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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 28
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Change into indirect speech.

  1. He said, “I like ice cream.”
  2. He said to me, “You are my friend.”
  3. Riya said, “I am tired.”
  4. They said, “We have finished the work.”
  5. Sita said, “I bought a dress yesterday.”
  6. Ravi says, “I am busy.”
  7. The teacher said, “The Earth moves round the Sun.”
  8. She said, “I am reading a book.”
  9. He said, “I live here.”
  10. Aman said, “I will go to Delhi tomorrow.”

Questions

Class 7–9 · Worksheet 2 · set 28
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Commands, requests and exclamations

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 3 · set 28
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Indirect to direct

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 4 · set 28
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Change into direct speech.

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

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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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