Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 750 · 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) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Diya. (b) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Diya. (c) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Diya.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Watch out for that car!” ___ Vihaan. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Grab the rope___” shouted Priya. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party” whispered Aisha. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Aisha. (c) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Aisha.
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Fatima. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Arjun. (b) I have lost my favourite teddy, sobbed Arjun. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy”, sobbed Arjun.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball”! shouted Imran. (b) “Catch the ball!” shouted Imran. (c) Catch the ball! shouted Imran.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Farhan. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose” giggled Farhan. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Farhan.
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Nisha. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Aarav. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who painted this lovely picture” asked Farhan. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Farhan. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Farhan.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Ishaan. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Ishaan. (c) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Ishaan.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Tara. (b) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Tara. (c) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Tara.
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Yash. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Sahil. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Diya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Fatima. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Fatima. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Fatima.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Imran. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Kavya. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Imran. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Aarav. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Tenzin. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Priya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Priya. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Priya. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Priya.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Fatima. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Imran. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Kabir. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Your silly face makes me laugh, giggled Neel. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh”, giggled Neel. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Neel.
38. 38.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.
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Riya. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Sahil. (b) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Sahil. (c) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Sahil.

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