Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 467 · 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?
   “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Yash. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “What time does the train leave?” ___ Nisha. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My best friend is moving away, sobbed Zoya. (b) “My best friend is moving away” sobbed Zoya. (c) “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Zoya.
4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
   “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Diya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Riya. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Riya. (c) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Riya.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Your silly face makes me laugh” giggled Meera. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Meera. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh”, giggled Meera.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Priya. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Priya. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Priya.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Meera. (b) Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap, whispered Meera. (c) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap” whispered Meera.
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Tara. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Tara. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Tara.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Riya. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Riya. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Riya.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Tenzin. (b) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Tenzin. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Tenzin.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Aryan. (b) “Why is the sky blue” asked Aryan. (c) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Aryan.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Fatima. (b) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Fatima. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Fatima.
18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Tara. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
19. 19.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.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue” asked Ishaan. (b) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Ishaan. (c) Why is the sky blue? asked Ishaan.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Sahil. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Riya. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Meera. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Kavya. (b) I have lost my favourite teddy, sobbed Kavya. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy”, sobbed Kavya.
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Kabir. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Tenzin. (b) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Tenzin. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose”, giggled Tenzin.
30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Pooja. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Aryan. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture” asked Aryan. (c) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Aryan.
32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Aryan. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Aarav. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Yash. (b) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap” whispered Yash. (c) Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap, whispered Yash.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave”? asked Ishaan. (b) “What time does the train leave” asked Ishaan. (c) “What time does the train leave?” asked Ishaan.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Neel. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Sneha. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Sneha. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Sneha. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Sneha.

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