Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 62 · 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?
   “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Nisha. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Kavya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Meera. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Maria. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Fatima. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Fatima. (c) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Fatima.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Manav. (b) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Manav. (c) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Manav.
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Kabir. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My best friend is moving away”, sobbed Riya. (b) “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Riya. (c) “My best friend is moving away” sobbed Riya.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Meera. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Riya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Joseph. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose”, giggled Joseph. (c) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Joseph.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Kavya. (b) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Kavya. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Kavya.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Simran. (b) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Simran. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Simran.
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Imran. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Zoya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Priya. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Aisha. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Ishaan. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Aryan. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Aisha. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Aisha. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Aisha.
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Dev. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Zoya. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Nisha. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Fatima. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Fatima. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Fatima.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Rohan. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat”, giggled Rohan. (c) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Rohan.
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Kavya. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Sahil. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Aryan. (b) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Aryan. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Aryan.
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Sahil. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)

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