{"id":25556304,"date":"2023-03-15T13:29:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T07:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/?p=25556304"},"modified":"2025-07-01T12:12:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T06:42:59","slug":"direct-and-indirect-speech-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/direct-and-indirect-speech-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct and Indirect Speech Exercises with Answers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8a0cd3c178\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8a0cd3c178\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/direct-and-indirect-speech-exercises\/#Background_on_Communication\" >Background on Communication<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/direct-and-indirect-speech-exercises\/#Direct_Speech\" >Direct Speech<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/direct-and-indirect-speech-exercises\/#Indirect_Speech\" >Indirect Speech<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/direct-and-indirect-speech-exercises\/#Direct_and_Indirect_Speech_Exercise_with_Answers\" >Direct and Indirect Speech Exercise with Answers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/direct-and-indirect-speech-exercises\/#Below_are_a_few_more_examples_of_converting_to_direct_and_indirect_speech\" >Below are a few more examples of converting to direct and indirect speech<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/direct-and-indirect-speech-exercises\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<article id=\"seo-description-container\">\n<div class=\"wikiDescription \">\n<article id=\"seo-description-container\">\n<div class=\"wikiDescription \">Direct and indirect speech are two ways of reporting a statement made by a speaker. Learn the definition, rules, and examples of direct and indirect speech, as well as how to convert direct speech into indirect speech.<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div><em>Check out this video by Entri in Malayalam!<\/em><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_25603\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mMfF-rdg2iU?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=0&fs=0&playsinline=1&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<article id=\"seo-transcript-container-1\" class=\"transcript wikiContent\">\n<h2 id=\"section---BackgroundOnCommunication\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Background_on_Communication\"><\/span><strong>Background on Communication<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Spoken and written communication is like one big game of telephone. Sometimes we hear the original tale, and other times we hear a retelling of the story. In this lesson, we&#8217;re going to explore what that means by studying the difference between direct and indirect speech and learning proper grammar techniques for both.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-25615978 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6379088-1-300x300.webp\" alt=\"direct and indirect speech\" width=\"434\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6379088-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6379088-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6379088-1-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6379088-1-24x24.webp 24w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6379088-1-48x48.webp 48w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6379088-1-96x96.webp 96w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6379088-1-75x75.webp 75w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6379088-1-350x350.webp 350w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6379088-1-750x750.webp 750w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6379088-1.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"seo-transcript-container-2\" class=\"seo_transcript_container_2--paywall_avoid\">\n<div id=\"transcriptMain\" class=\"transcript wikiContent\">\n<div class=\"faded-content\">\n<h2 id=\"section---DirectSpeech\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Direct_Speech\"><\/span><strong>Direct Speech<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Direct speech<\/b>, also known as quoted speech, consists of words or phrases that are taken directly from the source. These words are quoted or written exactly as the words were originally spoken.<\/p>\n<p>About direct speech, there is no interpretation or annotation; the words are taken directly from one source and repeated to another. In other words, we take the words directly from the speaker and repeat them exactly as they were originally stated.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples of direct speech:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jonah said, &#8221;I don&#8217;t like your hat.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Jonah said, &#8221;Please take off that Yankees hat.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Jane said, &#8221;It&#8217;s not my fault that you are a Red Sox fan.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In these examples, the direct speech is shown in quotations, which signifies that the speech is taken directly from the source with no alterations.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section---IndirectSpeech\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Indirect_Speech\"><\/span><strong>Indirect Speech<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Indirect speech<\/b>, also known as reported speech, is when words or phrases are reported in our own words. The original words are modified and\/or interpreted as opposed to being quoted.<\/p>\n<p>When talking about indirect speech, we use words that refer to something that has already happened. To do so, we are speaking in the past tense and are summarizing, modifying, or synthesizing what has already been said.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples of indirect speech:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amy said it was cold.<\/li>\n<li>He said he had been on Facebook since 2010.<\/li>\n<li>She said she had been teaching college classes for two years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-25615980 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/boy-and-girl-chatting3-1-300x200.webp\" alt=\"direct and indirect speech\" width=\"482\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/boy-and-girl-chatting3-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/boy-and-girl-chatting3-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/boy-and-girl-chatting3-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/boy-and-girl-chatting3-1-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/boy-and-girl-chatting3-1-750x500.webp 750w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/boy-and-girl-chatting3-1-1140x760.webp 1140w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/boy-and-girl-chatting3-1.webp 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Direct_and_Indirect_Speech_Exercise_with_Answers\"><\/span><strong>Direct and Indirect Speech Exercise with Answers<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<h4><strong>Turn the following sentences into indirect speech.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0John said, \u2018I am very busy now.\u2019<br \/>\n2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0He said, \u2018The horse has been fed.\u2019<br \/>\n3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u2018I know her name and address,\u2019 said John.<br \/>\n4.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u2018German is easy to learn,\u2019 she said.<br \/>\n5.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0He said, \u2018I am writing letters.\u2019<br \/>\n6.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u2018It is too late to go out,\u2019 Alice said.<br \/>\n7.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0He said to me, \u2018I don\u2019t believe you.\u2019<br \/>\n8.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0He says, \u2018I am glad to be here this evening.\u2019<br \/>\n9.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0He said to me, \u2018What are you doing?\u2019<br \/>\n10.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u2018Where is the post office?\u2019 asked the stranger.<br \/>\n11.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0He said, \u2018Will you listen to me?\u2019<br \/>\n12.