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Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 773 · 40 questions
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The grammar rule (One step back): Verb one step back: am / is → was, are → were, like → liked, will → would, can → could, have → had. Pronouns change to fit the reporter: I → he / she, my → his / her. “told” needs a person (told me that …); “said” does not (said that …). Reported questions use normal word order: asked me where I lived.

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  1. 1.Kavya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Kavya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) hers (b) she (c) my (d) her
  2. 2.Aisha asked me, “What do you want?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  3. 3.Aarav asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  4. 4.Rohan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Rohan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  5. 5.Yash asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book did I like (c) which book do I like
  6. 6.Neel said, “My bag is heavy.” → Neel said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  7. 7.Dev said, “I will bake a cake.” → Dev said that he ___ bake a cake. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  8. 8.Kunal said, “My kite is torn.” → Kunal said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) his (c) him (d) my
  9. 9.Zoya asked me, “What do you want?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  10. 10.Aarav said, “I am sleepy.” → Aarav said that he ___ sleepy. (a) am (b) were (c) was (d) is
  11. 11.Zoya asked me, “What is your name?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  12. 12.Pooja asked me, “What do you want?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  13. 13.Priya said, “I have drunk milk.” → Priya said that she ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk
  14. 14.Myra said, “I am taking the train.” → Myra said that she ___ the train. (a) was taking (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) were taking
  15. 15.Yash asked me, “Where do you live?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  16. 16.Saanvi ___ that she was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  17. 17.Yash said, “I am baking a cake.” → Yash said that he ___ a cake. (a) were baking (b) was baking (c) am baking (d) is baking
  18. 18.Manav said, “My bag is heavy.” → Manav said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  19. 19.Yash said, “My room is clean.” → Yash said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) his (c) my (d) he
  20. 20.Omkar ___ me that he was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  21. 21.Dev ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  22. 22.Nisha asked me, “What do you want?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  23. 23.Ira said, “My room is clean.” → Ira said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) she (c) her (d) my
  24. 24.Farhan said, “I am sleepy.” → Farhan said that he ___ sleepy. (a) were (b) am (c) was (d) is
  25. 25.Manav said, “My pencil is broken.” → Manav said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  26. 26.Priya said, “I will write a letter.” → Priya said that she ___ write a letter. (a) would (b) will (c) is
  27. 27.Myra said, “My room is clean.” → Myra said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) hers (c) her (d) she
  28. 28.Kabir said, “I feed the dog every day.” → Kabir said that he ___ the dog every day. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) fed (d) feed
  29. 29.Arjun ___ me that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  30. 30.Kabir ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  31. 31.Vivaan ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  32. 32.Kabir said, “I clean the room every day.” → Kabir said that he ___ the room every day. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) cleaned (d) clean
  33. 33.Yash said, “My bicycle is new.” → Yash said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) his (c) my (d) he
  34. 34.Zoya said, “I am sleepy.” → Zoya said that she ___ sleepy. (a) is (b) am (c) were (d) was
  35. 35.Tara said, “I dance on the stage every day.” → Tara said that she ___ on the stage every day. (a) dances (b) danced (c) dance (d) dancing
  36. 36.Aisha asked me, “What is your name?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what is my name (c) what was my name
  37. 37.Zoya said, “My room is clean.” → Zoya said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) hers (c) her (d) she
  38. 38.Diya said, “I am hungry.” → Diya said that she ___ hungry. (a) were (b) is (c) am (d) was
  39. 39.Arjun said, “My pencil is broken.” → Arjun said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him
  40. 40.Neel said, “I am writing a letter.” → Neel said that he ___ a letter. (a) am writing (b) were writing (c) is writing (d) was writing

Answer key

  1. her
  2. what I wanted
  3. which book I liked
  4. his
  5. which book I liked
  6. his
  7. would
  8. his
  9. what I wanted
  10. was
  11. what my name was
  12. what I wanted
  13. had drunk
  14. was taking
  15. where I lived
  16. said
  17. was baking
  18. his
  19. his
  20. told
  21. told
  22. what I wanted
  23. her
  24. was
  25. his
  26. would
  27. her
  28. fed
  29. told
  30. told
  31. told
  32. cleaned
  33. his
  34. was
  35. danced
  36. what my name was
  37. her
  38. was
  39. his
  40. was writing

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