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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 91
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Change into indirect speech.

  1. Sita said, “I bought a dress yesterday.”
  2. He said to me, “You are my friend.”
  3. Riya said, “I am tired.”
  4. The boy said, “I can swim.”
  5. Ravi says, “I am busy.”
  6. She said, “I may come late.”
  7. He said, “I like ice cream.”
  8. Mother said, “The food is ready.”
  9. They said, “We have finished the work.”
  10. He said, “I live here.”

Questions

Class 7–9 · Worksheet 2 · set 91
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Commands, requests and exclamations

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 3 · set 91
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Indirect to direct

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 4 · set 91
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Change into direct speech.

  1. She said that she was happy.
  2. She asked him what he wanted.
  3. Riya asked me where I lived.
  4. He told me that he would come.
  5. Mother told me not to go out.
  6. He asked me if I was ready.
  7. Aman said that he had lost his book.
  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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