Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 680 · 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) “Shh, the baby is sleeping” whispered Kavya. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Kavya. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Kavya.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny” giggled Rohan. (b) “That joke is so funny”, giggled Rohan. (c) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Rohan.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Riya. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Riya. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing” sobbed Riya.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball!” shouted Vihaan. (b) Catch the ball! shouted Vihaan. (c) “Catch the ball”! shouted Vihaan.
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Arjun. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Tenzin. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time does the train leave___” asked Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “What time does the train leave?” ___ Ananya. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Maria. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Diya. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Diya. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Diya.
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Nisha. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, the film is starting, whispered Manav. (b) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Manav. (c) “Shh, the film is starting”, whispered Manav.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Zoya. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Zoya. (c) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Zoya.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) May I borrow your eraser? asked Tenzin. (b) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Tenzin. (c) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Tenzin.
18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Imran. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Ishaan. (b) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Ishaan. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Ishaan.
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Vihaan. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Simran. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Simran. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Simran.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have lost my favourite teddy”, sobbed Ishaan. (b) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Ishaan. (c) I have lost my favourite teddy, sobbed Ishaan.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Rohan. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Rohan. (c) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Rohan.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, the film is starting, whispered Pooja. (b) “Shh, the film is starting”, whispered Pooja. (c) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Pooja.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Farhan. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Farhan. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock” giggled Farhan.
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Ananya. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Manav. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti” shouted Rohan. (b) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Rohan. (c) Come back here, Moti! shouted Rohan.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Tara. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Tara. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Tara.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Dev. (b) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Dev. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Dev.
32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Fatima. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Arjun. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Imran. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Arjun. (b) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Arjun. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Arjun.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Saanvi. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Neel. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Zoya. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Manav. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Manav. (c) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Manav.

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