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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 59
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Questions

Class 7–9 · Worksheet 2 · set 59
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Commands, requests and exclamations

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 3 · set 59
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Indirect to direct

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 4 · set 59
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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. She said that she was happy.
  4. She asked him what he wanted.
  5. The boy said that he could not swim.
  6. He requested me to lend him a pen.
  7. Mother told me not to go out.
  8. Riya asked me where I lived.

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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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