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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 522 · 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 sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Joseph. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock” giggled Joseph. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Joseph.
  2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Diya.     (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
  3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Maria.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Ishaan.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Ananya.     (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
  6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Aryan. (b) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Aryan. (c) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Aryan.
  7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Fatima.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Dev. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Dev. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Dev.
  9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Tenzin. (b) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Tenzin. (c) Why is the sky blue? asked Tenzin.
  10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Fatima.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Neel.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Manav.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Manav.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Dev. (b) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Dev. (c) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Dev.
  15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Priya. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Priya. (c) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Priya.
  16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Arjun.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Sahil.     (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
  18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Zoya.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Manav.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Nisha.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Zoya.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Ishaan. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Ishaan. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Ishaan.
  23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Riya.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Zoya. (b) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Zoya. (c) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Zoya.
  25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Ananya. (b) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Ananya. (c) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Ananya.
  26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Aarav.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Yash.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Sahil. (b) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Sahil. (c) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Sahil.
  29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Sneha.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Farhan.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Joseph. (b) Shh, the exam has begun, whispered Joseph. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Joseph.
  32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Ishaan.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Farhan.     (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
  34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Yash.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Nisha.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Why is the sky blue? asked Arjun. (b) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Arjun. (c) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Arjun.
  37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Fatima.     (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
  38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Maria. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Maria. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Maria.
  39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Aarav. (b) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Aarav. (c) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Aarav.
  40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Dev.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)

Answer key

  1. “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Joseph.
  2. whispered
  3. sobbed
  4. asked
  5. shouted
  6. “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Aryan.
  7. an exclamation mark (!)
  8. “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Dev.
  9. “Why is the sky blue?” asked Tenzin.
  10. a question mark (?)
  11. a comma (,)
  12. a question mark (?)
  13. asked
  14. “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Dev.
  15. “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Priya.
  16. sobbed
  17. shouted
  18. sobbed
  19. a comma (,)
  20. a comma (,)
  21. a comma (,)
  22. “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Ishaan.
  23. a comma (,)
  24. “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Zoya.
  25. “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Ananya.
  26. asked
  27. a question mark (?)
  28. “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Sahil.
  29. a comma (,)
  30. a comma (,)
  31. “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Joseph.
  32. a comma (,)
  33. whispered
  34. asked
  35. asked
  36. “Why is the sky blue?” asked Arjun.
  37. shouted
  38. “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Maria.
  39. “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Aarav.
  40. a comma (,)

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