exercises on direct and indirect speech class 5

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Direct And Indirect Speech Exercises

Direct and Indirect Speech Exercises

Direct and indirect speech is one topic in English grammar that confuses most language learners. It need not necessarily be so; if you understand how it works, you can easily use it in your writing.

Direct and Indirect Speech Exercises with Answers

When converting direct speech to indirect speech or vice-versa, you will have to take care to convert the verb , pronoun and the adverb appropriately. Go through the following exercises and try them out. Answers are given below each exercise; refer to them to see if your answers are right.

exercises on direct and indirect speech class 5

Exercise 1: Change into indirect speech

Read the following sentences and convert them into indirect speech.

Rahul told to me, “When are you leaving?”
“Where do you live?” the stranger asked Aladdin.
The teacher said to Shelly, “Why are you laughing?”
Dhronacharya said to Arjun, “Shoot the bird’s eye.”
“Call the first convict,” said the jury.
“Call the ambulance,” said the man.
Bruce said to me, “I shall do the work.”
My mother said to me, “You were wrong.”
Mr Richard said to me, “Please wait here till I return.”
The captain said to me, “Bravo! You have played well.”
Raj said, “Alas! My pet died.”
Ruchi said, “I may go there.”
Bucky said to Steve, “Do you hear me?”
The boy said, “Let me come in.”
Granny said to me, “May God bless you.”

Answers –

Rahul asked me when I was leaving.
The stranger asked Aladdin where he lived.
The teacher asked Shelly why he was laughing.
Dhronacharya ordered Arjun to shoot the fish’s eye.
The jury ordered to call the first convict.
The man urged to call the ambulance.
Bruce said to me he would do the work.
My mother told me that I was wrong.
Mr Richard requested me to wait there till he returned.
The captain applauded me, saying that I had played well.
Raj exclaimed sadly that his pet died.
Ruchi said that she might go there.
Bucky asked Steve if he heard him.
The boy asked to let him come in.
Granny prayed that God might bless me.

Convert the following into Direct Speech

Read the following passage and convert it into direct speech.

One of them told Issac that the latter had forgotten one thing that belonged to a mill. Issac enquired what that was. The friend asked where the miller was. Issac replied that (absence of the miller) was true – and he must look for one.

“But Issac,” said one of them, “you have forgotten one thing that belongs to a mill.”

“What is that?” asked Issac.

“Why, where is the miller?” said his friend.

“That is true – I must look for one,” said Issac.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is direct narration.

When the actual words/sentences as spoken by the speaker are quoted in a speech, it’s called direct speech/narration.

What is indirect speech?

When the quoted speech is reported in the form of a narrative without changing the meaning of the actual quotation/words by the speaker, it’s called indirect speech/narration.

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Direct and indirect speech.

Direction: Change the narration of the following sentences from Direct to Indirect speech.

Q1. Rosa asked Jose, "Have you been studying English very long?"

(a) Rosa asked Jose when do you study English.

(b) Rosa asked Jose if he had studied English.

(d) Rosa asked Jose if he was studying English very long.

Q2. Samira asked me, "May I borrow your English dictionary?"

(a) Samira asked me if she may borrow my English dictionary.

(b) Samira asked me if she might borrow my English dictionary

(d) Samira asked me if I had borrowed her English dictionary

Q3. Monica Cheng asked Roeun, "Are you going to visit Cambodia?"

(a) Monica Cheng asked Roeun if he is going to visit Cambodia.

(b) Monica Cheng asked Roeun if he had visited Cambodia.

(d) Monica Cheng asked Roeun if he was going to visit Cambodia.

Q4. The teacher said to the students, "Stand up on the bench.??

(a) The teacher told the students that stand up on the bench.

(b) The teacher ordered the students that stood up on the bench.

(d) The teacher advised the students to stood up on the bench.

Q5. The teacher said, 'don't come to school on Monday because it is a holiday?.

(a) The teacher asked to us to don't come to school on Monday because it is a holiday.

(b) The teacher asked if we were coming to school on Monday because it is holiday.

(d) The teacher told to us don't come in school on Monday because it is a holiday.

Q6. The teacher said, ? Review exercises two and three for the test.?

(a) The teacher told us to review exercises two and three for the test.

(b) The teacher told to us review exercises two and three for the test.

(d) The teacher said us to review exercises two and three for their test.

Q7. Anne said, ?Don?t listed to Mr. bascomb because he is not an honest person.?

(a) Anne asked to us not to listed to me. bascomb because he is not an honest person.

(b) Anne said that Mr. bascomb is not an honest person.

(d) Anne told to us to don't listed to Mr. bascomb because he Is not an honest person.

Q8. Mr. bascomb said, 'Don't vote for otitis because he doesn't want to build factories.?

(a) Mr. bascomb Said not to vote for Otis because he doesn't want to build factories.

(b) Mr. bascomb asked to don't vote for Otis because he don't want to build factories.

(d) Mr. Bascomb said to us to don't vote for Otis because he had not wanted to build factories.

Q9. Olena said to Martha "You should visit Russia in the summer.'

(a) Olena asked Martha if she was visiting Russia in the summer.

(b) Olena told Martha that she should visit Russia in the summer.

(d) Olena asked Martha where she should Visit in Russia this summer

Q10. Harold said, "Don't bring sodas near the computers!"

(a) Harold told us not to bring sodas near the computers.

(b) Harold asked us if we were bringing sodas near the computers.

(d) Harold said not to bring sodas near the computers.

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