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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 93
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Change into indirect speech.

  1. He said, “I like ice cream.”
  2. She said, “I am reading a book.”
  3. He said to me, “You are my friend.”
  4. Riya said, “I am tired.”
  5. Aman said, “I will go to Delhi tomorrow.”
  6. The teacher said, “The Earth moves round the Sun.”
  7. Mother said, “The food is ready.”
  8. She said, “I may come late.”
  9. The boy said, “I can swim.”
  10. He said, “I live here.”

Questions

Class 7–9 · Worksheet 2 · set 93
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Commands, requests and exclamations

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 3 · set 93
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Change into indirect speech.

  1. The officer said to the soldiers, “March forward.”
  2. She said, “Alas! I have lost my purse.”
  3. He said to me, “How clever you are!”
  4. He said, “What a beautiful flower!”
  5. The teacher said to the boy, “Sit down.”
  6. Mother said to me, “Close the door.”
  7. He said to her, “Please help me.”
  8. They said, “Hurray! We have won the match.”
  9. I said to my friend, “Let us go for a walk.”
  10. She said to the waiter, “Please bring me a glass of water.”

Indirect to direct

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 4 · set 93
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Change into direct speech.

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

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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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