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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 62
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Questions

Class 7–9 · Worksheet 2 · set 62
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Commands, requests and exclamations

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 3 · set 62
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Indirect to direct

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 4 · set 62
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Change into direct speech.

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