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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 639 · 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?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Priya.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Sahil.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Yash.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Meera.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Ananya.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Tenzin.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Ishaan.     (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
  8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Rohan.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Rohan.     (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
  10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Imran.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Aarav.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Tara.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Zoya.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Ananya.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Aryan.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Meera. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Meera. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Meera.
  17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Sahil. (b) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Sahil. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Sahil.
  18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Simran.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Kabir. (b) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Kabir. (c) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Kabir.
  20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Fatima.     (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
  21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Rohan.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Ishaan.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny”, giggled Dev. (b) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Dev. (c) “That joke is so funny” giggled Dev.
  24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope!” shouted Manav. (b) “Grab the rope” shouted Manav. (c) “Grab the rope”! shouted Manav.
  25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Joseph.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
  26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Rohan. (b) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Rohan. (c) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Rohan.
  27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Joseph.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) What time does the train leave? asked Aarav. (b) “What time does the train leave”? asked Aarav. (c) “What time does the train leave?” asked Aarav.
  29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave” asked Tara. (b) What time does the train leave? asked Tara. (c) “What time does the train leave?” asked Tara.
  30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Imran.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Rohan.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Ishaan.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat”, giggled Sneha. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Sneha. (c) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Sneha.
  34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Meera.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Simran.     (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
  36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Neel.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
  37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Joseph. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Joseph. (c) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Joseph.
  38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Aryan.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Yash.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Imran.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)

Answer key

  1. giggled
  2. a comma (,)
  3. a question mark (?)
  4. giggled
  5. an exclamation mark (!)
  6. an exclamation mark (!)
  7. shouted
  8. giggled
  9. whispered
  10. giggled
  11. a comma (,)
  12. sobbed
  13. shouted
  14. a question mark (?)
  15. sobbed
  16. “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Meera.
  17. “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Sahil.
  18. sobbed
  19. “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Kabir.
  20. whispered
  21. an exclamation mark (!)
  22. a comma (,)
  23. “That joke is so funny,” giggled Dev.
  24. “Grab the rope!” shouted Manav.
  25. an exclamation mark (!)
  26. “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Rohan.
  27. an exclamation mark (!)
  28. “What time does the train leave?” asked Aarav.
  29. “What time does the train leave?” asked Tara.
  30. giggled
  31. shouted
  32. a comma (,)
  33. “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Sneha.
  34. a comma (,)
  35. whispered
  36. an exclamation mark (!)
  37. “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Joseph.
  38. shouted
  39. an exclamation mark (!)
  40. a comma (,)

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