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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 8
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Questions

Class 7–9 · Worksheet 2 · set 8
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Commands, requests and exclamations

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

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

Indirect to direct

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

  1. The boy said that he could not swim.
  2. He requested me to lend him a pen.
  3. He asked me if I was ready.
  4. He told me that he would come.
  5. The teacher told us to be quiet.
  6. She asked him what he wanted.
  7. She said that she was happy.
  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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