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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 71
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Change into indirect speech.

  1. Sita said, “I bought a dress yesterday.”
  2. He said, “I live here.”
  3. They said, “We have finished the work.”
  4. She said, “I may come late.”
  5. Mother said, “The food is ready.”
  6. The boy said, “I can swim.”
  7. Ravi says, “I am busy.”
  8. Aman said, “I will go to Delhi tomorrow.”
  9. Riya said, “I am tired.”
  10. The teacher said, “The Earth moves round the Sun.”

Questions

Class 7–9 · Worksheet 2 · set 71
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Commands, requests and exclamations

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 3 · set 71
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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. She said to the waiter, “Please bring me a glass of water.”
  5. The doctor said to me, “Take rest.”
  6. He said to her, “Please help me.”
  7. She said to him, “Don’t make a noise.”
  8. They said, “Hurray! We have won the match.”
  9. The officer said to the soldiers, “March forward.”
  10. Father said to us, “Don’t waste water.”

Indirect to direct

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 4 · set 71
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Change into direct speech.

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

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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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