Direct and Reported Speech - Primary Resources



Direct and Reported Speech.

Below are some sentences from the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Please try the tasks below:

1. Next to each sentence, write whether it has been written in direct or reported speech. Number 1 has been done for you as an example.

2. For each pair of sentences, use a pencil crayon to highlight the differences between them. There is also a space for you to write any differences that you notice.

Good Luck!!!

1.

Goldilocks told her Mother that she was going for a walk in the woods. Reported speech

“Mother, I am going for a walk in the woods” cried Goldilocks. Direct speech

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2.

“Mummy, my porridge is too hot for me to eat!” said Baby Bear.

Baby Bear told Mummy Bear that his porridge was too hot to eat.

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3.

Daddy Bear asked Mummy Bear and Baby Bear if they would like to go for a walk until their porridge cooled.

“Would you like to go for a walk while we wait for our porridge to cool?” Daddy Bear asked Mummy Bear and Baby Bear.

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4.

“But that’s my favourite chair and now it’s broken and I can never use it again!” cried Baby Bear.

Baby Bear cried that he could never use his chair again because it was broken.

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On the other side of this sheet, try to write a sentence in direct speech and then rewrite in reported speech, just like the sentences above!

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