Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 517 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Aryan. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball!” shouted Aisha. (b) “Catch the ball”! shouted Aisha. (c) “Catch the ball” shouted Aisha.
4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Maria. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Sahil. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Tara. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Sneha. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Simran. (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 Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Maria. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose” giggled Maria. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Maria.
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Manav. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Neel. (b) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Neel. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Neel.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Saanvi. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Saanvi. (c) Shh, the exam has begun, whispered Saanvi.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Dev. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Dev. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Dev.
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the exam has begun,” ___ Tara. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Sneha. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball” shouted Saanvi. (b) “Catch the ball!” shouted Saanvi. (c) Catch the ball! shouted Saanvi.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball” shouted Yash. (b) Catch the ball! shouted Yash. (c) “Catch the ball!” shouted Yash.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap”, whispered Simran. (b) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap” whispered Simran. (c) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Simran.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Joseph. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Priya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Tara. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Aryan. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Maria. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Maria. (c) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Maria.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Neel. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Neel. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Neel.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Aryan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, the exam has begun, whispered Arjun. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Arjun. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Arjun.
31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Riya. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Saanvi. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Saanvi. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping” whispered Saanvi.
33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Riya. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Watch out for that car! shouted Simran. (b) “Watch out for that car” shouted Simran. (c) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Simran.
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Diya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Arjun. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Farhan. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Farhan. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping” whispered Farhan.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Ananya. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Ananya. (c) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Ananya.

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