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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 446 · 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?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Aarav.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Fatima.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Diya.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Meera.     (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
  5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Fatima. (b) My goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Fatima. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing” sobbed Fatima.
  6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Zoya.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Maria.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Dev. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Dev. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Dev.
  9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Imran. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Imran. (c) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat”, giggled Imran.
  10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Arjun. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Arjun. (c) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Arjun.
  11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Sahil. (b) How many stars are in the sky? asked Sahil. (c) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Sahil.
  12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Yash.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Aarav.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Sneha.     (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
  15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose”, giggled Kabir. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Kabir. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose” giggled Kabir.
  16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Dev.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Nisha.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Kabir.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Yash. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Yash. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing” sobbed Yash.
  20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Dev. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Dev. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away” sobbed Dev.
  21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Meera. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Meera. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Meera.
  22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Arjun.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Rohan.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Kabir. (b) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Kabir. (c) May I borrow your eraser? asked Kabir.
  25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Diya.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Riya.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Zoya.     (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
  28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Rohan.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Saanvi.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Aryan.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Saanvi.     (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
  32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Aisha.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Aisha.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Neel. (b) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Neel. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Neel.
  35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Sahil.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Priya.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Zoya.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Imran. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Imran. (c) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Imran.
  39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Zoya.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Diya.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)

Answer key

  1. giggled
  2. a question mark (?)
  3. sobbed
  4. shouted
  5. “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Fatima.
  6. a comma (,)
  7. a comma (,)
  8. “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Dev.
  9. “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Imran.
  10. “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Arjun.
  11. “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Sahil.
  12. a comma (,)
  13. asked
  14. shouted
  15. “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Kabir.
  16. a comma (,)
  17. a comma (,)
  18. a comma (,)
  19. “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Yash.
  20. “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Dev.
  21. “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Meera.
  22. asked
  23. shouted
  24. “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Kabir.
  25. sobbed
  26. an exclamation mark (!)
  27. whispered
  28. a comma (,)
  29. asked
  30. a comma (,)
  31. shouted
  32. a comma (,)
  33. an exclamation mark (!)
  34. “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Neel.
  35. sobbed
  36. giggled
  37. giggled
  38. “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Imran.
  39. a comma (,)
  40. a comma (,)

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