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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 94
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Questions

Class 7–9 · Worksheet 2 · set 94
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Commands, requests and exclamations

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 3 · set 94
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Change into indirect speech.

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

Indirect to direct

Class 8–10 · Worksheet 4 · set 94
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Change into direct speech.

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

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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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