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Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 955 · 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.Zoya ___ that she was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  2. 2.Karan said, “My kite is torn.” → Karan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) his (c) my (d) he
  3. 3.Yash asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  4. 4.Dev said, “My kite is torn.” → Dev said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) his (c) he (d) my
  5. 5.Dev said, “My room is clean.” → Dev said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
  6. 6.Omkar asked me, “Where do you live?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  7. 7.Kabir said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kabir said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) him (c) he (d) my
  8. 8.Isha asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  9. 9.Tara said, “My bicycle is new.” → Tara said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) she (b) hers (c) my (d) her
  10. 10.Sneha ___ me that she was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  11. 11.Manav ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  12. 12.Nisha asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  13. 13.Yash asked me, “Where do you live?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  14. 14.Ishaan said, “I build a sandcastle every day.” → Ishaan said that he ___ a sandcastle every day. (a) builds (b) building (c) built (d) build
  15. 15.Pooja ___ me that she was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  16. 16.Aditya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Aditya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him
  17. 17.Diya ___ me that she was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  18. 18.Neel asked me, “What do you want?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
  19. 19.Zoya ___ that she was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  20. 20.Myra said, “My bag is heavy.” → Myra said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) she (c) her (d) hers
  21. 21.Kunal said, “My bicycle is new.” → Kunal said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  22. 22.Karan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Karan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) him (c) he (d) my
  23. 23.Neel said, “My room is clean.” → Neel said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  24. 24.Pooja ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  25. 25.Neel said, “I am hungry.” → Neel said that he ___ hungry. (a) was (b) is (c) am (d) were
  26. 26.Zoya said, “I will wash the dishes.” → Zoya said that she ___ wash the dishes. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  27. 27.Kavya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Kavya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) hers (c) her (d) she
  28. 28.Kavya said, “I feed the dog every day.” → Kavya said that she ___ the dog every day. (a) feed (b) fed (c) feeding (d) feeds
  29. 29.Sneha said, “My room is clean.” → Sneha said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) hers (c) she (d) her
  30. 30.Ishaan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Ishaan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him
  31. 31.Myra said, “I bring lunch every day.” → Myra said that she ___ lunch every day. (a) brings (b) bring (c) brought (d) bringing
  32. 32.Diya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  33. 33.Aditya said, “I am happy.” → Aditya said that he ___ happy. (a) was (b) am (c) were (d) is
  34. 34.Nisha said, “My pencil is broken.” → Nisha said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) hers (c) her (d) she
  35. 35.Dev said, “I am washing the dishes.” → Dev said that he ___ the dishes. (a) were washing (b) was washing (c) is washing (d) am washing
  36. 36.Kabir asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  37. 37.Ishaan said, “My room is clean.” → Ishaan said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  38. 38.Yash ___ me that he was ready. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  39. 39.Kabir said, “I am busy.” → Kabir said that he ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was (d) is
  40. 40.Kabir ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked

Answer key

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

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