Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 754 · 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?
   “Why is the sky blue___” asked Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Watch out for that car___” shouted Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Arjun. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Arjun. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Arjun.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Aarav. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Aarav. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling”! shouted Aarav.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Maria. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Diya. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Kavya. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Neel. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball!” shouted Neel. (b) “Catch the ball”! shouted Neel. (c) Catch the ball! shouted Neel.
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Aarav. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Zoya. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Fatima. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Fatima. (c) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Fatima.
18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Farhan. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Diya. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Dev. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Dev. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Dev. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Neel. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Diya. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Aryan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Imran. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Aarav. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Aarav. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Aarav.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Diya. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Pooja. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Maria. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Maria. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Maria.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away” sobbed Neel. (b) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Neel. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Neel.
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Pooja. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grab the rope! shouted Diya. (b) “Grab the rope!” shouted Diya. (c) “Grab the rope”! shouted Diya.
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Aarav. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Farhan. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Farhan. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose” giggled Farhan.
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Aarav. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)

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