ENGLISH 9 4TH QUARTER: ACTIVITY #2

DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

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Exercise 1
The following sentences are direct speech:

Don’t Don’t wait for me Will you marry Please slow

worry, if I’m late. me? down!
Sue.

Now choose one of these to complete each sentence below. Use the reported speech.
1) Sarah was driving too fast, so I asked __ Please slow down!______________.
2) I didn’t want to delay Ann, so I told __ Don’t wait for me if I’m
late.________________.
3) John was in love with Mary, so he _____ Will you marry me?______________.
4) Sue was very pessimistic about the situation. I told _ Don’t worry,
Sue.__________________.

Exercise 2
Complete the sentences with SAY or TELL.
1. Ann ______say ______ goodbye to me and left.
2. _____tell_______ us about your holidays. Did you have a nice time?
3. Jack _______tell____ me that he was fed up with his job.
4. Don’t __tell_______ anybody what I ______say______ It’s a secret just between us.
5. George couldn’t help me. He ___tell_________ me to ask Kate.
 6. George couldn’t help me. He __say__________ to ask Kate.
7. I wonder where Sue is. She ____say________ she would be here at 8 o’clock.
8. The doctor ____tell________ that I should rest for at least a week.

Exercise 3
Turn into reported speech.

1. “It’s hot” Tom said that _______it is hot

________________________________________________.

2. “I have done my homework.” Tom said that ______he had done his home work
____________________________________________.

3. “I will give you a book” Tom said that ________he will give me a book
_______________________________________________.

4. “Do you smoke?” Tom asked me. ___________do I smoke

_________________________________________.

5. “Where does Bob live?” Tom asked me where _________he asked me where does bob lived
______________________________________.

Turn into direct speech.

6. Mary told Jane she would help her.
Mary said to Jane,” she said the she would help jane
_________________________________________________.”

7. I said I would have bought a new car if I had had the money.
I said,” ___he would have bought a new car if he has money
___________________________________________________________________.”

8. My father told me to look for a job if I wanted more money.

My father said:” _____________________________________________________________.”
9. Tim wrote to his brother that their cat had died that day.
Tim wrote to his brother: “________tim did a letter about their cat died that day
________________________________________________________.”

10. The teacher informed the students that the break lasted ten minutes.
The teacher said to the students,” ____the teacher informed the students about the break last 10
minutes________________________________________________________.”

11. “Why did you buy that book?”

Mary asked Tom___what did he buy
________________________________________________.

12. “Who helped you with your work?”

Mary asked Tom___ who helped yopu from your
wrk_________________________________________.