Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 872 · 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?
   “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope!” shouted Fatima. (b) “Grab the rope”! shouted Fatima. (c) “Grab the rope” shouted Fatima.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Pooja. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Pooja. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Pooja.
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Meera. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grab the rope! shouted Arjun. (b) “Grab the rope” shouted Arjun. (c) “Grab the rope!” shouted Arjun.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Kavya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Sahil. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Your silly face makes me laugh, giggled Riya. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh”, giggled Riya. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Riya.
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Nisha. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Sahil. (b) May I borrow your eraser? asked Sahil. (c) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Sahil.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Come back here, Moti! shouted Kabir. (b) “Come back here, Moti” shouted Kabir. (c) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Kabir.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Priya. (b) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Priya. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Priya.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Dev. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Dev. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Dev.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Tenzin. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Tenzin. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Tenzin.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Rohan. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Rohan. (c) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Rohan.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Dev. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Dev. (c) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Dev.
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Maria. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Tara. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Tara. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Tara.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Ananya. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Ananya. (c) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Ananya.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Tenzin. (b) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Tenzin. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Tenzin.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Priya. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Priya. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Priya.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Zoya. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Zoya. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Zoya.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Saanvi. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Saanvi. (c) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Saanvi.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Aisha. (b) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Aisha. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose” giggled Aisha.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Kabir. (b) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Kabir. (c) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Kabir.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Sahil. (b) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Sahil. (c) Why is the sky blue? asked Sahil.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Zoya. (b) May I borrow your eraser? asked Zoya. (c) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Zoya.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Maria. (b) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Maria. (c) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Maria.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Aisha. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Aisha. (c) Shh, the exam has begun, whispered Aisha.
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Manav. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Riya. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Riya. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Riya.

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