Mastering Speech: Direct and Indirect Speech (Intro Level) – Class 4 

This Grade 4 worksheet on Direct and Indirect Speech (Intro Level) introduces students to the foundational differences between direct and indirect speech. Through engaging exercises like fill-in-the-blanks, multiple-choice questions, sentence transformation tasks, and paragraph writing, learners strengthen their understanding of how to report speech accurately. 

The worksheet begins with basic identification of direct and indirect speech, then moves to the correct reporting verb and structure. Students progress by transforming sentences between direct and indirect speech, correcting errors, and applying their knowledge to write a conversation. This step-by-step progression builds clarity in punctuation, sentence structure, and speech reporting. 

Why Mastering Direct and Indirect Speech Matters? 

1. It helps students accurately report spoken words. 
2. It teaches correct punctuation, especially quotation marks and reporting verbs. 
3. It improves fluency in writing and comprehension. 
4. It strengthens exam readiness, particularly in grammar and writing sections. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Direct or Indirect 
Students decide whether a sentence is in direct or indirect speech. 

📋 Exercise 2 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students select the correct form of direct or indirect speech. 

✏️ Exercise 3 – Sentence Rewriting 
Students rewrite sentences from direct to indirect and vice versa. 

📝 Exercise 4 – Error Correction 
Students correct mistakes in indirect speech sentences. 

🖊 Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing 
Students write a conversation between two people using both direct and indirect speech. 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

 Exercise No. 1 – Direct or Indirect Speech 

1. Direct 
2. Indirect 
3. Direct 
4. Indirect 
5. Direct 
6. Indirect 
7. Direct 
8. Indirect 
9. Direct 
10. Indirect 

Exercise No. 2 – Multiple Choice Answers 

1. c 
2. a 
3. b 
4. c 
5. b 
6. b 
7. a 
8. c 
9. b 
10. c 

Exercise No. 3 – Sentence Rewriting 

1. “I am learning French,” said Riya. → Riya said that she was learning French. 
2. “We will finish the work today,” said the students. → The students said that they would finish the work that day. 
3. “I have lost my keys,” said Father. → Father said that he had lost his keys. 
4. “I can solve this puzzle,” said Dev. → Dev said that he could solve the puzzle. 
5. “I am feeling nervous,” said Kavya. → Kavya said that she was feeling nervous. 

Exercise No. 4 – Error Correction 

1. Incorrect: “She said I like music.” 
Correct: She said, “I like music.” 
2. Incorrect: “He said, she can swim.” 
Correct: He said that she could swim. 
3. Incorrect: “They said, we will come tomorrow.” 
Correct: They said that they would come the next day. 
4. Incorrect: “Mother said, I made the dinner.” 
Correct: Mother said that she had made the dinner. 
5. Incorrect: “The teacher said, she is happy.” 
Correct: The teacher said that she was happy. 

Exercise No. 5 – Sample Paragraph 

Direct speech: 
“I will call you later,” she said. 
“I lost my keys,” said Father. 
“We are waiting for the bus,” they said. 

Indirect speech: 
She said that she would call me later. 
Father said that he had lost his keys. 
They said that they were waiting for the bus. 

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