Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 557 · 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) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Rohan. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Rohan. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Rohan.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Imran. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Imran. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Imran.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Farhan. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Farhan. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Farhan.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, the film is starting, whispered Ananya. (b) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Ananya. (c) “Shh, the film is starting” whispered Ananya.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Vihaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Diya. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Meera. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Neel. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Riya. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Riya. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Riya.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Saanvi. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Farhan. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Farhan. (c) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Farhan.
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Pooja. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Farhan. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Maria. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grab the rope! shouted Arjun. (b) “Grab the rope!” shouted Arjun. (c) “Grab the rope” shouted Arjun.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Zoya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have lost my favourite teddy”, sobbed Farhan. (b) I have lost my favourite teddy, sobbed Farhan. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Farhan.
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Sneha. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave”? asked Maria. (b) “What time does the train leave?” asked Maria. (c) “What time does the train leave” asked Maria.
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Tara. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Riya. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
25. 25.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 (.)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Kavya. (b) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Kavya. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Kavya.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Maria. (b) How many stars are in the sky? asked Maria. (c) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Maria.
28. 28.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.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Dev. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Dev. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Dev.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Ishaan. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Saanvi. (b) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Saanvi. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Saanvi.
33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Tara. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Nisha. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Riya. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Yash. (b) “I miss my grandma so much”, sobbed Yash. (c) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Yash.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Farhan. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose” giggled Farhan. (c) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Farhan.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Farhan. (b) “I miss my grandma so much”, sobbed Farhan. (c) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Farhan.

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