Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 799 · 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) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Manav. (b) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Manav. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Manav.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Joseph. (b) “That joke is so funny” giggled Joseph. (c) “That joke is so funny”, giggled Joseph.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “That joke is so funny___” giggled Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Vihaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny” giggled Imran. (b) That joke is so funny, giggled Imran. (c) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Imran.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Your silly face makes me laugh”, giggled Yash. (b) Your silly face makes me laugh, giggled Yash. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Yash.
8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Ishaan. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Kabir. (b) Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap, whispered Kabir. (c) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap”, whispered Kabir.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Diya. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Diya. (c) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Diya.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Diya. (b) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Diya. (c) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Diya.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave”? asked Saanvi. (b) What time does the train leave? asked Saanvi. (c) “What time does the train leave?” asked Saanvi.
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Sahil. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Manav. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Meera. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Nisha. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Farhan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap” whispered Aarav. (b) Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap, whispered Aarav. (c) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Aarav.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Pooja. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Ishaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us keep the surprise a secret, whispered Maria. (b) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Maria. (c) “Let us keep the surprise a secret”, whispered Maria.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny”, giggled Ishaan. (b) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Ishaan. (c) “That joke is so funny” giggled Ishaan.
29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Tenzin. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Dev. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Arjun. (b) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Arjun. (c) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Arjun.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Simran. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Simran. (c) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Simran.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Rohan. (b) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Rohan. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Rohan.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Tara. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Tara. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away” sobbed Tara.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Aryan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.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.
40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Maria. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered

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