Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 828 · 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) Your silly face makes me laugh, giggled Dev. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh” giggled Dev. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Dev.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Maria. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Maria. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Maria.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Riya. (b) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Riya. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Riya.
4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Neel. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Rohan. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Rohan. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Rohan.
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Watch out for that car!” ___ Nisha. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Meera. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have lost my favourite teddy___” sobbed Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Nisha. (b) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Nisha. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Nisha.
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Ishaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the film is starting” whispered Riya. (b) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Riya. (c) “Shh, the film is starting”, whispered Riya.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Nisha. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Ishaan. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My best friend is moving away, sobbed Pooja. (b) “My best friend is moving away” sobbed Pooja. (c) “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Pooja.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Rohan. (b) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Rohan. (c) Why is the sky blue? asked Rohan.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Aryan. (b) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Aryan. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Aryan.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Sahil. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Sahil. (c) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Sahil.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Ishaan. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Sahil. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Diya. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Diya. (c) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Diya.
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Sahil. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Maria. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.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.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Kabir. (b) May I borrow your eraser? asked Kabir. (c) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Kabir.
29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Farhan. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Aarav. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Aarav. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Aarav.
33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Riya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.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.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope!” shouted Fatima. (b) “Grab the rope” shouted Fatima. (c) Grab the rope! shouted Fatima.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Joseph. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Joseph. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Joseph.
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Nisha. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Fatima. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Fatima. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Fatima.

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