Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 840 · 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 Kavya. (b) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Kavya. (c) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Kavya.
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Aryan. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My best friend is moving away, sobbed Kabir. (b) “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Kabir. (c) “My best friend is moving away” sobbed Kabir.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Yash. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Yash. (c) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Yash.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Sneha. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Sneha. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away” sobbed Sneha.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Aarav. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Dev. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Dev. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Dev.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Diya. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Diya. (c) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Diya.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Yash. (b) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Yash. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Yash.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Neel. (b) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Neel. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Neel.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Joseph. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Joseph. (c) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Joseph.
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Fatima. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Ishaan. (b) “I have lost my favourite teddy” sobbed Ishaan. (c) I have lost my favourite teddy, sobbed Ishaan.
17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Aarav. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
19. 19.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.
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Sneha. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “That joke is so funny,” ___ Kavya. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Aryan. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
24. 24.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.
25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Ananya. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Pooja. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) What time does the train leave? asked Diya. (b) “What time does the train leave?” asked Diya. (c) “What time does the train leave”? asked Diya.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Yash. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Nisha. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Maria. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Riya. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Riya. (b) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Riya. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose” giggled Riya.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Meera. (b) May I borrow your eraser? asked Meera. (c) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Meera.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Zoya. (b) Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock, giggled Zoya. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Zoya.

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