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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 823 · 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 sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Manav. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture” asked Manav. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Manav.
  2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Imran.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Simran. (b) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Simran. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Simran.
  4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Arjun.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Joseph.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Aisha.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  7. 7.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.
  8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Sneha.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Farhan.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
  10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Kabir.     (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
  11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Zoya.     (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
  12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Imran.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Ananya.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball” shouted Pooja. (b) “Catch the ball!” shouted Pooja. (c) “Catch the ball”! shouted Pooja.
  15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Aisha.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Arjun.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Tenzin.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Priya. (b) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Priya. (c) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Priya.
  19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Manav. (b) Your silly face makes me laugh, giggled Manav. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh” giggled Manav.
  20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Why is the sky blue? asked Maria. (b) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Maria. (c) “Why is the sky blue” asked Maria.
  21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Ishaan.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Vihaan.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Dev.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  24. 24.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.
  25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Meera.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Farhan.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Aryan.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Simran.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Sahil.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
  30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Simran. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Simran. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Simran.
  31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Manav.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
  32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Rohan.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Aisha. (b) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Aisha. (c) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Aisha.
  34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Ananya.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Meera.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing” sobbed Ishaan. (b) My goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Ishaan. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Ishaan.
  37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Vihaan.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Imran.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti”! shouted Riya. (b) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Riya. (c) Come back here, Moti! shouted Riya.
  40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Pooja.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)

Answer key

  1. “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Manav.
  2. giggled
  3. “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Simran.
  4. asked
  5. a comma (,)
  6. sobbed
  7. “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Manav.
  8. asked
  9. shouted
  10. shouted
  11. shouted
  12. asked
  13. giggled
  14. “Catch the ball!” shouted Pooja.
  15. a question mark (?)
  16. asked
  17. a comma (,)
  18. “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Priya.
  19. “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Manav.
  20. “Why is the sky blue?” asked Maria.
  21. a comma (,)
  22. a comma (,)
  23. giggled
  24. “Why is the sky blue?” asked Farhan.
  25. a comma (,)
  26. a comma (,)
  27. giggled
  28. a comma (,)
  29. shouted
  30. “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Simran.
  31. an exclamation mark (!)
  32. a comma (,)
  33. “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Aisha.
  34. a comma (,)
  35. sobbed
  36. “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Ishaan.
  37. a question mark (?)
  38. a comma (,)
  39. “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Riya.
  40. an exclamation mark (!)

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