Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 893 · 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) 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.
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Aarav. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Aarav. (b) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Aarav. (c) May I borrow your eraser? asked Aarav.
5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Zoya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Aisha. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Watch out for that car!” ___ Zoya. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away” sobbed Farhan. (b) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Farhan. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Farhan.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “That joke is so funny___” giggled Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.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.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Riya. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who painted this lovely picture” asked Kabir. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Kabir. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Kabir.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
16. 16.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.
17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Kavya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose” giggled Tenzin. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Tenzin. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Tenzin.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Yash. (b) May I borrow your eraser? asked Yash. (c) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Yash.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Manav. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Manav. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Manav.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Aryan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the exam has begun,” ___ Joseph. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy___” sobbed Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Sneha. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Sneha. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Sneha.
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Imran. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Diya. (b) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Diya. (c) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Diya.
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “That joke is so funny,” ___ Aryan. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Meera. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Manav. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Manav. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Manav.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap”, whispered Tenzin. (b) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Tenzin. (c) Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap, whispered Tenzin.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue” asked Maria. (b) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Maria. (c) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Maria.
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Farhan. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Priya. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Priya. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Priya.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap”, whispered Meera. (b) Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap, whispered Meera. (c) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Meera.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Farhan. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Ananya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)

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