Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 463 · 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 word fits the gap best?
   “Grab the rope!” ___ Saanvi. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car” shouted Ananya. (b) Watch out for that car! shouted Ananya. (c) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Ananya.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Neel. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Joseph. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Fatima. (b) “My best friend is moving away”, sobbed Fatima. (c) My best friend is moving away, sobbed Fatima.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Sahil. (b) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Sahil. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Sahil.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Fatima. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Kabir. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Kavya. (b) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Kavya. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping” whispered Kavya.
17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Simran. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Aryan. (b) My goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Aryan. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Aryan.
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Simran. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Simran. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Simran.
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Saanvi. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Kabir. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Vihaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Tenzin. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.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.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Neel. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Rohan. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Saanvi. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Rohan. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Simran. (b) May I borrow your eraser? asked Simran. (c) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Simran.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope!” shouted Simran. (b) “Grab the rope” shouted Simran. (c) “Grab the rope”! shouted Simran.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Neel. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Kabir. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Joseph. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Aarav. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Zoya. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) How many stars are in the sky? asked Tenzin. (b) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Tenzin. (c) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Tenzin.

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