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Grade 3 Writing Worksheet - Building Confidence
Write what the characters say.
Mia drops her ice cream cone on the sidewalk. Her friend Leo sees it. Write what each person says. Use quotation marks.
Ravi finds a lost puppy in the park. A girl runs up to him. Write what each person says. Use quotation marks.
Dialogue is the words that characters say to each other in a story, and it makes a story feel alive. Writers put the exact words inside quotation marks, add a speaking word such as said or asked, and begin a new line when a new person starts to talk. On this worksheet your child reads two short scenes and writes what the characters say on ruled lines.
Building Confidence asks for the words in quotation marks, On Level adds speaking words, and Challenge Me asks for at least four lines of back-and-forth conversation. Each of the six versions has its own scenes. The answer key shows a model, and any dialogue that fits the scene, with the quotation marks in the right place, is correct.
Common Core standard: W.3.3.B
“Oh no, my ice cream!” cried Mia. “Don't worry,” said Leo. “I will share mine.”
Leaving out the quotation marks, or writing what a character said without the exact words.
Say the words aloud first. Then write them inside quotation marks.
Leaving out the quotation marks, or writing what a character said without the exact words.
Say the words aloud first. Then write them inside quotation marks.
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