Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 775 · 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 word fits the gap best?
   “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Sneha. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Tara. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Priya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Dev. (b) Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock, giggled Dev. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Dev.
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Aryan. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope” shouted Zoya. (b) “Grab the rope!” shouted Zoya. (c) Grab the rope! shouted Zoya.
8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Yash. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Neel. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Ananya. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party” whispered Ananya. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Ananya.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Kabir. (b) Let us keep the surprise a secret, whispered Kabir. (c) “Let us keep the surprise a secret”, whispered Kabir.
12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Farhan. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Kabir. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Kabir. (c) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat” giggled Kabir.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) How many stars are in the sky? asked Yash. (b) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Yash. (c) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Yash.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Joseph. (b) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Joseph. (c) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Joseph.
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Aryan. (b) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Aryan. (c) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Aryan.
18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Kavya. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Sahil. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Aryan. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Arjun. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Nisha. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Sahil. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Aarav. (b) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Aarav. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Aarav.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) What time does the train leave? asked Sneha. (b) “What time does the train leave?” asked Sneha. (c) “What time does the train leave”? asked Sneha.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Priya. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Priya. (c) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat” giggled Priya.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Nisha. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Nisha. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party” whispered Nisha.
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Fatima. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue” asked Rohan. (b) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Rohan. (c) Why is the sky blue? asked Rohan.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Riya. (b) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Riya. (c) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Riya.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Dev. (b) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Dev. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Dev.
32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Imran. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, the exam has begun, whispered Tenzin. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Tenzin. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Tenzin.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Nisha. (b) Let us keep the surprise a secret, whispered Nisha. (c) “Let us keep the surprise a secret” whispered Nisha.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Rohan. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Arjun. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Aryan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)

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