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The reported speech game

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
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1.

Choose the right option in reported speech for the next sentence:

"I will be in London on Friday", Tony said.

a)

Tony said that he would be in London on Friday.

b)

Tony said that he could be in London on Friday.

c)

Tony said that he had to be in London on Friday.

d)

Tony said that he was in London on Friday.

2.

Write the following sentence in reported speech:

"I want to be a celebrity", said the girl.

(a)  

3.

Choose the correct option in reported speech for the following sentence:

"Where have you eaten today?", John asked me.

a)

John asked me where I had eaten today.

b)

John asked me where I have eaten that day.

c)

John asked me where I had eaten that day.

d)

John asked me where I was eating today.

4.

Write the following sentence in direct speech:

Alexander told Andrew that fame was the only thing he lived for.

(a)  

5.

Write the following sentence in reported speech:

"We can interview J. K. Rowling on next week's programme", suggested the presenter.

(a)  

6.

Write the following sentence in reported speech:

"I am reading the book you gave me", Jasmine promised.

(a)  

7.

Choose the right option in reported speech for the next sentence:

"I heard on the radio that it will rain a lot tonight", Melody said.

a)

Melody said that she heard on the radio that it was going to rain a lot tonight.

b)

Melody said that she was hearing on the radio that it was raining a lot that night.

c)

Melody said that she had heard on the radio that it would rain a lot that night.

8.

(Photo: Stranger Things, Netflix)

Choose the correct option.

a)

Dustin asked me if liked I the series called Stranger Things.

b)

Dustin asked me if I liked the series called Stranger Things.

9.

Write this sentence in reported speech:

"When are we going to read the script?", the actors asked the director.

(a)  

10.

Write the next sentence in reported speech:

"How can I contact the make-up artist?", asked one actress.

(a)