Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 704 · 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) Let us keep the surprise a secret, whispered Aisha. (b) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Aisha. (c) “Let us keep the surprise a secret”, whispered Aisha.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Kavya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Kabir. (b) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Kabir. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Kabir.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Aryan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
   “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Yash. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have lost my favourite teddy” sobbed Dev. (b) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Dev. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy”, sobbed Dev.
8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
   “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Kavya. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Tara. (b) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Tara. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Tara.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Aisha. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the exam has begun,” ___ Diya. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Fatima. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Kavya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Yash. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Yash. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Yash.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Meera. (b) Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap, whispered Meera. (c) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap”, whispered Meera.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Imran. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Sneha. (b) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Sneha. (c) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Sneha.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Diya. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Diya. (c) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Diya.
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Nisha. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Arjun. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Joseph. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Joseph. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.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.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) What time does the train leave? asked Fatima. (b) “What time does the train leave”? asked Fatima. (c) “What time does the train leave?” asked Fatima.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the exam has begun,” ___ Dev. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Priya. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Priya. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Priya.
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Zoya. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Maria. (b) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Maria. (c) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Maria.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Yash. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Yash. (c) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Yash.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) What time does the train leave? asked Yash. (b) “What time does the train leave”? asked Yash. (c) “What time does the train leave?” asked Yash.

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