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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 75
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Questions

Class 7–9 · Worksheet 2 · set 75
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Commands, requests and exclamations

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 3 · set 75
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Indirect to direct

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 4 · set 75
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Change into direct speech.

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

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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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