WALT – To use different powerful verbs in place of “said”



WALT – To use different powerful verbs in place of “said”

Read through the sentences and then choose a word from the list below them to replace the word ‘said’. Make sure that the meaning of the sentence is not changed.

1) “Stop that!” said the irritated teacher.

(yelled / stammered / cried)

2) “Did I upset her in some way?” said Prince Albert.

(shouted / questioned / asked)

3) “Don’t worry,” I said to him, “It was Ann who upset her.”

(whispered / sobbed / explained)

4) “We need to get out of here quickly,” Billy said to Bob.

(muttered / shouted / replied)

5) “I like that!” said the handsome boy.

(questioned/ exclaimed / screamed)

6) The boy said to the girl, “Give that back to me now!”

(laughed / asked / demanded)

7) The teacher carefully said to her class how to complete their art projects.

(shouted /questioned / explained)

WALT – To use different powerful verbs in place of “said”

Read through the sentences below and then in your book re-write the sentence using a different word to ‘said’. You can use the words in the box below to help you. Remember to make sure that you do not change the meaning of the sentence.

1) “Stop that!” said the irritated teacher.

2) “Did I upset her in some way?” said Prince Albert.

3) “Don’t worry,” I said to him, “It was Ann who upset her.”

4) “We need to get out of here quickly,” Billy said to Bob.

5) “I like that!” said the handsome boy.

6) The boy said to the girl, “Give that back to me now!”

7) The teacher carefully said to her class how to complete their art projects.

WALT – To use different powerful verbs in place of “said”

Read through the sentences below and then in your book re-write the sentence using a different word to ‘said’.

1) “Stop that!” said the teacher.

2) “Did I upset her in some way?” said Prince Albert.

3) “Don’t worry,” I said to him, “It was Ann who upset her.”

4) “We need to get out of here quickly,” Billy said to Bob.

5) “I like that!” said the boy.

6) The boy said to the girl, “Give that back to me now!”

7) The teacher said to her class how to complete their art projects.

Today’s Challenge:

Can add any adjectives or adverbs to these sentences to improve them?

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explained whispered yelled

questioned shouted

replied exclaimed

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