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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 43
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Questions

Class 7–9 · Worksheet 2 · set 43
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Change into indirect speech.

  1. She said to him, “Are you hungry?”
  2. He said to me, “Where do you live?”
  3. He said to me, “What is your name?”
  4. He said to them, “Did you see the match?”
  5. I said to her, “Why are you crying?”
  6. Mother said to me, “Have you done your homework?”
  7. The man said to the boy, “Do you know the way?”
  8. The doctor said to the patient, “How do you feel now?”
  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 43
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Indirect to direct

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 4 · set 43
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Change into direct speech.

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

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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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