Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 583 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Fatima. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Yash. (b) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Yash. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Yash.
5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Aryan. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny” giggled Rohan. (b) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Rohan. (c) That joke is so funny, giggled Rohan.
8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Joseph. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Neel. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Farhan. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy___” sobbed Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Nisha. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap” whispered Priya. (b) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Priya. (c) Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap, whispered Priya.
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “That joke is so funny,” ___ Tara. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Fatima. (b) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Fatima. (c) How many stars are in the sky? asked Fatima.
16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Maria. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Tenzin. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Fatima. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Fatima. (c) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Fatima.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Neel. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Saanvi. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have lost my favourite teddy”, sobbed Sneha. (b) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Sneha. (c) I have lost my favourite teddy, sobbed Sneha.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Tara. (b) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap”, whispered Tara. (c) Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap, whispered Tara.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Diya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Aisha. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Aisha. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Aisha.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Tara. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Tara. (c) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Tara.
29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Kabir. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Kavya. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Neel. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Neel. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Neel.
32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “That joke is so funny,” ___ Yash. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Joseph. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Vihaan. (b) How many stars are in the sky? asked Vihaan. (c) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Vihaan.
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Joseph. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Rohan. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Arjun. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose” giggled Tara. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Tara. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Tara.

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