Exercises In Direct And Indirect Speech With Answers

Exercises In Direct And Indirect Speech [All Sentences]

Exercises In Direct And Indirect Speech are very important for learners to improve their writing. 

Direct and Indirect Speech Exercises with Answers

Exercises of all the sentences with answers are shared in this article. Practice all the exercises and make the correction with the answers that have been shared. If most of the answers are wrong, you can read the rules of narration change. I have given all the rules step by step for better understanding.

So try to solve the narration

Assertive Sentence Exercises In Direct And Indirect Speech

1. Mita said, “I am doing sums now.”
2. The boys said, “We are watching a movie.”
3. He said to me, “He is sleeping now.”
4. Mother said to me, “I have taken tea today.”
5. Arun said to you, “My dog died yesterday.”
6. She said to me, “I was listening to your wards.”
7. I said, “I take coffee daily.”
8. The shopkeeper said to me, “The man must come.”
9. You said to me, “You will fail.”
10. They said, “We will win the match.”
11. He said, “Man is mortal.”
12. The old man said, “The earth moves around the sun.”

Answers-

1. Mita said that she was doing sums then.
2. The boys said that they were watching a movie.
3. He told me that he was sleeping then.
4. Mother told me that she had taken tea that day.
5. Arun told you that his dog died the previous day.
6. She told me that she had been listening to my wards.
7. I said that I take coffee daily.
8. The shopkeeper told me that the man has to come.
9. You told me that I would fail.
10. They said that they would win the match.
11. He said that man is mortal.
12. The old man said that the earth moves around the sun.

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Interrogative Sentence Exercises In Direct And Indirect Speech

1. The man said, “How did you cross the bridge?”
2. She said to me, “What are you doing in the room?”
3. The boy said to me, “Will you tell me a story?”
4. The lady said to me, “Have you heard the sound?”
5. The passerby said to me, “Can you tell me the man’s address?”
6. The man asked the doctor, “When will I take medicine?”
7. The man said to her, “When do you get up?”
8. The student said to the teacher, “What does this word mean?”
9. My friends said to me, “Where are you going next week?”
10. He said to me, “When will our exam start?”
11. The girl said to me, “Is the mango sweet?”
12. I said to him, “Do you know the man?”

Answer

1. The man asked how you had crossed the bridge.
2. She asked me what I was doing in the room.
3. The boy asked me if I would tell him a story.
4. The lady asked me if I had heard the sound.
5. The passerby asked me if I could tell her the man’s address.
6. The man asked the doctor when he would take the medicine.
7. The man asked her when she got up.
8. The student asked the teacher what that word meant.
9. My friends asked me where I was going next week.
10. He asked me when our exam would start.
11. The girl asked me if the mango was sweet.
12. I asked him if he knew the man.

If your answers match our answers, then congratulation!

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Imperative Sentence Exercises In Direct And Indirect Speech

1. I said to him, “Don’t talk nonsense.”
2. I said to the teacher, “Please explain the passage.”
3. My mother said to me, “Wait for me here.”
4. I said to my friend, “Please lend me your motorbike.”
5. The girl said to the boy, “Don’t disturb me.”
6. The lawyer said, “Forgive the man.”
7. I said, “Let him go.”
8. The teacher said to the students, “Stand up.”
9. My friend said to me, “Go to the doctor.”
10. She said to me, “Please lend me your phone.”
11. The General said to his soldiers, “Fire.”
12. The little boy said to me, “Please come in.”
13. The man said to me, “Please check your goods.”
14. He said to the old man, “Forgive me.”

Answer

1. I ordered him not to talk nonsense.
2. I requested the teacher to explain the passage.
3. My mother ordered me to wait for her there.
4. I requested my friend to lend me his motorbike.
5. The girl ordered the boy not to disturb him.
6. The lawyer ordered to forgive the man.
7. I wished that he might be allowed to go.
8. The teacher ordered the students to stand up.
9. My friend advised me to go to the doctor.
10. She requested me to lend her my phone.
11. The General ordered his soldiers to fire.
12. The little boy requested me to go in.
13. The man requested me to check my goods.
14. He ordered the old man to forgive him.

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Optative Sentence Exercises In Direct And Indirect Speech

1. The people said, “Long live the king.”
2. My grandfather said to me, “May you be happy.”
3. The priest said to us, “May God bless us.”
4. She said, “May your aim in life be fulfilled.”
5. She said, “May God help you.”
6. She said, “May God show you the right path.”
7. My uncle said, “May God bless you.”
8. The man said, “May God save you.”
9. People said, “May his soul rest in peace.”
10. The angry man said, “May God break your mouth.”
11. We said, “May the captain of our team live long.”
12. We said, “May you live a happy life.”
13. I said, “May he get the job.”

Answer

1. The people wished that the king might live long.
2. My grandfather wished me that I might be happy.
3. The priest prayed us that God might bless us.
4. She wished that your aim in life might be fulfilled.
5. She prayed that God might help you.
6. She prayed that God might show you the right path.
7. My uncle prayed that God might bless you.
8. The man prayed that God might save you.
9. People wished that his soul might rest in peace.
10. The angry man prayed that God might break his mouth.
11. We wished that the captain of our team might live long.
12. We wished that you might live a happy life.
13. I wished that he might get the job.

If your answers matched our answers, then congratulation!

If your answers are not matching with our answers, then you can learn narration change of optative sentences by clicking here.

Exclamatory Sentence Exercises In Direct And Indirect Speech

1. He said, “What a fool I am!”
2. The teacher said to us, “Good morning!”
3. He said, “Alas! How helpless I am.”
4. She said, “Goodbye.”
5. He said, “How charming the sight is!”
6. He said, “Hurrah! My friend has won the prize.”
7. They said, “Bravo! It is a capital hit.”
8. She said to me, “Fie! You are a liar.”
9. He said, “Wonderful! He has won the prize.”
10. She said, “Oh dear! I have lost my ticket.”
11. He said, “What a fool I am!”
12. He said, “Alas! I am done for.”
13. I said to him, “How happy you are!”

Answer

1. He exclaimed with surprise that he was a very fool.
2. The teacher wished us good morning.
3. He exclaimed with sorrow that he was very helpless.
4. She wished goodbye.
5. He exclaimed with surprise that the sight was very charming.
6. He exclaimed with joy that his friend had won the prize.
7. They exclaimed with surprise that it was a capital hit.
8. She exclaimed with sorrow that you were a liar.
9. He exclaimed with surprise that he had won the prize.
10. She exclaimed with sorrow that she had lost her ticket.
11. He exclaimed with surprise that he was very fool.
12. He exclaimed with sorrow that he was done for.
13. I exclaimed with joy that he was very happy.

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