Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 491 · 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 sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti”! shouted Aarav. (b) Come back here, Moti! shouted Aarav. (c) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Aarav.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping” whispered Arjun. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Arjun. (c) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Arjun.
3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
   “What time does the train leave?” ___ Aisha. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Ananya. (b) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Ananya. (c) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Ananya.
5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
   “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Joseph. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Saanvi. (b) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Saanvi. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Saanvi.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time does the train leave___” asked Sahil. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “That joke is so funny___” giggled Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Diya. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Imran. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Joseph. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Joseph. (c) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Joseph.
16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Manav. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the exam has begun,” ___ Rohan. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Arjun. (b) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Arjun. (c) “I miss my grandma so much”, sobbed Arjun.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us keep the surprise a secret”, whispered Aisha. (b) “Let us keep the surprise a secret” whispered Aisha. (c) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Aisha.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Farhan. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Farhan. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Farhan.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Diya. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Tara. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Meera. (b) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Meera. (c) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Meera.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Ishaan. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Aisha. (b) That joke is so funny, giggled Aisha. (c) “That joke is so funny”, giggled Aisha.
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Ishaan. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Arjun. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) That joke is so funny, giggled Saanvi. (b) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Saanvi. (c) “That joke is so funny” giggled Saanvi.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Simran. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Simran. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Simran.
34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Aryan. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Ishaan. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Ishaan. (c) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Ishaan.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Vihaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Priya. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Priya. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Priya.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Fatima. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Fatima. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Fatima.
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Ishaan. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Tara. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Tara. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Tara.

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