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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 63 · 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?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Yash.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Aisha. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Aisha. (c) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Aisha.
  3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Kabir.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Meera. (b) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Meera. (c) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Meera.
  5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Zoya.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
  6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Priya.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car” shouted Fatima. (b) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Fatima. (c) “Watch out for that car”! shouted Fatima.
  8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Joseph. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Joseph. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Joseph.
  9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Yash.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Sneha.     (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
  11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Joseph.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
  12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Aisha.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Aisha.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Maria.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Arjun.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Dev. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Dev. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose” giggled Dev.
  17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Aarav.     (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
  18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling”! shouted Ananya. (b) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Ananya. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Ananya.
  19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Ishaan.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Ananya.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Nisha.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Simran.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Riya. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Riya. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Riya.
  24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “That joke is so funny,” ___ Diya.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Ananya.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Rohan.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Sneha.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Fatima.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Zoya. (b) Come back here, Moti! shouted Zoya. (c) “Come back here, Moti” shouted Zoya.
  30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Manav.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
  31. 31.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.
  32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Imran.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Diya.     (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
  34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) How many stars are in the sky? asked Tara. (b) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Tara. (c) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Tara.
  35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Kabir.     (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
  36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Imran.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Yash.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Joseph.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Kavya. (b) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Kavya. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Kavya.
  40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Nisha.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)

Answer key

  1. an exclamation mark (!)
  2. “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Aisha.
  3. a comma (,)
  4. “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Meera.
  5. an exclamation mark (!)
  6. an exclamation mark (!)
  7. “Watch out for that car!” shouted Fatima.
  8. “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Joseph.
  9. a comma (,)
  10. shouted
  11. whispered
  12. giggled
  13. asked
  14. a comma (,)
  15. sobbed
  16. “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Dev.
  17. shouted
  18. “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Ananya.
  19. asked
  20. giggled
  21. giggled
  22. asked
  23. “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Riya.
  24. giggled
  25. giggled
  26. giggled
  27. an exclamation mark (!)
  28. an exclamation mark (!)
  29. “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Zoya.
  30. an exclamation mark (!)
  31. “Watch out for that car!” shouted Riya.
  32. a comma (,)
  33. shouted
  34. “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Tara.
  35. shouted
  36. an exclamation mark (!)
  37. asked
  38. a comma (,)
  39. “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Kavya.
  40. a comma (,)

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