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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 776 · 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?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Zoya.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Dev. (b) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Dev. (c) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Dev.
  3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Tenzin.     (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
  4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Aisha.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Sahil.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Dev.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Imran.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Tenzin. (b) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Tenzin. (c) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Tenzin.
  9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Joseph.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Nisha.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the film is starting” whispered Farhan. (b) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Farhan. (c) Shh, the film is starting, whispered Farhan.
  12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Dev.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Dev.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Pooja.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Dev.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Arjun. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Arjun. (c) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Arjun.
  17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Saanvi.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
  18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Farhan.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  19. 19.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.
  20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Nisha.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Priya.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Manav.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Aisha.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Yash. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Yash. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Yash.
  25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Riya. (b) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Riya. (c) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Riya.
  26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball” shouted Riya. (b) “Catch the ball!” shouted Riya. (c) “Catch the ball”! shouted Riya.
  27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Pooja. (b) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Pooja. (c) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Pooja.
  28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Aryan. (b) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Aryan. (c) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Aryan.
  29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Farhan.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Maria.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Meera. (b) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Meera. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Meera.
  32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Tara.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Nisha. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Nisha. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Nisha.
  34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Arjun.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Sneha.     (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
  36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Rohan.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
  37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Aryan. (b) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Aryan. (c) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Aryan.
  38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Arjun.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling”! shouted Diya. (b) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Diya. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Diya.
  40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Saanvi. (b) “Watch out for that car”! shouted Saanvi. (c) “Watch out for that car” shouted Saanvi.

Answer key

  1. asked
  2. “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Dev.
  3. shouted
  4. an exclamation mark (!)
  5. a comma (,)
  6. sobbed
  7. an exclamation mark (!)
  8. “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Tenzin.
  9. a comma (,)
  10. a comma (,)
  11. “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Farhan.
  12. an exclamation mark (!)
  13. an exclamation mark (!)
  14. a comma (,)
  15. an exclamation mark (!)
  16. “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Arjun.
  17. shouted
  18. sobbed
  19. “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Fatima.
  20. sobbed
  21. sobbed
  22. giggled
  23. sobbed
  24. “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Yash.
  25. “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Riya.
  26. “Catch the ball!” shouted Riya.
  27. “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Pooja.
  28. “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Aryan.
  29. a comma (,)
  30. sobbed
  31. “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Meera.
  32. a comma (,)
  33. “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Nisha.
  34. asked
  35. shouted
  36. shouted
  37. “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Aryan.
  38. a comma (,)
  39. “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Diya.
  40. “Watch out for that car!” shouted Saanvi.

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