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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 64
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Questions

Class 7–9 · Worksheet 2 · set 64
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Commands, requests and exclamations

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 3 · set 64
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Change into indirect speech.

  1. The teacher said to the boy, “Sit down.”
  2. Mother said to me, “Close the door.”
  3. They said, “Hurray! We have won the match.”
  4. The officer said to the soldiers, “March forward.”
  5. She said to the waiter, “Please bring me a glass of water.”
  6. He said to me, “How clever you are!”
  7. Father said to us, “Don’t waste water.”
  8. The doctor said to me, “Take rest.”
  9. He said, “What a beautiful flower!”
  10. He said to her, “Please help me.”

Indirect to direct

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 4 · set 64
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Change into direct speech.

  1. Riya asked me where I lived.
  2. She said that she was happy.
  3. The teacher told us to be quiet.
  4. He requested me to lend him a pen.
  5. Mother told me not to go out.
  6. She asked him what he wanted.
  7. The boy said that he could not swim.
  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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