Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 508 · 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?
   “Watch out for that car!” ___ Aryan. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Ananya. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap” whispered Riya. (b) Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap, whispered Riya. (c) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Riya.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Rohan. (b) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Rohan. (c) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Rohan.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Sahil. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Priya. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Pooja. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Nisha. (b) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Nisha. (c) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Nisha.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the film is starting” whispered Dev. (b) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Dev. (c) “Shh, the film is starting”, whispered Dev.
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Dev. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Kavya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Tenzin. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Tenzin. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Tenzin.
14. 14.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.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Kabir. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Dev. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Aisha. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “That joke is so funny,” ___ Yash. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Rohan. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave?” asked Simran. (b) “What time does the train leave” asked Simran. (c) What time does the train leave? asked Simran.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Diya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Aarav. (b) “My best friend is moving away”, sobbed Aarav. (c) “My best friend is moving away” sobbed Aarav.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Riya. (b) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Riya. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Riya.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Tenzin. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Imran. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Ananya. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Ishaan. (b) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Ishaan. (c) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Ishaan.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car” shouted Fatima. (b) Watch out for that car! shouted Fatima. (c) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Fatima.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy___” sobbed Ishaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball” shouted Dev. (b) Catch the ball! shouted Dev. (c) “Catch the ball!” shouted Dev.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Joseph. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Joseph. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Joseph.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Yash. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Yash. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Yash.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Diya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Zoya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Kavya. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Kavya. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Kavya.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the exam has begun,” ___ Vihaan. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Kavya. (b) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Kavya. (c) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Kavya.

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