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Direct and indirect (reported) speech worksheets

Free direct and indirect speech exercises with answers: statements, questions, commands and requests, exclamations, and indirect to direct — reported speech worksheets for Class 6 to 10.

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Statements (Class 6–8)Questions (Class 7–9)Commands, requests and exclamations (Class 8–10)Indirect to direct (Class 8–10)

Statements

Class 6–8 · Worksheet 1 · set 17
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Change into indirect speech.

  1. The teacher said, “The Earth moves round the Sun.”
  2. Aman said, “I will go to Delhi tomorrow.”
  3. He said, “I like ice cream.”
  4. Mother said, “The food is ready.”
  5. The boy said, “I can swim.”
  6. She said, “I am reading a book.”
  7. Sita said, “I bought a dress yesterday.”
  8. She said, “I may come late.”
  9. Ravi says, “I am busy.”
  10. Riya said, “I am tired.”

Questions

Class 7–9 · Worksheet 2 · set 17
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Change into indirect speech.

  1. Riya said to Aman, “Can you help me?”
  2. The man said to the boy, “Do you know the way?”
  3. The teacher said, “Who broke the window?”
  4. He said to them, “Did you see the match?”
  5. She said to him, “Are you hungry?”
  6. The doctor said to the patient, “How do you feel now?”
  7. I said to her, “Why are you crying?”
  8. Sita said to me, “Will you come to my party?”
  9. Mother said to me, “Have you done your homework?”
  10. He said to me, “What is your name?”

Commands, requests and exclamations

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 3 · set 17
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Change into indirect speech.

  1. I said to my friend, “Let us go for a walk.”
  2. The teacher said to the boy, “Sit down.”
  3. They said, “Hurray! We have won the match.”
  4. She said to him, “Don’t make a noise.”
  5. The doctor said to me, “Take rest.”
  6. Father said to us, “Don’t waste water.”
  7. She said, “Alas! I have lost my purse.”
  8. He said, “What a beautiful flower!”
  9. Mother said to me, “Close the door.”
  10. He said to me, “How clever you are!”

Indirect to direct

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 4 · set 17
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Change into direct speech.

  1. Mother told me not to go out.
  2. He told me that he would come.
  3. Aman said that he had lost his book.
  4. The teacher told us to be quiet.
  5. He asked me if I was ready.
  6. She said that she was happy.
  7. He requested me to lend him a pen.
  8. She asked him what he wanted.

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Questions

What changes in reported speech?

Usually the tense (one step back), the pronouns, and time and place words (now → then, here → there), and the reporting verb (said to → told / asked).

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