Grammar - Direct and Reported Speeches (Monday; 27/10)

K: Know the difference between direct and reported speeches.

U: Understand the features of two speeches.

D: Write examples of direct and reported speeches.

Words of the Day

1. Direct

2. Reported

Let's Begin!

Have your English notebook ready. Don't forget to write the day and date, and the words of the day! :)

Can you tell the difference between direct speech and indirect speech?

Direct speech - The exact words spoken by someone.

Example: "My cat is so cute!" exclaimed Ms Farah.

Features:

1. It has speech marks ("...").

2. The dialogue can be past/present/future tense.

3. The narrative can be past/present tense.

Indirect/Reported speech - Reports what a person said.

Example: Ms Farah exclaimed that her cat was so cute.

Features:

1. No speech marks ("...").

2. Change pronouns (From 'my' to 'her').

3. Sentence is always in past tense ('cat is cute' becomes 'cat was cute').

4. Needs the word 'that' before writing what the speaker has said.

Write these two information in your notebook. You can decorate your work to make it interesting!

You have 10 minutes for this task.

Task 1

Try to verbally convert these speeches from direct to reported speech:

1. Matthew groaned, "I'm hungry."

2. "Where are my shoes?" asked Ariana.

3. Andie yelled, "There's my violin!"

Task 2

Try to verbally convert these speeches from reported to direct speech:

1. Ms Verna told Kyrie to line up outside.

2. Adam asked where his glasses were.

3. Khalysa said that she was the cutest girl that day.

Task 3

Once done with the notes, receive a pretty, pretty present from Ms Farah.

The due date is this Thursday, 30th October 2025.

Ms Farah