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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 477 · 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 sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Simran. (b) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Simran. (c) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Simran.
  2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Joseph.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Rohan.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Aisha.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Fatima. (b) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Fatima. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Fatima.
  6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Sneha.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Ananya.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Saanvi.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Vihaan.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Aisha.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
  11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Ishaan.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Riya. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping” whispered Riya. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Riya.
  13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Priya.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Aisha.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Saanvi.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Meera.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball!” shouted Maria. (b) “Catch the ball” shouted Maria. (c) Catch the ball! shouted Maria.
  18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Sahil.     (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
  19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Imran.     (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
  20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Tenzin.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Yash.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Pooja. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Pooja. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Pooja.
  23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Ishaan. (b) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Ishaan. (c) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Ishaan.
  24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Aisha. (b) Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap, whispered Aisha. (c) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap”, whispered Aisha.
  25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Fatima. (b) “Come back here, Moti”! shouted Fatima. (c) Come back here, Moti! shouted Fatima.
  26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Riya.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Yash.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave” asked Tenzin. (b) “What time does the train leave”? asked Tenzin. (c) “What time does the train leave?” asked Tenzin.
  29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Manav.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Aryan.     (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
  31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Meera.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Pooja.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Farhan.     (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
  34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Ananya.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Meera. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Meera. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Meera.
  36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Farhan.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Aryan.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
  38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Joseph.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Kabir. (b) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Kabir. (c) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Kabir.
  40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Kavya.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked

Answer key

  1. “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Simran.
  2. a comma (,)
  3. asked
  4. an exclamation mark (!)
  5. “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Fatima.
  6. sobbed
  7. a question mark (?)
  8. a question mark (?)
  9. a comma (,)
  10. shouted
  11. giggled
  12. “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Riya.
  13. an exclamation mark (!)
  14. a question mark (?)
  15. sobbed
  16. sobbed
  17. “Catch the ball!” shouted Maria.
  18. shouted
  19. shouted
  20. an exclamation mark (!)
  21. a question mark (?)
  22. “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Pooja.
  23. “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Ishaan.
  24. “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Aisha.
  25. “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Fatima.
  26. a question mark (?)
  27. a comma (,)
  28. “What time does the train leave?” asked Tenzin.
  29. a comma (,)
  30. shouted
  31. asked
  32. sobbed
  33. shouted
  34. an exclamation mark (!)
  35. “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Meera.
  36. a comma (,)
  37. shouted
  38. a comma (,)
  39. “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Kabir.
  40. giggled

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