Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 564 · 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) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Sneha. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Sneha. (c) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Sneha.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Kavya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Aarav. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Manav. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Manav. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Manav.
5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Ishaan. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Joseph. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Dev. (b) May I borrow your eraser? asked Dev. (c) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Dev.
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Fatima. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Sneha. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling”! shouted Sneha. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Sneha.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Manav. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh” giggled Manav. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh”, giggled Manav.
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Yash. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Sahil. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have lost my favourite teddy, sobbed Aisha. (b) “I have lost my favourite teddy”, sobbed Aisha. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Aisha.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Sahil. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Sahil. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling”! shouted Sahil.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Tenzin. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Sahil. (b) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Sahil. (c) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Sahil.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Fatima. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Neel. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Priya. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Priya. (c) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Priya.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Farhan. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Aryan. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Ishaan. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Ishaan. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Ishaan.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Yash. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Dev. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Ananya. (b) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Ananya. (c) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Ananya.
39. 39.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.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)

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