Direct and indirect speech Flashcards
Rewrite the following in direct speech: Mary asked if it was cold that day.
Mary asked, “Is it cold today?”
Rewrite the following in indirect speech: He said, “I like this song.”
He said that he liked that song.
Rewrite the following in indirect speech: “Where is your sister?” she asked me.
She asked me where my sister was.
Rewrite the following in indirect speech: “Where were you yesterday?” Mrs Kruger asked me.
Mrs Kruger asked me where I had been the day before.
Rewrite the following in indirect speech: “I may go and visit my mother tonight” said Vanessa
Vanessa said that she might go and visit her mother that night.
Rewrite the following in indirect speech: Kathryn explained, “My family and I will be travelling to Barcelona next year.”
Kathryn explained that she and her family would be travelling to Barceloona the following year.
Rewrite the following in indirect speech: Joseph asked, “Are there more than 100 flavours of ice cream in this shop?”
Joseph asked whether there were more than 100 flavours of ice cream in that shop.
Rewrite the following in indirect speech: “Why can’t I have more than 3 ice creams a day?” enquires Adam
Adam enquires why he can’t have more than 3 ice creams a day.
Rewrite the following in direct speech: The teacher ordered the class to be quiet at that moment.
The teacher ordered, “Class, be quiet, now!”
Rewrite the following in direct speech: She said that she had seen him the day before.
She said, “I saw him yesterday.”
Rewrite the following in indirect speech: “Ouch! I think I’ve sprained my ankle!” screamed the foot player.
The football player screamed in pain that he thought he had sprained his ankle.
