1. Direct Speech What is actually said Word for word Present tense Speech marks

2. An example  The teacher said “Please work quietly.”  My friend asked “Are you busy?”  “Stop!” yelled Mrs Jones.

3. You try…  Rewrite as indirect speech “How are you feeling?” asked the nurse. “I wonder what’s in the box” said Kelly. “I’m so excited!” shouted Liam.

4. How did you go?  The nurse asked how I was feeling.

5. How did you go?  The nurse asked how I was feeling.  Kelly wondered what was in the box.

6. Indirect Speech Reported speech Paraphrasing Past tense No speech marks

7. Examples  The teacher told us to work quietly.  My friend asked if I was busy.  Mrs Jones yelled at him to stop.

8. You try…  Rewrite as direct speech Susan murmured that she thought it was unlikely. The doctor asked what she had eaten. My friend Erin shrieked that the spider was huge.

9. How did you go?  “I don’t think that’s likely” murmured Susan.

10. How did you go?  “I don’t think that’s likely” murmured Susan.  “What have you eaten?” asked the doctor.

11. Now for a challenge…  Write your own example of direct speech and indirect speech.  Try to use a variety of “talking” verbs… suggested, murmured, muttered, called, groaned, stated, yelled, shouted, cried, whispered, shrieked, chattered, wondered, barked, growled, screamed