Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 885 · 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 Riya. (b) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Riya. (c) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Riya.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Watch out for that car!” ___ Aisha. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Neel. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Neel. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing” sobbed Neel.
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Aryan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Aisha. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Aisha. (c) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Aisha.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Maria. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Yash. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Arjun. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Priya. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the film is starting” whispered Manav. (b) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Manav. (c) Shh, the film is starting, whispered Manav.
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Maria. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Arjun. (b) “I have lost my favourite teddy”, sobbed Arjun. (c) I have lost my favourite teddy, sobbed Arjun.
16. 16.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.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave” asked Ananya. (b) “What time does the train leave?” asked Ananya. (c) What time does the train leave? asked Ananya.
18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Tenzin. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Meera. (b) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Meera. (c) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Meera.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Ananya. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Ananya. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Ananya.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Saanvi. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Riya. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Neel. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Neel. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Neel.
27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Nisha. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Aarav. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Tenzin. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Imran. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Imran. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Imran.
31. 31.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.
32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Kavya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Neel. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Imran. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Rohan. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Tara. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Kavya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Priya. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Priya. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Priya.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Manav. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Manav. (c) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Manav.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, the exam has begun, whispered Yash. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Yash. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Yash.

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