Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 710 · 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) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Meera. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Meera. (c) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Meera.
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Saanvi. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Arjun. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat”, giggled Arjun. (c) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat” giggled Arjun.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) May I borrow your eraser? asked Neel. (b) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Neel. (c) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Neel.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti”! shouted Sahil. (b) Come back here, Moti! shouted Sahil. (c) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Sahil.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Neel. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Neel. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Neel.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Simran. (b) “I miss my grandma so much”, sobbed Simran. (c) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Simran.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Dev. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Sneha. (b) Shh, the exam has begun, whispered Sneha. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Sneha.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Farhan. (b) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Farhan. (c) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Farhan.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Aisha. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Ananya. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Aryan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the exam has begun,” ___ Aarav. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Kabir. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Manav. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Manav. (c) Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock, giggled Manav.
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Pooja. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Maria. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Sneha. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Sneha. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Sneha.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope” shouted Aarav. (b) “Grab the rope!” shouted Aarav. (c) Grab the rope! shouted Aarav.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Fatima. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat”, giggled Fatima. (c) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Fatima.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Saanvi. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Yash. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Tara. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue” asked Meera. (b) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Meera. (c) Why is the sky blue? asked Meera.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Sahil. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Arjun. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Arjun. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Arjun.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Vihaan. (b) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Vihaan. (c) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Vihaan.

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