Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 571 · 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) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Sahil. (b) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Sahil. (c) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Sahil.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Nisha. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Nisha. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Nisha.
3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Diya. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Imran. (b) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Imran. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Imran.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “That joke is so funny___” giggled Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Kavya. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Come back here, Moti! shouted Vihaan. (b) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Vihaan. (c) “Come back here, Moti”! shouted Vihaan.
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Rohan. (b) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Rohan. (c) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Rohan.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Aryan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Aarav. (b) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Aarav. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Aarav.
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Aryan. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Yash. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Yash. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Yash.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car”! shouted Riya. (b) Watch out for that car! shouted Riya. (c) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Riya.
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “That joke is so funny,” ___ Aarav. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Joseph. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Joseph. (c) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Joseph.
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Nisha. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Joseph. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Riya. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
26. 26.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.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Nisha. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Nisha. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing” sobbed Nisha.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Zoya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Neel. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.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.
32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Kabir. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing” sobbed Dev. (b) My goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Dev. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Dev.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Aisha. (b) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Aisha. (c) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Aisha.
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Priya. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap, whispered Kabir. (b) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Kabir. (c) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap”, whispered Kabir.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Manav. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
39. 39.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.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) What time does the train leave? asked Ishaan. (b) “What time does the train leave” asked Ishaan. (c) “What time does the train leave?” asked Ishaan.

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