WorksheetsReported speech in orders and requests
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
"Please help me carry this."
She asked me to help me carry the bag.
She asked me not to help her.
She asked me to help him to carry this.
She asked me to help her carry this.
Please ___ me how to use the dishwasher.
tell
ask
Provide advice in reported speech for the sentence: 'You should eat more vegetables.'
He commanded me to eat more vegetables.
He advised me to eat more vegetables.
He suggested me to eat more vegetables.
He told me to eat more vegetables.
The doctor said to Pete, "Don't go for a walk today."
The doctor told Pete not to go for a walk today.
The doctor requested Pete not go for a walk today.
The doctor said to Pete not to go for a walk that day.
The doctor advised Pete not to go for a walk that day.
He said to me, "Ring me up tomorrow."
He told me to ring him up the following day.
He told me ring him up the following day.
He said to me ring him up the following day.
He told me to ring me up the following day.
Write the correct answer:
"Don't buy any more clothes", said Dad.
Dad ordered us (a) any more clothes.
What word connects the reported and reporting speech in imperative sentences?
if
wh-questions
to
that
Change this sentence from Direct to Reported Speech.
'Hurry Up'
Bill was taking a long time to get ready, so I ____.
, so I told him to hurry up.
, so I asked to hurry up.
, so I told me to hurry up.
, so he told me to hurry up.
Henry/ suggested/ Anna/ the doctor.
Henry suggested Anna to go to the doctor.
Henry suggested to Anna that she goes to the doctor.
Henry suggested to Anna that she go to the doctor.
Henry suggested Anna that she should go to the doctor.
“You had better see a doctor if the sore throat does not clear up,” she said to me.
She reminded me of seeing a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.
She ordered me to see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.
She insisted that I see a doctor unless the sore throat did not clear up.
She suggested that I see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.
“Let’s study in the library,” Fiona said "it's too noisy at home."
(a)
"I am so sorry I did not join the meet session today, I know it´s very important for the project"
Which reporting verb would you use?
warn
cry
apologise
advise
"Hey, can you keep a secret?"
He --------- him not to tell anything to Paul.
(a)
Can you get ready for dinner
She asked me to do the homework
She asked me to get ready for dinner
She asked me to watch tv after nine o`clock
"Don't trust him", my father said.
My father told me not to trust him.
My father told me not to trusting him.
My father told me to trust him.
My father told to me to trust him.
“I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter.
Peter apologized (a)
"Finish the report by tomorrow, or else you're fired."
My boss told me he'd finished the report for the next day, or else I was fired.
My boss told me to finish the report by the next day, or else I'd be fired.
My boss told me to finish the report by the next day, or else you are fired.
The correct word that completes:
" Sweep the floor please." Sara said to her sister.
Sara-------------her sister to sweep the floor.
told
asked
said
He said to me, "Ring me up tomorrow."
He ordered me to ring him up the following day.
He told me ring him up the next day.
He requested me ring him up the following day.
He told me to ring me up the following day.
Rewrite the sentences using the verb in brackets as a reporting verb:
'Maybe we shouldn't spend so much money on snacks.' Harry said. (suggest)
Harry suggested not spend so much money on snacks
Harry suggested not to spend so much money on snacks
Harry suggested spending so much money on snacks
Harry suggested not spending so much money on snacks
