WorksheetsMastering Direct and Indirect Speech grade 9
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Identify the direct speech in the following sentence: She said, 'I will go to the market.'
I will go to the market.
She said, 'I am at the market.'
She said, 'Going to the market.'
She said, 'I will go.'
Convert the following direct speech to indirect: 'He said, 'I am happy.'
He said, 'I was happy.'
He said that he is happy.
He said that he will be happy.
He said that he was happy.
Change the verb tense in this sentence: She said, 'I play soccer.'
She said, 'I played soccer.'
She says, 'I play soccer.'
She said, 'I am playing soccer.'
She said, 'I will play soccer.'
What is the reporting verb in this sentence: He exclaimed, 'What a beautiful day!'?
exclaimed
declared
stated
reported
Transform the following indirect speech to direct: She said that she was tired.
She said, 'I feel tired.'
She said, 'I am sleepy.'
She said, 'I was tired.'
She said, "I am tired."
Identify the direct speech in this sentence: 'I love reading,' he said.
Reading is my favorite hobby
I enjoy reading
I love reading
He said he loves reading
Convert the following direct speech to indirect: 'They said, 'We are leaving now.'
They said that they were leaving then.
They stated that they will leave now.
They mentioned that they are leaving now.
They said that they were leaving yesterday.
Change the verb tense in this sentence: He said, 'I will finish my homework.'
He says, 'I will finish my homework.'
He said, 'I will be finishing my homework.'
He said, 'I finished my homework.'
He said, 'I have finished my homework.'
What is the reporting verb in this sentence: She asked, 'Are you coming to the party?'?
invited
told
asked
reminded
Transform the following indirect speech to direct: He mentioned that he would help us.
He said, 'I would help you.'
He mentioned, 'I will assist you.'
He said, 'I will help you.'
He said, 'I can help you.'
Identify the direct speech in this sentence: 'I can't believe it!' she exclaimed.
'She exclaimed that she couldn't believe it.'
'I can't believe it!'
'She said, I can't believe it!'
'I can't believe it, she exclaimed.'
Convert the following direct speech to indirect: 'The teacher said, 'You must study hard.'
The teacher said that I must study hard.
The teacher said that they must study hard.
The teacher said that we must study hard.
The teacher said that you should study hard.
Change the verb tense in this sentence: She said, 'I am going to the store.'
She said, 'I am going to the store.'
She said, 'I was going to the store.'
She says, 'I was going to the store.'
She said, 'I will go to the store.'
What is the reporting verb in this sentence: He told me, 'You should try this.'?
told
informed
suggested
asked
Transform the following indirect speech to direct: They said that they were excited.
They said, 'We were excited.'
They said, "We are excited."
They said, 'They are excited.'
They said, 'We are not excited.'
Identify the direct speech in this sentence: 'Please close the door,' he requested.
Please close the door.
He asked if the door was closed.
Close the door, please!
He requested to close the door.
Convert the following direct speech to indirect: 'I said, 'I will call you later.'
I said, 'I will call you later.'
I said that I would be calling you later.
I said that I would call you later.
I said that I will call you later.
Change the verb tense in this sentence: He said, 'I eat breakfast every day.'
He said, 'I ate breakfast every day.'
He said, 'I will eat breakfast every day.'
He said, 'I have eaten breakfast every day.'
He says, 'I eat breakfast every day.'
What is the reporting verb in this sentence: She whispered, 'It's a secret.'?
exclaimed
whispered
shouted
mumbled
Transform the following indirect speech to direct: She said that she loved the movie.
She said, 'I loved the movie.'
She said, "I love the movie."
She said, 'I love that movie.'
She said, 'She loved the movie.'
