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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 758 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Simran.     (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
  2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Pooja.     (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
  3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Arjun. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Arjun. (c) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Arjun.
  4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Kabir.     (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
  5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Joseph.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Zoya.     (a) a comma (,) (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 Sahil.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Fatima.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Rohan.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Riya.     (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
  11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Kavya. (b) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Kavya. (c) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Kavya.
  12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Yash.     (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
  13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Neel. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Neel. (c) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Neel.
  14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Kabir.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Sneha. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Sneha. (c) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Sneha.
  16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My best friend is moving away”, sobbed Manav. (b) My best friend is moving away, sobbed Manav. (c) “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Manav.
  17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car”! shouted Arjun. (b) Watch out for that car! shouted Arjun. (c) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Arjun.
  18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Nisha.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have lost my favourite teddy, sobbed Fatima. (b) “I have lost my favourite teddy” sobbed Fatima. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Fatima.
  20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Sneha.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope”! shouted Vihaan. (b) “Grab the rope!” shouted Vihaan. (c) “Grab the rope” shouted Vihaan.
  22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Priya. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose” giggled Priya. (c) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Priya.
  23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Nisha.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Aryan.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Dev. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Dev. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Dev.
  26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Aisha.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Simran.     (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
  28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Arjun.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Diya. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Diya. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock” giggled Diya.
  30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Farhan. (b) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Farhan. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Farhan.
  31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Aisha.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Yash.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Joseph.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Zoya.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Aisha.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Sneha.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Sneha.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Tenzin. (b) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Tenzin. (c) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Tenzin.
  39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat” giggled Tara. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat”, giggled Tara. (c) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Tara.
  40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Joseph.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed

Answer key

  1. shouted
  2. shouted
  3. “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Arjun.
  4. shouted
  5. giggled
  6. a comma (,)
  7. a comma (,)
  8. giggled
  9. sobbed
  10. whispered
  11. “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Kavya.
  12. shouted
  13. “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Neel.
  14. giggled
  15. “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Sneha.
  16. “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Manav.
  17. “Watch out for that car!” shouted Arjun.
  18. an exclamation mark (!)
  19. “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Fatima.
  20. asked
  21. “Grab the rope!” shouted Vihaan.
  22. “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Priya.
  23. asked
  24. a question mark (?)
  25. “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Dev.
  26. giggled
  27. shouted
  28. giggled
  29. “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Diya.
  30. “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Farhan.
  31. an exclamation mark (!)
  32. sobbed
  33. asked
  34. a comma (,)
  35. a comma (,)
  36. a question mark (?)
  37. asked
  38. “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Tenzin.
  39. “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Tara.
  40. giggled

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