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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 580 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Dev.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
  2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Imran.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Aryan.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Yash. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing” sobbed Yash. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Yash.
  5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Aarav. (b) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Aarav. (c) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Aarav.
  6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Maria.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
  7. 7.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.
  8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Fatima.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Rohan. (b) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Rohan. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Rohan.
  10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Kabir.     (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
  11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave?” asked Joseph. (b) “What time does the train leave” asked Joseph. (c) “What time does the train leave”? asked Joseph.
  12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Priya. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Priya. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Priya.
  13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Maria.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Riya.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the film is starting”, whispered Rohan. (b) “Shh, the film is starting” whispered Rohan. (c) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Rohan.
  16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Kabir. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture” asked Kabir. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Kabir.
  17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Nisha.     (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
  18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Kabir.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Dev.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Riya.     (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
  21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Arjun.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Simran.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Yash.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Simran.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Meera.     (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
  26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Zoya.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Yash.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Tara. (b) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Tara. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Tara.
  29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Dev.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
  30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Saanvi.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
  31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Aryan.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Saanvi.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) May I borrow your eraser? asked Tenzin. (b) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Tenzin. (c) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Tenzin.
  34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Fatima. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Fatima. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Fatima.
  35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grab the rope! shouted Manav. (b) “Grab the rope!” shouted Manav. (c) “Grab the rope”! shouted Manav.
  36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Maria.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Aarav.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Tenzin.     (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
  39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Aisha. (b) Let us keep the surprise a secret, whispered Aisha. (c) “Let us keep the surprise a secret”, whispered Aisha.
  40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Tara.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed

Answer key

  1. an exclamation mark (!)
  2. a question mark (?)
  3. a comma (,)
  4. “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Yash.
  5. “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Aarav.
  6. an exclamation mark (!)
  7. “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Maria.
  8. sobbed
  9. “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Rohan.
  10. shouted
  11. “What time does the train leave?” asked Joseph.
  12. “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Priya.
  13. a comma (,)
  14. sobbed
  15. “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Rohan.
  16. “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Kabir.
  17. whispered
  18. a comma (,)
  19. a question mark (?)
  20. whispered
  21. sobbed
  22. a comma (,)
  23. giggled
  24. an exclamation mark (!)
  25. shouted
  26. a comma (,)
  27. a comma (,)
  28. “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Tara.
  29. shouted
  30. shouted
  31. a comma (,)
  32. a question mark (?)
  33. “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Tenzin.
  34. “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Fatima.
  35. “Grab the rope!” shouted Manav.
  36. a comma (,)
  37. asked
  38. whispered
  39. “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Aisha.
  40. giggled

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