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0John said to Peter, \u2018Go away.\u2019<br \/>\n13.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0She said to me, \u2018Please wait here till I return.\u2019<br \/>\n14.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u2018Call the witness,\u2019 said the judge.<br \/>\n15.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The speaker said, \u2018Be quiet and listen to my words.\u2019<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Answers<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0John said that he was very busy then.<br \/>\n2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0He said that the horse had been fed.<br \/>\n3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0John said that he knew\/knows her name and address. (Note that the tenses may not change if the statement is still relevant or if it is a universal truth.)<br \/>\n4.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0She said that German is\/was easy to learn.<br \/>\n5.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0He said that he was writing letters.<br \/>\n6.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Alice said that it was too late to go out.<br \/>\n7.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0He told me that he didn\u2019t believe me. OR He said he didn\u2019t believe me.<br \/>\n8.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0He says that he is glad to be here this evening. (When the reporting verb is in the present tense, adverbs of time and place do not normally change in indirect speech.)<br \/>\n9.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0He asked me what I was doing.<br \/>\n10.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The stranger asked where the post office is\/was.<br \/>\n11.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0He asked me if I would listen to him.<br \/>\n12.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0John ordered Peter to go away.<br \/>\n13.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0She asked me to wait there till she returned.<br \/>\n14.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The judge commanded them to call the first witness.<br \/>\n15.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0He urged them to be quiet and listen to them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/course\/spoken-english-course-in-malayalam\/\">\u00a0 Improve your English at home with our Spoken English Course<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Below_are_a_few_more_examples_of_converting_to_direct_and_indirect_speech\"><\/span><strong>Below are a few more examples of converting to direct and indirect speech<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<h3><strong>Exercise 1: Change into indirect speech<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Read the following sentences and convert them into indirect speech.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Rahul told me, \u201cWhen are you leaving?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhere do you live?\u201d the stranger asked Aladdin.<\/li>\n<li>The teacher said to Shelly, \u201cWhy are you laughing?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Dhronacharya said to Arjun, \u201cShoot the bird\u2019s eye.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCall the first convict,\u201d said the jury.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCall the ambulance,\u201d said the man.<\/li>\n<li>Bruce said to me, \u201cI shall do the work.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>My mother said to me, \u201cYou were wrong.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Mr Richard said to me, \u201cPlease wait here till I return.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The captain said to me, \u201cBravo! You have played well.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Raj said, \u201cAlas! My pet died.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Ruchi said, \u201cI may go there.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Bucky said to Steve, \u201cDo you hear me?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The boy said, \u201cLet me come in.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Granny said to me, \u201cMay God bless you.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/course\/spoken-english-course\/\">\u00a0 Improve your English at home with our Spoken English Course<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Answers \u2013<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Rahul asked me when I was leaving.<\/li>\n<li>The stranger asked Aladdin where he lived.<\/li>\n<li>The teacher asked Shelly why he was laughing.<\/li>\n<li>Dhronacharya ordered Arjun to shoot the fish\u2019s eye.<\/li>\n<li>The jury ordered to call the first convict.<\/li>\n<li>The man urged them to call the ambulance.<\/li>\n<li>Bruce said to me he would do the work.<\/li>\n<li>My mother told me that I was wrong.<\/li>\n<li>Mr Richard requested me to wait there till he returned.<\/li>\n<li>The captain applauded me, saying that I had played well.<\/li>\n<li>Raj exclaimed sadly that his pet had died.<\/li>\n<li>Ruchi said that she might go there.<\/li>\n<li>Bucky asked Steve if he had heard him.<\/li>\n<li>The boy asked to let him come in.<\/li>\n<li>Granny prayed that God might bless me.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-25615981 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/06_230818_o_interviewing_05_03-1-300x240.webp\" alt=\"direct and indirect speech\" width=\"464\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/06_230818_o_interviewing_05_03-1-300x240.webp 300w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/06_230818_o_interviewing_05_03-1-1024x819.webp 1024w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/06_230818_o_interviewing_05_03-1-768x614.webp 768w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/06_230818_o_interviewing_05_03-1-1536x1229.webp 1536w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/06_230818_o_interviewing_05_03-1-150x120.webp 150w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/06_230818_o_interviewing_05_03-1-750x600.webp 750w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/06_230818_o_interviewing_05_03-1-1140x912.webp 1140w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/06_230818_o_interviewing_05_03-1.webp 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Convert the following into Direct Speech<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Read the following passage and convert it into direct speech.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u2013 and he must look for one.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Answers \u2013<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cBut Issac,\u201d said one of them, \u201cyou have forgotten one thing that belongs to a mill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is that?\u201d asked Issac.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy, where is the miller?\u201d said his friend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is true \u2013 I must look for one,\u201d said Issac.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/course\/spoken-english-course-in-malayalam\/\">Speak confidently and fluently with our Spoken English Course!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"Frequently-Asked-Questions\" class=\"faq-section mb30\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Direct and indirect speeches have a big impact in making a person confident to speak and write without hesitation. Regardless fo whether you are writing or reporting something, you need to understand the difference between direct and indirect speech and have the ability to switch between them effortlessly. The guidleines, samples, and exercises provided in this blog, you can master both types of speeches and communicate effortlessly.<\/p>\n<p>In all walks of life, English is an unavoidable part of communication. If you feel like taking up your English communication skills to the next level, check out Entri&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/course\/spoken-english-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Spoken English course<\/strong><\/a>. The course boasts industry experts as mentors along with top-notch materials and exercise to help you master communication. So, what are you waiting for? 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