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• To make your monster talk, you can just use the Say sprite.

  when [space v] key pressed
      say [Hello!] for (2) secs

• To make it a bit more impressive, you could make the monsters mouth open and close whilst it is talking. To do this, edit the sprite that contains the mouth - create a new costume that has a closed mouth. By switching between the two, you can animate the mouth opening and closing.

  repeat (8)
      wait (0.1) secs
      switch costume to [mouthClosed v]
      wait (0.1) secs
      switch costume to [mouthOpen v]
  end

• To hook the two up, have the block that does the say broadcast a message that the other block can react to.

  when [space v] key pressed
      broadcast [talk v]
      say [Hello!] for (2) secs
  
  when I receive [talk v]
      repeat (8)
          wait (0.1) secs
          switch costume to [mouthClosed v]
          wait (0.1) secs
          switch costume to [mouthOpen v]
      end

• To make this a bit more flexible, use a variable to control the talkTime the monster says something for, and also to control how many times the animation loop is repeated.

  when [space v] key pressed
      set [talkTime v] to (2)
      broadcast [talk v ]
      say [Hello!] for (talkTime) secs
  
  when [a v] key pressed
      set [talkTime v] to (4)
      broadcast [talk v]
      say [Something a bit longer] for (talkTime) secs
  
  when I receive [talk v]
      repeat ((talkTime) * (4))
          wait (0.1) secs
          switch costume to [mouthClosed v]
          wait (0.1) secs
          switch costume to [mouthOpen v]
      end

(Notice how we multiply talkTime by 4 to make sure the loop repeats enough times?)

• You can also make your monster speak using sound by using one of the sound blocks. Just be sure to import the sounds first in the sounds tab.

  when I receive [talking v]
      play sound [Screech v]

Why not try adding sounds to other events, you could use a spooky hovering sound for a ghost drifting around the screen!

If you have a microphone on your computer you can even record your own sounds, surprise your classmates by recording a loud monster ROOOAAAAARRRRR!!!