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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 489 · 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?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Aisha.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Arjun.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Aarav.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Sahil.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
  5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Fatima.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Joseph.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Yash.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Arjun.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Kabir. (b) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Kabir. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Kabir.
  10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Kabir. (b) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Kabir. (c) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Kabir.
  11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Arjun.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
  12. 12.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.
  13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Yash. (b) Your silly face makes me laugh, giggled Yash. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh”, giggled Yash.
  14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Tara.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Imran.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Diya.     (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
  17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, the exam has begun, whispered Kabir. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Kabir. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Kabir.
  18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Tara.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Priya.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Rohan.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Pooja.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Dev.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) What time does the train leave? asked Rohan. (b) “What time does the train leave”? asked Rohan. (c) “What time does the train leave?” asked Rohan.
  24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Ishaan. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Ishaan. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Ishaan.
  25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling”! shouted Dev. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Dev. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Dev.
  26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Vihaan. (b) How many stars are in the sky? asked Vihaan. (c) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Vihaan.
  27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Priya.     (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
  28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Aarav.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Vihaan.     (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
  30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Zoya.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Nisha.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Sneha.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
  33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Nisha. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock” giggled Nisha. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Nisha.
  34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have lost my favourite teddy”, sobbed Priya. (b) “I have lost my favourite teddy” sobbed Priya. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Priya.
  35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us keep the surprise a secret, whispered Vihaan. (b) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Vihaan. (c) “Let us keep the surprise a secret”, whispered Vihaan.
  36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Sneha.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Riya. (b) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Riya. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Riya.
  38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Saanvi.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Manav. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose” giggled Manav. (c) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Manav.
  40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Sneha.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked

Answer key

  1. sobbed
  2. a comma (,)
  3. asked
  4. whispered
  5. giggled
  6. asked
  7. a comma (,)
  8. a comma (,)
  9. “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Kabir.
  10. “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Kabir.
  11. shouted
  12. “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Fatima.
  13. “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Yash.
  14. a comma (,)
  15. asked
  16. whispered
  17. “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Kabir.
  18. asked
  19. a comma (,)
  20. a question mark (?)
  21. an exclamation mark (!)
  22. giggled
  23. “What time does the train leave?” asked Rohan.
  24. “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Ishaan.
  25. “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Dev.
  26. “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Vihaan.
  27. whispered
  28. sobbed
  29. shouted
  30. giggled
  31. a comma (,)
  32. an exclamation mark (!)
  33. “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Nisha.
  34. “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Priya.
  35. “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Vihaan.
  36. a comma (,)
  37. “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Riya.
  38. sobbed
  39. “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Manav.
  40. asked

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