel.     (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
  34. 34.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.
  35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Nisha.     (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
  36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Neel.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Manav. (b) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Manav. (c) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Manav.
  38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Ananya. (b) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Ananya. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party” whispered Ananya.
  39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Imran.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Priya.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)

Answer key

  1. whispered
  2. “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Riya.
  3. a comma (,)
  4. asked
  5. “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Vihaan.
  6. an exclamation mark (!)
  7. sobbed
  8. “That joke is so funny,” giggled Kabir.
  9. a question mark (?)
  10. “That joke is so funny,” giggled Zoya.
  11. “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Dev.
  12. sobbed
  13. a question mark (?)
  14. giggled
  15. shouted
  16. whispered
  17. a comma (,)
  18. “What time does the train leave?” asked Aisha.
  19. an exclamation mark (!)
  20. “Catch the ball!” shouted Imran.
  21. “Watch out for that car!” shouted Simran.
  22. a comma (,)
  23. asked
  24. giggled
  25. sobbed
  26. shouted
  27. asked
  28. a comma (,)
  29. “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Fatima.
  30. a comma (,)
  31. “What time does the train leave?” asked Sneha.
  32. “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Pooja.
  33. shouted
  34. “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Joseph.
  35. shouted
  36. asked
  37. “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Manav.
  38. “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Ananya.
  39. a comma (,)
  40. a comma (,)

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