Dialogue and Said Words Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 15: Dialogue and words for said · Set 99 · 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) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Farhan. (b) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Farhan. (c) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Farhan.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Simran. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Simran. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture” asked Simran.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Kavya. (b) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Kavya. (c) May I borrow your eraser? asked Kavya.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave” asked Riya. (b) What time does the train leave? asked Riya. (c) “What time does the train leave?” asked Riya.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “What time does the train leave?” ___ Arjun. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Tenzin. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Imran. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Arjun. (b) “Let us keep the surprise a secret” whispered Arjun. (c) Let us keep the surprise a secret, whispered Arjun.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Priya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Maria. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny”, giggled Ananya. (b) That joke is so funny, giggled Ananya. (c) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Ananya.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) What time does the train leave? asked Dev. (b) “What time does the train leave?” asked Dev. (c) “What time does the train leave” asked Dev.
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Vihaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Priya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Aryan. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “That joke is so funny,” ___ Dev. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party” whispered Neel. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Neel. (c) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Neel.
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Priya. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Farhan. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Vihaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope” shouted Neel. (b) Grab the rope! shouted Neel. (c) “Grab the rope!” shouted Neel.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Tenzin. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Vihaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Tenzin. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Tenzin. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Tenzin.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Neel. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Neel. (c) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Neel.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Yash. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party” whispered Yash. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Yash.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Rohan. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us keep the surprise a secret, whispered Vihaan. (b) “Let us keep the surprise a secret”, whispered Vihaan. (c) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Vihaan.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Farhan. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Ishaan. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Yash. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Yash. (c) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Yash.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)

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