Words to Use Instead of “Said”



Words to Use Instead of “Said”

Read each sentence and determine its meaning and/or tone. Replace “said” with a more specific and appropriate word for the meaning/tone of the idea.

1. “You aren’t at all worried about what they’ll tell you?” she said.

2. “We have to stay out of sight; remain invisible,” John said.

3. “Please, don’t hurt my dog,” Dorothy said.

4. Wendy said, “You ruined my new shoes.”

5. My boss said, “We should try to find a new delivery service for our product. The one we are using now habitually delivers our packages late.”

6. “Are you kidding me?! I have fixed this problem over and over, but this stupid machine still keeps breaking down!” I said.

7. “That is the most beautiful painting I have ever seen,” Mom said.

8. “Do you remember that trip we took to Europe when we were young? I can still smell the food at that quaint restaurant in Italy,” Chloe said.

9. “Do I have to clean my room? I’m the only one who ever sees it,” Sandy said.

10. Making sure no one actually heard me, I said, “You have got to be the strictest father in the whole world.”

11. The shocked clerk said, “B..b…but you have to pay for that!”

12. Lacy said, “I want to go home!”

13. “So, I hear you have a boyfriend,” my best friend said.

14. I said, “I have been keeping a secret from you.”

15. The drill sergeant said, “Keep your head down and shoot straight.”

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