Worksheet: Direct and indirect speech | English Marigold Class 5 PDF Download

Q1: Sentences are given in direct speech. Change them into indirect speech.

(i) ‘When are you leaving for Chennai?’ Shyam asked me.

(ii) ‘Was there a big crowd at the meeting?’ asked the man.

(iii) ‘Is Mohan present in the room?’ the teacher asked.

(iv) ‘Do you expect to get a raise this year?’ my wife asked me.

(v) Lakshmi said, ‘I’m leaving.’

(vi) He said to Raju, ‘Please wait here till I return.’

(vii) ‘Don’t spend all your money on gadgets,’ Mrs. John told her son.

(viii) ‘When did you leave school?’ the man asked the boy.

(ix) ‘Will you buy my hair?’ Della asked Madame.

(x) ‘Where have you been all day?’ the father asked his daughter.

(xi) ‘My Lord, is any of your silver missing?’ the Sergeant said to the Bishop.

(xii) ‘Did you see the exhibition?’ the teacher said to me.

(xiii) ‘My son, when will you come back?’ said the mother.

(xiv) ‘Can I get supper and lodging here for a night?’ said Jean Val Jean.

(xv) ‘I am a humble servant ready to obey the orders,’ said Madame Magloire to the Bishop.

(xvi) Rob’s father said to Mary, ‘I hate to call Rob in the mornings.’

(xvii) The teacher said to the boys, ‘If you do your best, you will surely pass.’

(xviii) ‘Joseph, have you finished writing?’ asked the teacher.

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