Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 570 · 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 Yash. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Yash. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Yash.
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “That joke is so funny,” ___ Yash. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Kabir. (b) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Kabir. (c) May I borrow your eraser? asked Kabir.
4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Neel. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Imran. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.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.
8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Aisha. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Zoya. (b) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Zoya. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Zoya.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Pooja. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Sahil. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Arjun. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Simran. (b) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap”, whispered Simran. (c) Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap, whispered Simran.
17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Ishaan. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Kabir. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Kabir. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing” sobbed Kabir.
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Joseph. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Riya. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Yash. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Priya. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Priya. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Priya.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Maria. (b) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Maria. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Maria.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Ananya. (b) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Ananya. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Ananya.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Neel. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Neel. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Neel.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Vihaan. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Vihaan. (c) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Vihaan.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Imran. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh” giggled Imran. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh”, giggled Imran.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Maria. (b) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Maria. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Maria.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Yash. (b) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Yash. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Yash.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have lost my favourite teddy” sobbed Kabir. (b) “I have lost my favourite teddy”, sobbed Kabir. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Kabir.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Zoya. (b) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Zoya. (c) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Zoya.
33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Tara. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Diya. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Aarav. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Priya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Nisha. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Manav. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Manav. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Manav.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)

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