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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 569 · 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) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Kabir. (b) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Kabir. (c) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Kabir.
  2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Farhan.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Aarav. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock” giggled Aarav. (c) Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock, giggled Aarav.
  4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Saanvi.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Arjun.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Imran.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Arjun.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Pooja.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Imran. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Imran. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Imran.
  10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Rohan. (b) Let us keep the surprise a secret, whispered Rohan. (c) “Let us keep the surprise a secret”, whispered Rohan.
  11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Pooja. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Pooja. (c) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Pooja.
  12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Maria.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Joseph.     (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
  14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Manav.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Riya.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Aarav.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Riya.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
  18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Fatima.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Imran.     (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
  20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Aisha.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Aisha.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Saanvi.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Manav. (b) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Manav. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Manav.
  24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Kabir.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Yash. (b) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Yash. (c) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Yash.
  26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Imran.     (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
  27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Dev.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Kabir. (b) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Kabir. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Kabir.
  29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Kabir.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue” asked Imran. (b) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Imran. (c) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Imran.
  31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Rohan.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Sahil.     (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
  33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Sneha.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Joseph. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Joseph. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Joseph.
  35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Maria. (b) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Maria. (c) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Maria.
  36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Meera. (b) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Meera. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Meera.
  37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Riya.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Imran.     (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
  39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Riya.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Zoya.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)

Answer key

  1. “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Kabir.
  2. an exclamation mark (!)
  3. “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Aarav.
  4. a comma (,)
  5. a comma (,)
  6. asked
  7. asked
  8. a comma (,)
  9. “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Imran.
  10. “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Rohan.
  11. “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Pooja.
  12. a question mark (?)
  13. shouted
  14. asked
  15. a comma (,)
  16. asked
  17. an exclamation mark (!)
  18. a question mark (?)
  19. whispered
  20. a question mark (?)
  21. sobbed
  22. a comma (,)
  23. “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Manav.
  24. asked
  25. “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Yash.
  26. whispered
  27. a comma (,)
  28. “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Kabir.
  29. giggled
  30. “Why is the sky blue?” asked Imran.
  31. asked
  32. whispered
  33. sobbed
  34. “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Joseph.
  35. “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Maria.
  36. “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Meera.
  37. a comma (,)
  38. shouted
  39. a comma (,)
  40. an exclamation mark (!)

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