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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 25
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Questions

Class 7–9 · Worksheet 2 · set 25
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Commands, requests and exclamations

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 3 · set 25
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Indirect to direct

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 4 · set 25
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Change into direct speech.

  1. The teacher told us to be quiet.
  2. She asked him what he wanted.
  3. Riya asked me where I lived.
  4. Aman said that he had lost his book.
  5. The boy said that he could not swim.
  6. He requested me to lend him a pen.
  7. She said that she was happy.
  8. He told me that he would come.

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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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