WorksheetsDirect and indirect speech
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 31mins
1. How do we write the following in direct speech? Kelly said I am feeling sick today.
Kelly said "I am feeling sick today."
Kelly said, "I am feeling sick today".
Kelly said, "I am feeling sick today."
2. Which of the following sentences is correct?
Mai said, "My family is going to the market today."
Chloe asked, "where is my timetable."
"I told you not to go there." My father said.
What's missing from this sentence? He said, “be quiet, please, and listen to my words.”
Quotation mark
A capital letter
A question mark
4.What needs to be corrected? Kiran asked, "did you see the match on television last night"
add a question mark at the end.
capitalize did and add an exclamation mark at the end.
capitalize did and add a question mark after night.
6.Convert the following sentence into indirect speech: The police man said to the boy, "Where do you live?"
"Where do you live?", the policeman asked the boy.
The policeman asked the boy where he lives.
7.Convert the following statement into direct speech: She asked the teacher when they could eat their snacks.
When can we eat our snacks?
"When can we eat our snacks? She asked"
She asked the teacher, "When can we eat our snacks?"
8.Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?
Max shouted, "I'll eat you up!"
"Max shouted I'll eat you up!"
Max shouted I'll eat you up.
9.Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?
Watch out for “that puddle!” Dad yelled.
“Watch out for that puddle!” Dad yelled.
“Watch out for” that puddle! Dad yelled.
10.John asked Mary, "Why do you get angry with me?"
John asked Mary why she got angry with him.
John asked Mary why she gets angry with him.
John asked Mary why she is angry with him.
Change this sentence into direct speech:
'Susan told me to sit down'.
Susan told: "you sit down"
"Sit down" Susan told me.
Susan said: "Please, sit down"
Susan said: "You sit down"
Change into indirect speech: She says: "The sun rises on the East"
She says that the sun rose on the East.
She said that the sun rose on the East.
She says that the sun rises on the East.
She said that the sun rises on the East.
"Let's eat out tomorrow" She said
She said that we could eat out the next day.
She suggested that we should eat out the next day.
She suggested eating out tomorrow.
She suggested that we ate out the next day.
"I don't bring enough money now" she said.
She told me not to bring enough money now.
She told me that she don't bring enough money then.
She told me that she didn't bring enough money then.
She said she didn't bring enough money.
"don't try this at home" the MC speaks to the audiences.
The MC warned that we should not do this at home.
The MC warns the audiences not to try that at home.
The MC warns that audiences didn't try that at home.
The MC warned the audiences not to try that at home
He says, "They will hurt you".
He said to me that they will hurt me.
He said to me that he would be hurt me.
He said to me that they would hurt me.
He said to me that they would hurt you.
My father said to me, "You must work hard".
My father said to me that I must work hard.
My father said to me that you must work hard.
My father said to me that you have to work hard.
My father said to me that I had to work hard.
Loungdavanh said," It is my car."
Loungdavanh said that it is my car
Loungdavanh said that it is her car.
Loungdavanh said that it was my car
Loungdavanh said that it was her car
Sonethip said," I work here everyday."
Sonethip said that he worked here yesterday."
Sonethip said that he worked there everyday."
Sonethip said that he worked here everyday."
Sonethip said that he worked everyday."
Austin says, "I see the clouds.".
He tells me that he ________ the clouds.
had seen
sees
saw
see
Rhea says, "I am happy".
She tells me that she ________ happy.
is
was
had been
Which is correct?
He said, “Could you please repeat the question?”
He said, "could you please repeat the question?”
He said, “Could you please repeat the question"?
Which indirect speech statement reports this: Lana said, "I am leaving New York City."
Lana said that she is leaving New York City.
Lana will be leaving New York City.
Lana said that she was leaving New York City.
Change to indirect speech. Eric said, "I eat a bowl of salad."
Eric said that he eats a bowl of salad.
Eric said that he ate a bowl of salad.
Eric said he ate a bowl of salad.
Eric said that he eat a bowl of salad.
He told me that he was going to play football.
Direct speech
Indirect speech
My friend wanted to know if we should go shopping.
Direct speech
Indirect speech
The little girl said, "What a beautiful doll it is!"
Direct speech
Indirect speech
He says that he is the tallest boy in the class.
Direct speech
Indirect speech
Tom, Mickey and Jerry said that they were eating some cheese.
Direct speech
Indirect speech
The gardener said, "I have been working for an hour."
Direct speech
Indirect speech
In Direct Speech what does 'the previous night' change to
tonight
last night
yesterday's night
previous night
In Indirect speech 'here' changes to
though
so
there
none of the above
Austin says, "I see the clouds.".
He tells me that he ________ the clouds.
had seen
sees
saw
see
Jeff said, "My mother is taking the bus to work tomorrow".
He told me that his mother ________ the bus to work __________.
was taking; the next day
was taking; tomorrow
had been taking; the next day
Sabrina says, "I am happy".
She tells me that she ________ happy.
is
was
had been
Reinhart asked me where I worked.
Direct speech: ______________________
"Do you work there?"
"Where do I work?"
"Where do you work?"
I said to you, “I don’t believe you.”
Indirect speech: _________________
I said that I didn’t believe you.
I said I don’t believe you.
I said to you that I didn’t believe.
Kelly said I am feeling sick today.
Direct speech: __________________
Kelly said "I am feeling sick today."
Kelly said, "I am feeling sick today."
Kelly said, "I am feeling sick today?
He told me that he was going to play football.
Direct speech
Indirect speech
He says that he is the tallest boy in the class.
Direct speech
Indirect speech
She says, "I am the class captain."
Direct speech
Indirect speech
Tom, Mickey and Jerry said that they were eating some cheese.
Direct speech
Indirect speech
The gardener said, "I have been working for an hour."
Direct speech
Indirect speech
Indirect speech is also known as what?
Repeated speech
Repeated statements
Reported speech
Reported statements
Before closing speech marks, should a punctuation mark be used?
Yes
No
Sometimes
Seldom
Which of these sentences is using speech marks correctly?
"I'm looking for a dragon," said Pete. "Have you seen him?"
"I'm looking for a dragon, said Pete "have you seen him?"
I'm looking for a dragon said Pete have you seen him?
Punctuate the sentence.
Come here said the teacher
"Come here",said the teacher.
"Come here,"said the teacher.
"Come here"said the teacher.
Punctuate the sentence.
Dilah said you're very kind
Dilah said 'you're very kind".
Dilah said "You're very kind"
Dilah said,"you're very kind"
Dilah said,"You're very kind."
Punctuate the sentence.
Have you forgotten she asked
"Have you forgotten?"she asked.
"Have you forgotten",she asked.
"Have you forgotten,"she asked.
