Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 838 · 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) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Simran. (b) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Simran. (c) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Simran.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Come back here, Moti! shouted Farhan. (b) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Farhan. (c) “Come back here, Moti” shouted Farhan.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Kabir. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Kabir. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Kabir.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Joseph. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Joseph. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Joseph.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Pooja. (b) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Pooja. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Pooja.
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Saanvi. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Aisha. (b) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Aisha. (c) How many stars are in the sky? asked Aisha.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Grab the rope___” shouted Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Riya. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Arjun. (b) “Come back here, Moti” shouted Arjun. (c) Come back here, Moti! shouted Arjun.
12. 12.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.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball!” shouted Riya. (b) “Catch the ball” shouted Riya. (c) “Catch the ball”! shouted Riya.
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Nisha. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball”! shouted Simran. (b) Catch the ball! shouted Simran. (c) “Catch the ball!” shouted Simran.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Kabir. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Kabir. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Kabir.
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Saanvi. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Maria. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Maria. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Maria.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us keep the surprise a secret, whispered Kabir. (b) “Let us keep the surprise a secret” whispered Kabir. (c) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Kabir.
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Kabir. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Farhan. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Farhan. (c) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Farhan.
30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Pooja. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Vihaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Priya. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Saanvi. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Saanvi. (c) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Saanvi.
34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Joseph. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Pooja. (b) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Pooja. (c) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Pooja.
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Ananya. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Neel. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)

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