Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 803 · 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?
   “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Zoya. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Farhan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Joseph. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Why is the sky blue? asked Sneha. (b) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Sneha. (c) “Why is the sky blue” asked Sneha.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Ananya. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Ananya. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Ananya.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Kabir. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Kabir. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Kabir.
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Sahil. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Sahil. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Neel. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Sneha. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Aisha. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Pooja. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.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.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Vihaan. (b) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Vihaan. (c) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Vihaan.
18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Kabir. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Aisha. (b) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Aisha. (c) “I miss my grandma so much”, sobbed Aisha.
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Sneha. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Yash. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Fatima. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Meera. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Simran. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Manav. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Maria. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Sahil. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball” shouted Tara. (b) “Catch the ball!” shouted Tara. (c) Catch the ball! shouted Tara.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Sahil. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Yash. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball!” shouted Simran. (b) “Catch the ball” shouted Simran. (c) Catch the ball! shouted Simran.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Dev. (b) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Dev. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Dev.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grab the rope! shouted Fatima. (b) “Grab the rope!” shouted Fatima. (c) “Grab the rope” shouted Fatima.
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Tenzin. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Nisha. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Joseph. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Joseph. (c) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Joseph.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Tara. (b) How many stars are in the sky? asked Tara. (c) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Tara.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Ishaan. (b) Let us keep the surprise a secret, whispered Ishaan. (c) “Let us keep the surprise a secret” whispered Ishaan.

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