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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 804 · 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?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Sahil.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Sneha.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Meera.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Pooja.     (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
  5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Kavya. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Kavya. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Kavya.
  6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Fatima.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Watch out for that car! shouted Manav. (b) “Watch out for that car” shouted Manav. (c) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Manav.
  8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Diya.     (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
  9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Sahil.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  10. 10.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.
  11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Saanvi.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Priya.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My best friend is moving away, sobbed Ananya. (b) “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Ananya. (c) “My best friend is moving away”, sobbed Ananya.
  14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Kabir.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Aisha.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Farhan.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Rohan.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
  18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Farhan. (b) Why is the sky blue? asked Farhan. (c) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Farhan.
  19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Rohan.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Rohan.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy___” sobbed Riya.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car” shouted Maria. (b) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Maria. (c) “Watch out for that car”! shouted Maria.
  23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Priya.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Meera.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Aisha. (b) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Aisha. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Aisha.
  26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Neel.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Pooja.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Kavya. (b) I have lost my favourite teddy, sobbed Kavya. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy”, sobbed Kavya.
  29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Imran.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Tara. (b) Why is the sky blue? asked Tara. (c) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Tara.
  31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Meera.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have lost my favourite teddy, sobbed Neel. (b) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Neel. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy”, sobbed Neel.
  33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Farhan. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Farhan. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Farhan.
  34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Pooja.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Nisha. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Nisha. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Nisha.
  36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Manav.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Meera.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Simran.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Ishaan.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Kavya.     (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted

Answer key

  1. giggled
  2. asked
  3. asked
  4. whispered
  5. “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Kavya.
  6. sobbed
  7. “Watch out for that car!” shouted Manav.
  8. shouted
  9. a question mark (?)
  10. “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Riya.
  11. shouted
  12. an exclamation mark (!)
  13. “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Ananya.
  14. giggled
  15. a comma (,)
  16. sobbed
  17. an exclamation mark (!)
  18. “Why is the sky blue?” asked Farhan.
  19. giggled
  20. a comma (,)
  21. a comma (,)
  22. “Watch out for that car!” shouted Maria.
  23. giggled
  24. shouted
  25. “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Aisha.
  26. asked
  27. a comma (,)
  28. “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Kavya.
  29. a comma (,)
  30. “Why is the sky blue?” asked Tara.
  31. a question mark (?)
  32. “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Neel.
  33. “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Farhan.
  34. giggled
  35. “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Nisha.
  36. a comma (,)
  37. shouted
  38. a comma (,)
  39. a comma (,)
  40. shouted

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