Identify the Direct Speech:

Here are the answers to your Direct Speech worksheet:

1. Identify the Direct Speech:

   • "I love playing with my dog," said Lily.
   • Direct Speech: "I love playing with my dog."

2. Add Quotation Marks:

   • Sarah told her friend, I like your new dress.
   • Corrected: Sarah told her friend, "I like your new dress."

3. Create Direct Speech:

   • Turn the following sentence into direct speech.
   • Sentence: The cat is sleeping on the mat.
   • Direct Speech: "The cat is sleeping on the mat," whispered Dad.

4. Punctuation Challenge:

   • Add the necessary punctuation to make this direct speech correct.
   • Tim asked do you want to play
   • Corrected: Tim asked, "Do you want to play?"

5. New Speaker, New Paragraph:

   • Rewrite the dialogue below, starting a new paragraph for each speaker.
   • "What's your favorite color?" asked Emily. "I like blue," replied Tom.
   • Corrected: "What's your favorite color?" asked Emily.
     • "I like blue," replied Tom.*