DIRECT

AND
INDIRECT SPEECH
Prepared by: Jennifer L. Butala
 In this lesson you will be able to understand
direct and indirect speech. You will also learn
how to change direct to indirect speech and vice
versa. Your macro-skills will surely be
enhanced through this lesson.
This lesson is really significant to you as
young learners because you may apply your
learnings in your daily communication.
 Are you sure you
2.
have decided to
go abroad
Yes I love you but we need 1.
P500, 000.00 to build our tomorrow?
dream house, P400, 000.00
4. But you said
to buy our dream car, and 3.
another P500, 000.00 to that you love
open a store with a total of
P1,400,000.00. We can not
me.
save that amount here.
6.
5. I understand but
Of course I want to
live with you forever you said, “I want
but our love can’t to live with you
fulfill our dreams. 8. 7. forever.”
Yes Wigan I remember that so You also said “
don’t worry it will only take
Through thick and thin
two years to be far from each
other. we will be together.”
1. What do you observe about the lines of
Wigan and Bugan? How are their lines
presented?

2. Which of their statements is direct speech?

Reported speech?
Direct Speech
 The message of the speaker is conveyed or
reported in his own actual words.
 Also known as Quoted Speech.
 It is saying exactly what person had said.
 Uses quotation marks (“ “).
 The verb tenses do not change since we just copy
what the person had said.
Example What?
He said, “I am 12
years old tomorrow.”
I am 12 years
old tomorrow.

“I am 12 years old
tomorrow”, he said.
Example He said, “Let’s have
Let’s have a a birthday party
birthday party tomorrow.”
tomorrow! What?

“Let’s have a
birthday party
tomorrow,” he said.
Indirect Speech
Also known as reported speech.
It doesn’t use quotation marks.
What the person said doesn’t need to be word for
word.
The message of the speaker is conveyed or
reported in our own ways.
Example What?
I am a game
master.
He said that he
was a game
master.
Example What?
I am tired of
playing ML.
He said that he
was tired of
playing ML.
 Message Relay
Mechanics of the activity:
1. Pick one strip of paper.
2. Read the written statement.
3. Change it to direct or indirect. You may write your answer on
the strip of paper.
4. Relay the message to the student next to you.
5. Pass next to you until it reaches the last person.
6. Write the message to the covered area of the blackboard
7. The group to write the correct answer will get 10 points and 5
points for the group participation.
What did you say?
What did you learn?
Directions: Change direct speech to indirect and vice versa.
1. “Segregating garbage contributes to healing the nature,” the speaker
said.
2. “When the price of palay increases the farmers will get happy,” said
the people.
3. “Let’s save the mother earth,” the teacher said.
4. Aginaya said, “I still have 3 years to finish my junior high.”
5. “I am small but clever,” said Ana.
6. “The boy next door needs help,” said the old man.
7. She said that she needed P100.00 to buy a new bag.
8. “Please serve this food to our visitor,” mother said.
9. Annie said the she was very happy to see his long lost brother.
10. They said that we cannot live without water.