Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 482 · 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?
   “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Pooja. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Your silly face makes me laugh”, giggled Manav. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh” giggled Manav. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Manav.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Tara. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
5. 5.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.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Neel. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Neel. (c) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Neel.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Watch out for that car!” ___ Tenzin. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Nisha. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Meera. (b) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Meera. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Meera.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Aryan. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Rohan. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Vihaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Nisha. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Nisha. (c) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Nisha.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Sneha. (b) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Sneha. (c) May I borrow your eraser? asked Sneha.
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy___” sobbed Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Diya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Aryan. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat” giggled Aryan. (c) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Aryan.
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Tara. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My best friend is moving away”, sobbed Simran. (b) “My best friend is moving away” sobbed Simran. (c) “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Simran.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Rohan. (b) May I borrow your eraser? asked Rohan. (c) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Rohan.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Diya. (b) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Diya. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Diya.
25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Manav. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Neel. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Simran. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Simran. (c) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Simran.
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Manav. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Farhan. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Aarav. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Aarav. (c) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Aarav.
31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Yash. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Imran. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Imran. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Imran.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Sneha. (b) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Sneha. (c) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Sneha.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Neel. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Rohan. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Rohan. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Rohan.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Neel. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Priya. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled

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