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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 606 · 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 word fits the gap best?
    “That joke is so funny,” ___ Pooja.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Neel.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the exam has begun,” ___ Aryan.     (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
  4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Maria. (b) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Maria. (c) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Maria.
  5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Ananya.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat”, giggled Sahil. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Sahil. (c) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat” giggled Sahil.
  7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Pooja.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Neel.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball!” shouted Kabir. (b) Catch the ball! shouted Kabir. (c) “Catch the ball”! shouted Kabir.
  10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave?” asked Tenzin. (b) “What time does the train leave” asked Tenzin. (c) “What time does the train leave”? asked Tenzin.
  11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Farhan. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Farhan. (c) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Farhan.
  12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Ananya. (b) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Ananya. (c) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Ananya.
  13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Nisha.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Zoya.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Tara.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Manav.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Simran.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue” asked Nisha. (b) Why is the sky blue? asked Nisha. (c) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Nisha.
  19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Joseph. (b) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Joseph. (c) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat” giggled Joseph.
  20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Fatima.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Kabir.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Kabir.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much”, sobbed Maria. (b) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Maria. (c) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Maria.
  24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Zoya.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Manav.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have lost my favourite teddy, sobbed Simran. (b) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Simran. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy”, sobbed Simran.
  27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Meera.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Fatima.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
  29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Tara.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Kavya.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Aarav.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Kabir.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Maria.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Yash.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
  35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Aarav.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Aarav. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Aarav. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Aarav.
  37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Aryan.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Ananya.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose” giggled Simran. (b) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Simran. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Simran.
  40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Ananya.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked

Answer key

  1. giggled
  2. a comma (,)
  3. whispered
  4. “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Maria.
  5. shouted
  6. “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Sahil.
  7. a comma (,)
  8. sobbed
  9. “Catch the ball!” shouted Kabir.
  10. “What time does the train leave?” asked Tenzin.
  11. “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Farhan.
  12. “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Ananya.
  13. a comma (,)
  14. a comma (,)
  15. an exclamation mark (!)
  16. a comma (,)
  17. a comma (,)
  18. “Why is the sky blue?” asked Nisha.
  19. “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Joseph.
  20. giggled
  21. giggled
  22. a comma (,)
  23. “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Maria.
  24. giggled
  25. shouted
  26. “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Simran.
  27. sobbed
  28. an exclamation mark (!)
  29. asked
  30. a comma (,)
  31. a question mark (?)
  32. sobbed
  33. an exclamation mark (!)
  34. shouted
  35. a comma (,)
  36. “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Aarav.
  37. a comma (,)
  38. asked
  39. “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Simran.
  40. asked

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