How is a dialogue laid out?

Speaker names sit on the left, and the lines of speech sit on the right.

Does the page show a finished dialogue?

No. The lines are ruled, so the page shows the layout, not the words.

How do the three styles differ?

Notebook page is hand-lettered pen labels on ruled lines with a red margin, like a school exercise book. Colour-coded gives each part its own colour in a box. Black and white is thin outlines in ink only, ready to photocopy.

Can I ask for a dialogue in another setting?

Yes. Add a direction for another setting and the labelled layout is asked for with it.

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Dialogue writing format: two friends, a shop, teacher and student

Dialogue writing formats — a page with speaker names on the left and lines on the right, labelled "Speaker" and "Dialogue", school exercise notebook page, neat hand-lettered pen labels on ruled lines, red margin line

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Reading 1Two friends

Reading 2At the shop

Reading 3Teacher and student

A printable worksheet showing how a dialogue is set out, with speaker names on the left and lines of speech on the right. The nine pages show a dialogue between two friends, a customer and a shopkeeper, and a teacher and a student. The shop page uses two speech-bubble columns. Ask for another dialogue and the same labelled layout is asked for.

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Frequently asked questions

How is a dialogue laid out?: Speaker names sit on the left, and the lines of speech sit on the right.
Does the page show a finished dialogue?: No. The lines are ruled, so the page shows the layout, not the words.
How do the three styles differ?: Notebook page is hand-lettered pen labels on ruled lines with a red margin, like a school exercise book. Colour-coded gives each part its own colour in a box. Black and white is thin outlines in ink only, ready to photocopy.
Can I ask for a dialogue in another setting?: Yes. Add a direction for another setting and the labelled layout is asked for with it.

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