WorksheetsGRADE 8/9 - REPORTED SPEECH 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Rewrite reported speech (chỉ viết phần còn thiếu)
“You should check your blood pressure regularly, Mr. Black”
Dr Newman advised (a) .
Choose the correct option: Charlie said, "I'm thinking of going to live in Canada".
Charlie said that I was thinking of going to live in Canada.
Charlie said that he were thinking of going to live in Canada.
Charlie said that he was thinking of going to live in Canada.
Charlie said that he is thinking of going to live in Canada.
Choose the correct option
“ You have stolen my bike yesterday” the boy said to his friend.
-> The boy _____ his friend _____ having stolen his bike the day before.
accused ... of
blamed ... of
accused ... for
insisted ... on
What is the mistake?
Sue commented that her parents had been to Italy last summer.
commented
had been
last summer
to
Find and correct the mistake
My teacher congratulated me about winning the quiz show.
(a)
What's the direct speech of this sentence?
The man dreamed of having more money.
“I want to have more money” the man said.
“He wants to have more money” the man said.
“I'd rather to have more money” the man said.
“I want to have more money” the man says.
Choose the correct option
He said, "Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow”.
He said that Nora and Jim are getting married the next day.
He said that Nora and Jim were getting married tomorrow.
He said that Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow.
He said that Nora and Jim were getting married the next day.
Choose the correct option
Charlie said, "I've been playing tennis a lot recently."
Charlie said that I've been playing tennis recently.
Charlie said that he has been playing tennis recently.
Charlie said that he had been playing tennis recently.
Charlie said that I had been playing tennis recently.
Choose the correct option
“It’s very kind of you to show me the way” , the stranger said to the little girl.
The stranger thanked the little girl of showing him the way.
The stranger thanks the little girl for showing him the way.
The stranger thanked the little girl for showing him the way.
The stranger thanked the little girl to show him the way.
Use word given to rewrite the sentence into direct speech:
Dan’s sister refused to do the washing up for him. (won't)
=> Dan's sister said, "I (a) "
Choose the correct options
“Were you at Patrick’s last Saturday, Tim?” Donald said.
Donald wanted to know if Tim had been at Patrick’s last Saturday.
Donald asks if Tim had been at Patrick’s the previous Saturday
Donald wondered if Tim had been at Patrick’s the previous Saturday.
Donald wanted to know if Tim had been at Patrick’s the Saturday before.
Choose the correct option
“Let’s have a party to celebrate Halloween with our friends.”
Becky suggested _____________.
of having a party to celebrate Halloween with their friends
to have a party to celebrate Halloween with their friends
having a party to celebrate Halloween with their friends
to having a party to celebrate Halloween with their friends
What is the mistake?
My mum said that Binh Minh kitchen closes on Monday.
closes
on
that
said
Rewrite the sentences into direct speech
Dave invited Sue to have dinner that night.
= Dave said, " (a) ?"
Choose the correct option
Charlie said, "I hardly ever go out these days".
He said that he hardly ever went out these days.
He said that I hardly ever go out these days.
He said that I hardly ever went out those days.
He said that he hardly ever goes out those days.
Choose the correct option
Charlie said, "You can come and stay with me if you are ever in London".
He said you could come and stay with him if you were ever in London.
He said I could come and stay with him if I were ever in London.
He said you can come and stay with him if you are ever in London.
He said I could come and stay with him if I was ever in London.
What is the missing word in this sentence?
He said Tom had had an accident previous week but he hadn't been injured.
the
been
last
that
Choose the correct option
"Read the instructions before you switch on the machine", he said to me.
He said to read the instructions before you switched on the machine.
He told me read the instructions before I switched on the machine.
He told me to read the instructions before I switched on the machine.
He told to read the instructions before I switched on the machine.
Rearrange words to complete sentence
appointment/ would/ that/ told/ I / my/ I / like / an/ the/ day/ dentist/ next / .
(a)
Choose the correct option
"If you pass your test, I'll buy you a car", he said.
He said that if I pass my test, he'll buy me a car.
He said that if I passed my test, he would buy me a car.
He said that if you pass your test, he would buy you a car.
He said that if I had passed my test, he would have bought me a car.
He said that if I passed my test, he would buy you a car.
