A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach reported speech, shared by english language teachers. Reported speech worksheets, pdf exercises, handouts to print. Reported speech tips and activities onestopenglish. Reported speech exercises with answers for class 6, 7, 8. English esl reported speech worksheets most downloaded. English esl reported speech indirect speech worksheets. Practice online or download in pdf these easy, beginners, advanced level reported speech exercises. Reported statements mixed exercise change this direct speech into reported speech.
It was founded in 20 with a purpose to promote english learning and teaching in morocco and all over the world. The first of the other students to reconstruct the original direct speech statement or question wins the card. Though a fastidious grammar point, accurate use of reported speech is essential to daily life. Ask the students where they might find reported speech. Present simple reported statement exercise quite easy in pdf here. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. Pdf exercises worksheets with answers reported speech worksheets pdf printable exercises with answer keys to download for free. In indirect speech we give the exact meaning of a remark or a speech, without. Multiple choice, fill in the word, select from drop down levels of exercise. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in directindirect and mark your answer. It can be either directly quoted or indirectly conveyed and is an important aspect of communication.
See more ideas about reported speech, direct and indirect speech and english grammar. Reported speech b1 pdf worksheets english practice. Insightful pdf reported speech esl activities, games, and interactive and printable worksheets for teachers to use with a2 and b1 level students. In a village at the base of a mountain, there is a barber who cuts the hair of everyone who does not cut their. Adjective and adverbs downloadable pdf worksheets for english language learners intermediate level b1 home b1 grammar reported speech reported speech b1.
Direct and indirect speech exercises with all forms and all types of sentences, study online or download in pdf. Sign up for our mailing list to get more free stories and exercises in english. Reported speech interactive and printable pdf esl activities, games and worksheets for teachers to use in class or online with a2 and b1 level students. To do this, we can use direct speech or indirect speech. Hence, reported speech is alternatively referred to as indirect speech. Using reported speech in conversations shows listening skills and allows an individual to relate to others read this short excerpt about a funny incident in the park. Reported speech is a very rich grammar area to teach because. English practice downloadable pdf grammar and vocabulary worksheets. He said that it must be pretty late and he really must go. February 25, 2016 sentences are given in direct speech. Then do these exercises to check your understanding of reported speech. For exercises, you can reveal the answers first submit worksheet and print the page to have the exercise and the answers.
Rs004 reported speech indirect commands intermediate. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in directindirect. Reported speech also called indirect speech means to say what someone else. Esl reported speech activity reading, writing, listening and speaking low intermediate b1 30 minutes. Both quoted and reported speech are used frequently. Students will become familiar with verb tense changes required for formal reported speech. This set of worksheets introduces the rules for direct and reported speech and gives exercises of converting dialogues each way. Using reported speech in english can sometimes be difficult for nonnative speakers as we usually change the verbs, pronouns and specific times. Heres a list of all the reported speech exercises on this site. Finally, do the grammar exercises to check you understand, and can use, reported speech correctly. Reported speech we use reporting verbs like say, tell or ask to report what someone else said as a direct speech. In this engaging reported speech activity, students interview a partner and then report the questions and answers from the interview to a new partner. Since reported speech is often use to talk about the past, we normally change the tense of the spoken words. Keep reading to understand how to use reported speech and download this free english lesson.
Convert the sentences below from direct to indirect speech reported speech statements. Direct and indirect speech exercises with answers pdf. Changes of tenses, time and place in reported speech. Reported questions and commands exercises pdf exercises to practise questions, commands and requests in the reported speech. Reported speech or indirect speech free english grammar. She told me that they went had gone out last night the night before. English grammar online reported speech exercises with answers for class 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 with answers.
See more ideas about reported speech, teaching english and indirect speech. Fernandez carmona, english grammar with exercises, longman, 2000. British broadcasting corporation 2007 grammar challenge reported speech practice activities. Reported speech explained worksheets auto english reported speech worksheet reported orders worksheet reported questions worksheet perfect english grammar to access articles and resources sign up here. Reported speech is when we tell someone what another person said. The grasshopper and the ant video reported speech by serene this is a worksheet based on an animated video of the famous aesop fable, the grasshopper and the ant. Reported speech exercises with answers esl vocab fox. Reported speech 1 statements grammar intermediate to. Practice online with these all sentences types including commands, requests, statements, advice, suggestion and question types of sentences. Direct and reported speech worksheets with optional. Lots of reported speech exercises practise using free interactive quizzes. I used this in conjunction with unit 8 of inside out, upperintermediate, although it could be used to supplement any lesson that focuses on. Tips and ideas from kerry maxwell and lindsay clandfield on teaching reported speech.
The doctor said, your aunt doesnt need an operation. Reported speech worksheets pdf printable exercises with answer keys to. Pp2 verbs used to quote speech the most common verb used for quoting speech is say. All downloads are in pdf format and consist of a worksheet and answer sheet to check your results. Reported speech learnenglish teens british council. Reported speech in context based on comic strip, garfield. Binge drinking a cartoon, a written comprehension, exercises. They are roughly graded from 1 suitable for less advanced learners to 7 for the more advanced group. Download reported speech exercises for class 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 and college and university level students in pdf format. Reported speech is also known as indirect speech and is used to tell somebody else what another person said.
Young adults upperintermediate supplementary materials. He said, if you called on me tomorrow, i could see you 1. Divide the students into pairs a and b and give each student a corresponding. Reported speech pdf worksheets english vocabulary and. Here are some ideas to get my students love well, maybe im getting a bit carried away.
Rs003 reported speech rs002 reported speech mixed exercises rs001. The activities here are divided into different kinds of drill, ways of. Reported speech use reported speech is used to retell or report what other person has actually said. I dont know if students can feel when a teacher enjoys teaching something though i have the impression that somehow it shows. Click here to read the explanations about reported speech reported statements. As you watch the video, look at the examples of reported speech. A quick explanation of how reported indirect speech works, and then a comic where the students have to convert direct to indirect speech. Formal and informal english politeness or colloquial language future continuous tense.
Reported speech exercises with all types of sentences pdf download. Reported speech exercise with positive, imperative, assertive, imperative, exclamatory, question type sentences. Reported speech worksheet reported speech, indirect. Future perfect simple and continuous progressive tense. Reported speech exercises pdf download for all class students and the students of all levels. Meeting reports and summaries, daily conversations and news stories. Reported speech or reported discourse is when an individual verbally recalls information from something they heard or read. Reported speech is used when we want to say what other people. The teacher said to the boys, have you done your homework. Quoted and reported speech san jose state university. When reporting something in the future, present perfect or present the tense is not changed. Explain that the students are going to play a similar game in groups.
Direct and indirect speech exercises pdf worksheets, online exercises and grammar rules. To get students practicing and using reporting verbs. As a bonus, there are three roleplays for practicing reported speech on the second on the second page that can be done in pairs. Preterit past perfect time markers punctuation for the dialogue and introductory verbs direct speech and reported speech. In indirect speech, we often use a tense which is further back in the past e. All these materials are written for students and teachers of english as a foreign language. Reported speech indirect speech adjectives to describe feelings mood tone. Reported speech all downloads are in pdf format and consist of a worksheet and answer sheet to check your results.
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