Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 565 · 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?
   “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Nisha. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Neel. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Maria. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Maria. (c) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Maria.
4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
   “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Simran. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Kavya. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Sahil. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Sahil. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Sahil.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny”, giggled Zoya. (b) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Zoya. (c) That joke is so funny, giggled Zoya.
8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Sneha. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Vihaan. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Vihaan. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Vihaan.
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Joseph. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My best friend is moving away”, sobbed Yash. (b) “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Yash. (c) My best friend is moving away, sobbed Yash.
12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Vihaan. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Neel. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Kavya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Nisha. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Nisha. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Nisha.
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Sahil. (b) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Sahil. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Sahil.
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Saanvi. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Tenzin. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing” sobbed Ishaan. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Ishaan. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Ishaan.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope!” shouted Rohan. (b) “Grab the rope” shouted Rohan. (c) Grab the rope! shouted Rohan.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Sahil. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Sahil. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Sahil.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Sneha. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Joseph. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Ananya. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Diya. (b) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Diya. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Diya.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball”! shouted Simran. (b) “Catch the ball!” shouted Simran. (c) “Catch the ball” shouted Simran.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Ananya. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Ananya. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Ananya.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, the film is starting, whispered Aryan. (b) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Aryan. (c) “Shh, the film is starting”, whispered Aryan.
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Tenzin. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap” whispered Yash. (b) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Yash. (c) Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap, whispered Yash.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Maria. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Maria. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Maria.
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the exam has begun,” ___ Aarav. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Joseph. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Joseph. (c) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Joseph.

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