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Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 959 · 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?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Arjun.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Zoya.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope” shouted Arjun. (b) “Grab the rope!” shouted Arjun. (c) Grab the rope! shouted Arjun.
  4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Yash.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
  5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Tenzin.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  6. 6.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.
  7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Farhan.     (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
  8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Maria.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Aisha.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Watch out for that car! shouted Farhan. (b) “Watch out for that car” shouted Farhan. (c) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Farhan.
  11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Priya.     (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
  12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Neel.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
  13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Pooja.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Yash.     (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
  15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Fatima.     (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
  16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Diya.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Ananya.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
  18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Imran.     (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
  19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Riya.     (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
  20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Saanvi. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Saanvi. (c) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Saanvi.
  21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping” whispered Rohan. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Rohan. (c) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Rohan.
  22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Arjun.     (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
  23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Sneha. (b) “That joke is so funny”, giggled Sneha. (c) That joke is so funny, giggled Sneha.
  24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Ishaan.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Meera.     (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
  26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Dev.     (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
  27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Meera. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Meera. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Meera.
  28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Simran.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Farhan.     (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
  30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Manav.     (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
  31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car”! shouted Ananya. (b) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Ananya. (c) Watch out for that car! shouted Ananya.
  32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Simran.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Yash.     (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Kabir. (b) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Kabir. (c) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Kabir.
  35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Dev. (b) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Dev. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping” whispered Dev.
  36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Maria.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
  37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Maria.     (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
  38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Diya.     (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
  39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Neel.     (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
  40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Aarav. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Aarav. (c) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Aarav.

Answer key

  1. a comma (,)
  2. a question mark (?)
  3. “Grab the rope!” shouted Arjun.
  4. an exclamation mark (!)
  5. an exclamation mark (!)
  6. “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Kabir.
  7. giggled
  8. a comma (,)
  9. a comma (,)
  10. “Watch out for that car!” shouted Farhan.
  11. whispered
  12. an exclamation mark (!)
  13. a question mark (?)
  14. shouted
  15. shouted
  16. a question mark (?)
  17. a comma (,)
  18. sobbed
  19. whispered
  20. “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Saanvi.
  21. “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Rohan.
  22. whispered
  23. “That joke is so funny,” giggled Sneha.
  24. giggled
  25. shouted
  26. a comma (,)
  27. “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Meera.
  28. sobbed
  29. whispered
  30. a comma (,)
  31. “Watch out for that car!” shouted Ananya.
  32. giggled
  33. a question mark (?)
  34. “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Kabir.
  35. “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Dev.
  36. an exclamation mark (!)
  37. giggled
  38. an exclamation mark (!)
  39. giggled
  40. “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Aarav.

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