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Direct and reported speech

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Direct speech has _____________

a)

no speech marks

b)

speech marks

c)

no punctuation marks

d)

capital letters

2.

Reported speech is also called __________

a)

Direct speech

b)

Speech marks

c)

Quotation marks

d)

Indirect speech

3.

Identify which is direct speech.

a)

They said they didn't want to play football.

b)

Gemma said, "I don't like this song."

c)

Ali said that it was impossible to play tennis in the rain.

d)

William and Henry said that no one could find them.

4.

Identify which is Reported speech.

a)

Sana said, "I love buying new clothes."

b)

Amy said that she had come from Australia.

c)

Martin said, "I have a meeting this evening."

d)

Aisha cried, "We are late!"

5.

Which is NOT a direct speech?

a)

Farah said, "I am going to the party."

b)

"I prefer coffee," Tony said.

c)

Alex said that his mother came from Dubai the previous day.

d)

Emily said, "I feel I have fever."

6.

Which is a direct speech?

a)

Gemma said that she couldn't understand anything she read.

b)

Jack and Jane said that it didn't belong to them.

c)

Tim said that his brother had already arrived.

d)

Ali said, "My parents attended the meeting."

7.

Change to reported speech. Sana said _________________.

a)

that it was cold that day.

b)

"It is cold today."

c)

"It is a cold day."

d)

"It is going to be cold today."

8.

Change to reported speech. Noora said

a)

"These shoes don't fit me."

b)

"These shoes are mine."

c)

"These shoes are not mine."

d)

that those shoes didn't fit her.

9.

When changing from direct to reported speech, we

a)

change the tense of the verb

b)

change words like pronouns

c)

remove speech marks

d)

all of the above

10.

What do you feel about Direct and reported speech?

a)
b)
c)