Worksheet: Reported Speech | English Grammar for Class 9 PDF Download

Q.1. Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech:
(i) He says, “Honesty is the best policy.”
(ii) She said, “Mahesh will be reading a book.”
(iii) He said to me, “Please take your book.”
(iv) He said to me, “May you live long!”
(v) The students said, “Alas! I wasted my time last year.”
(vi) He said, “I will do it now.”
(vii) Ramesh says, “I have written a letter.”
(viii) She said, “Where is your father?”
(ix) The Principal said to the peon, “Let this boy go out.”
(x) She said, “Goodbye friends!”

Q.2. Choose the write indirect speech for the following sentence:
(i) Kiara said that she had been planning for that for a while.
(a) Kiara said, “I had a plan for this for a while.”
(b) Kiara said, “I have planned for this for a while.”
(c) Kiara said, “I have been planning for this for a while.”
(d) Kiara said, “I planned this for a while.”

(ii) Anthony said that I should definitely visit there.
(a) Anthony said, “You shall definitely visit here.”
(b) Anthony said, “You should definitely visit there.”
(c) Anthony said, “You may visit there once.”
(d) Anthony said, “Everyone should definitely visit there.”

(iii) He asked who had been responsible for that.
(a) He said, “Who was responsible for this?”
(b) He said, “Who has been responsible for this?”
(c) He said, “Who is responsible for this?”
(d) He said, “Who shall be responsible for this.”