Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 678 · 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 sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Aarav. (b) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Aarav. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Aarav.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Priya. (b) My goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Priya. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Priya.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “That joke is so funny___” giggled Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Watch out for that car! shouted Rohan. (b) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Rohan. (c) “Watch out for that car” shouted Rohan.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Rohan. (b) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Rohan. (c) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Rohan.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Kavya. (b) “That joke is so funny” giggled Kavya. (c) That joke is so funny, giggled Kavya.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball!” shouted Vihaan. (b) “Catch the ball”! shouted Vihaan. (c) “Catch the ball” shouted Vihaan.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Tenzin. (b) “Watch out for that car”! shouted Tenzin. (c) “Watch out for that car” shouted Tenzin.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Kavya. (b) How many stars are in the sky? asked Kavya. (c) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Kavya.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Aisha. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Ananya. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Ananya. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Ananya.
16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Joseph. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Imran. (b) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Imran. (c) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Imran.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Arjun. (b) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Arjun. (c) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Arjun.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Aarav. (b) “Why is the sky blue” asked Aarav. (c) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Aarav.
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Pooja. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Your silly face makes me laugh”, giggled Sahil. (b) Your silly face makes me laugh, giggled Sahil. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Sahil.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Arjun. (b) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Arjun. (c) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Arjun.
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Arjun. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Manav. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Manav. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Manav.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Meera. (b) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Meera. (c) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Meera.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Ishaan. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Ishaan. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Ishaan.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Ananya. (b) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Ananya. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Ananya.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Vihaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Fatima. (b) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Fatima. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Fatima.
33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Sneha. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Zoya. (b) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Zoya. (c) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Zoya.
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Sahil. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Vihaan. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Simran. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Simran. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away” sobbed Simran.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away” sobbed Neel. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Neel. (c) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Neel.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Vihaan. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Vihaan. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose”, giggled Vihaan.

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