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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