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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 928 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Fatima.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Diya.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Maria.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Zoya.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Manav.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Zoya.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Tara.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Ananya.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Kabir.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Manav.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope!” shouted Fatima. (b) “Grab the rope”! shouted Fatima. (c) Grab the rope! shouted Fatima.
  12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Vihaan. (b) “I miss my grandma so much”, sobbed Vihaan. (c) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Vihaan.
  13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Nisha.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Joseph.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Sahil. (b) “My best friend is moving away”, sobbed Sahil. (c) “My best friend is moving away” sobbed Sahil.
  16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Your silly face makes me laugh” giggled Fatima. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh”, giggled Fatima. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Fatima.
  17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Maria.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Rohan.     (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
  19. 19.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.
  20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Yash. (b) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Yash. (c) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Yash.
  21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Maria. (b) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Maria. (c) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Maria.
  22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Aryan.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Priya.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Sahil.     (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
  25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Ishaan. (b) “That joke is so funny”, giggled Ishaan. (c) That joke is so funny, giggled Ishaan.
  26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Aryan.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Rohan.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Sneha.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
  29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy___” sobbed Dev.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Ishaan.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Ananya.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Imran.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Ananya.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Diya.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball!” shouted Aarav. (b) Catch the ball! shouted Aarav. (c) “Catch the ball”! shouted Aarav.
  36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Joseph. (b) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Joseph. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party” whispered Joseph.
  37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Nisha.     (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
  38. 38.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.
  39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Simran.     (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
  40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Maria.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)

Answer key

  1. a question mark (?)
  2. asked
  3. asked
  4. an exclamation mark (!)
  5. sobbed
  6. shouted
  7. a question mark (?)
  8. asked
  9. a question mark (?)
  10. a comma (,)
  11. “Grab the rope!” shouted Fatima.
  12. “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Vihaan.
  13. a comma (,)
  14. a comma (,)
  15. “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Sahil.
  16. “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Fatima.
  17. a question mark (?)
  18. shouted
  19. “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Yash.
  20. “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Yash.
  21. “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Maria.
  22. an exclamation mark (!)
  23. a comma (,)
  24. shouted
  25. “That joke is so funny,” giggled Ishaan.
  26. a question mark (?)
  27. sobbed
  28. a comma (,)
  29. a comma (,)
  30. giggled
  31. sobbed
  32. giggled
  33. sobbed
  34. an exclamation mark (!)
  35. “Catch the ball!” shouted Aarav.
  36. “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Joseph.
  37. giggled
  38. “Why is the sky blue?” asked Sahil.
  39. sobbed
  40. an exclamation mark (!)

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