STD5 ENGLISH- DIRECT SPEECH

Direct speech is about writing dialogue. Learning to punctuate direct speech is helpful if you want to include dialogue in a story. Imagine your character with a speech bubble – which words would be inside the bubble? These are the words that go between the pair of speech marks. Don’t forget the punctuation inside the speech marks, too!

Gain some practise by trying this quiz about direct speech.
Read the sentence. How should it be written as direct speech? Choose the correct option.

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1.	Sue said she would go to the shop.

A. “I will go to the shop,” said Sue.

B. “I will go to the shop” said Sue.

C. “I will go to the shop, said Sue.”

D. “I will go the the shop.” said Sue

2.	Rhian asked if she could play the game.

A. “Can I play the game” Rhian asked?

B. “Can I play the game? Rhian asked.”

C. Can I play the game? Rhian asked.

D. “Can I play the game?” Rhian asked.

3.	Tom said he would be going to the dentist after school.

A. Tom said “I have to go to the dentist after school.”

B. Tom said, “I have to go to the dentist after school.”

C. “Tom said, I have to go to the dentist after school.”

D. Tom said “I have to go to the dentist after school”

4.	Selina asked us to come to her party.

A. “Would you like to come to my party?” asked Selina.

B. “Would you like to come to my party asked Selina?”

C. “Would you like to come to my party” asked Selina?

D. “Would you like to come to my party?” asked Selina

5.	Gareth said he couldn't believe the Blues had lost again.

A. “I can’t believe the Blues lost again” Gareth complained!

B. “I can’t believe the Blues lost again, Gareth complained.”

C. “I can’t believe the Blues lost again!” Gareth complained.

D. I can’t believe the Blues lost again, “Gareth complained.”

6.	Declan said he thought we could see the fireworks better from the top of the hill.

A. Excitedly, Declan shouted “We’ll be able to see the fireworks from the top of the hill!”

B. Excitedly, Declan shouted, “we’ll be able to see the fireworks better from the top of the hill!”

C. Excitedly, Declan shouted, “We’ll be able to see the fireworks better from the top of the hill!”

D. Excitedly, “Declan shouted, we’ll be able to see the fireworks better from the top of the hill!”

7.	Harriet told us not to touch her clay model because it wasn't dry.

A. Looking at us, Harriet warned. “Don’t touch my model. It’s not dry yet.”

B. Looking at us, Harriet warned “don’t touch my model. It’s not dry yet.”

C. Looking at us, “Harriet warned, don’t touch my model. It’s not dry yet.”

D. Looking at us, Harriet warned, “Don’t touch my model. It’s not dry yet.”

8.	Rob offered to clear up the crayons on the carpet.

A. “Would you like me to tidy up?” Rob offered.

B. “Would you like me to tidy up” Rob offered?

C. “Would you like me to tidy up” Rob offered.

D. Would you like me to tidy up, “Rob offered.”

9.	Joshua said he had been very scared when the lights went out suddenly.

A. When the lights went out, Joshua explained, “I was so scared!”

B. “When the lights went out,” Joshua explained, “I was so scared!”

C. “When the lights went out” Joshua explained “I was so scared!”

D. “When the lights went out, Joshua explained, I was so scared!”

10.	Sanjay said he was very disappointed that it was raining again.

A. Not again, Sanjay said, “It’s another day of rain.”

B. “Not again” Sanjay said “it’s another day of rain.”

C. “Not again! Sanjay said.” It’s another day of rain.

D. “Not again!” Sanjay said. “It’s another day of rain.”

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