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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 18
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Change into indirect speech.

  1. He said, “I live here.”
  2. Sita said, “I bought a dress yesterday.”
  3. The teacher said, “The Earth moves round the Sun.”
  4. Mother said, “The food is ready.”
  5. The boy said, “I can swim.”
  6. He said, “I like ice cream.”
  7. He said to me, “You are my friend.”
  8. Ravi says, “I am busy.”
  9. She said, “I am reading a book.”
  10. Riya said, “I am tired.”

Questions

Class 7–9 · Worksheet 2 · set 18
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Change into indirect speech.

  1. She said, “When will the train arrive?”
  2. I said to her, “Why are you crying?”
  3. The doctor said to the patient, “How do you feel now?”
  4. He said to me, “Where do you live?”
  5. She said to him, “Are you hungry?”
  6. Riya said to Aman, “Can you help me?”
  7. He said to me, “What is your name?”
  8. The teacher said, “Who broke the window?”
  9. Mother said to me, “Have you done your homework?”
  10. He said to them, “Did you see the match?”

Commands, requests and exclamations

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 3 · set 18
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Change into indirect speech.

  1. She said to him, “Don’t make a noise.”
  2. The doctor said to me, “Take rest.”
  3. He said to her, “Please help me.”
  4. Father said to us, “Don’t waste water.”
  5. The officer said to the soldiers, “March forward.”
  6. I said to my friend, “Let us go for a walk.”
  7. He said to me, “How clever you are!”
  8. She said to the waiter, “Please bring me a glass of water.”
  9. He said, “What a beautiful flower!”
  10. The teacher said to the boy, “Sit down.”

Indirect to direct

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 4 · set 18
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Change into direct speech.

  1. He requested me to lend him a pen.
  2. She said that she was happy.
  3. He told me that he would come.
  4. Aman said that he had lost his book.
  5. Riya asked me where I lived.
  6. He asked me if I was ready.
  7. Mother told me not to go out.
  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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