Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 844 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Tara. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Tara. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Tara.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat”, giggled Aisha. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Aisha. (c) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Aisha.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Saanvi. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat”, giggled Saanvi. (c) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Saanvi.
5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Imran. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
6. 6.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.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Grab the rope___” shouted Saanvi. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Tara. (b) How many stars are in the sky? asked Tara. (c) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Tara.
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Tara. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Priya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball” shouted Zoya. (b) “Catch the ball!” shouted Zoya. (c) Catch the ball! shouted Zoya.
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Manav. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Aisha. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Vihaan. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Vihaan. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Vihaan.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, the film is starting, whispered Yash. (b) “Shh, the film is starting”, whispered Yash. (c) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Yash.
18. 18.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.
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Aisha. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Dev. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Yash. (b) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Yash. (c) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Yash.
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Aryan. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Your silly face makes me laugh, giggled Simran. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh” giggled Simran. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Simran.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Aisha. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose” giggled Aisha. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Aisha.
27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Sneha. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Pooja. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Pooja. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Pooja.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Nisha. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Nisha. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Nisha.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Pooja. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Pooja. (c) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Pooja.
33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Sneha. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) What time does the train leave? asked Sneha. (b) “What time does the train leave?” asked Sneha. (c) “What time does the train leave”? asked Sneha.
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Aarav. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Neel. (b) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Neel. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Neel.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Maria. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Maria. (c) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Maria.
40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Ananya. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled

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