Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 723 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) That joke is so funny, giggled Ananya. (b) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Ananya. (c) “That joke is so funny”, giggled Ananya.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My best friend is moving away”, sobbed Dev. (b) “My best friend is moving away” sobbed Dev. (c) “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Dev.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Manav. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Manav. (c) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Manav.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling”! shouted Yash. (b) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Yash. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Yash.
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Kavya. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Vihaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Simran. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Simran. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Simran.
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Kabir. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Fatima. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Ishaan. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Ishaan. (c) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Ishaan.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Diya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Watch out for that car! shouted Priya. (b) “Watch out for that car”! shouted Priya. (c) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Priya.
18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Simran. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Kabir. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Kabir. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Kabir.
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Ananya. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Simran. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Priya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Aarav. (b) I have lost my favourite teddy, sobbed Aarav. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy” sobbed Aarav.
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Sahil. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Sahil. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Aryan. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Aryan. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Aryan.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny” giggled Neel. (b) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Neel. (c) “That joke is so funny”, giggled Neel.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party” whispered Dev. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Dev. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Dev.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose” giggled Dev. (b) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Dev. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Dev.
33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Vihaan. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Dev. (b) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Dev. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Dev.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Come back here, Moti! shouted Vihaan. (b) “Come back here, Moti”! shouted Vihaan. (c) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Vihaan.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Ishaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) What time does the train leave? asked Nisha. (b) “What time does the train leave?” asked Nisha. (c) “What time does the train leave” asked Nisha.
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Yash. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have lost my favourite teddy”, sobbed Maria. (b) “I have lost my favourite teddy” sobbed Maria. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Maria.

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