Fiction Vocabulary
Nonfiction Vocabulary
Reported Speech
Reported Speech II
Phrasal Verbs
100
Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel, and Little Red Riding Hood are all examples of...
fairy tales
100
An _________ is a book full of maps while a __________ is a book full of words and their definitions.
An __atlas______ is a book full of maps while a __dictionary________ is a book full of words and their definitions.
100
Martín: "I study every day"
Change this to reported speech.
Martín said that he studied every day.
100
TRUE OR FALSE: When we change a question from direct to reported speech, we use "that".
FALSE
We use "that" with reported sentences/statements but not with questions.
100
When you put/write a word in a blank/gap, you _____ ____ the blank/gap.
When you put/write a word in a blank/gap, you _fill_in___ the blank/gap.
200
Shakespeare has written many __________ such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and more.
Romeo and Juliet is a _____________. It's about love.
Shakespeare has written many __plays________ such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and more.
Romeo and Juliet is a ___romance__________. It's about love.
200
A _________ is a book used in school to learn about a topic like math or science.
A _________ is a daily or weekly paper full of important events and stories.
A _________ has lots of recipes.
A _textbook___ is a book used in school to learn about a topic like math or science.
A _newspaper_ is a daily or weekly paper full of important events and stories.
A _cookbook_ has lots of recipes.
200
"I'm eating a sandwich", said Anna.
Change this to reported speech.
Anna said (that) she was eating a sandwich.
200
Mark: "Do you like chocolate?"
Mark: "Do you like chocolate?" --> Mark asked if/whether I liked chocolate.
200
If you make a mistake but you don't have any Wite-Out (= Tipp-Ex), you can just ______ it ________.
If you make a mistake but you don't have any Wite-Out (= Tipp-Ex), you can just _cross__ it __out___.
300
Harry Potter is a _________ series whereas IT is a __________ movie based on a book.
Asterix is a popular French _________ book series.
Asterix is a popular French _________ book series.
Harry Potter is a __fantasy_______ series whereas IT is a _horror___ movie based on a book.
(not "terror movie")
Asterix is a popular French __comic_______ book series.
300
A ___________ is a book with instructions on how to do something or how to build something.
manual
300
"We have worked really hard", they said.
"We worked really hard yesterday", they said.
Change these to reported speech.
"We have worked really hard", they said. --> They said (that) they had worked really hard.
"We worked really hard yesterday", they said. -->They said (that) they had worked really hard the day before.
300
Fix these sentences:
I said him the answer.
I told to him the answer.
I told he the answer.
Fix these sentences:
I said him the answer. --> I told him the answer/I said the answer to him.
[say + something (+ to someone)]
I told to him the answer. --> I told him the answer/I said the answer to him.
[tell + someone + something]
I told he the answer. --> I told him the answer/I said the answer to him.
[him is the object pronoun, he is the subject pronoun]
300
If you don't know a word, you can ______ it ______ in the dictionary.
If you don't know a word, you can __look____ it __up____ in the dictionary.
400
A _______ novel is a book about something illegal, like a murder.
A _________ is full of suspense, action, mystery, and it's very exciting.
A __crime___ novel is a book about something illegal, like a murder.
A __thriller___ is full of suspense, action, mystery, and it's very exciting.
400
A _________ is a book often used by tourists which gives information about a place (a city, a country, etc).
A __guidebook____ is a book often used by tourists which gives information about a place (a city, a country, etc).
400
"Jorge had eaten five hamburgers two days ago and he had been very sick," said Jorge's mom.
Change these to reported speech.
Jorge had eaten five hamburgers two days ago and he had been very sick," said Jorge's mom. --> Jorge's mom said (that) Jorge had eaten five hamburgers two days before and he had been very sick.
Mike: "I will go!" --> Mike said that he would go.
400
Sam to Michelle: "What is your favorite color?"
Change this to reported speech.
Sam to Michelle: "What is your favorite color?" --> Sam asked Michelle what her favorite color was.
400
If you ________ _______ it means you continue reading.
If you _________ _______/aloud it means you are not reading silently. You are reading and people can hear your voice.
If you __read______ ___on____ it means you continue reading.
If you ___read______ __out_____/aloud/out loud it means you are not reading silently. You are reading and people can hear your voice.
500
______________ fiction is a book that takes place a long time ago, for example, in the Middle Ages or in Ancient Egypt.
____________ fiction involves technology, outer space, robots, and sometimes aliens (extra-terrestrials).
A _______ __________ is similar to a comic but it's not in a newspaper. It's a book like Persepolis or Bone.
_Historical_ fiction is a book that takes place a long time ago, for example, in the Middle Ages or in Ancient Egypt.
__Science___ fiction involves technology, outer space, robots, and sometimes aliens (extra-terrestrials).
A _graphic___ ___novel____ is similar to a comic but it's not in a newspaper. It's a book like Persepolis or Bone.
500
An _______________ is a book full of facts, often organized from letter A to letter Z.
A _______________ is a book about a person.
An ______________ is a book about a person written by the person it is about.
An _encyclopedia_ is a book full of facts, often organized from letter A to letter Z.
A ___biography______ is a book about a person.
An __autobiography____ is a book about a person written by the person it is about.
500
"I have to go to the dentist's tomorrow. I can't eat anything. The dentist may have to take out a tooth," said Mara.
Change this to reported speech.
"I have to go to the dentist's tomorrow. I can't eat anything. The dentist may have to take out a tooth," said Mara.
-->
Mara said (that) she had to go to the dentist's the following/next day. She couldn't eat anything. The dentist might have to take out a tooth.500
"Where are you going?" asked Phillip.
Change this to reported speech.
"Where are you going?" asked Phillip. --> Phillip asked where I was going.
Original Question: question word + verb + subject...
Reported Question (no longer a question): question word + subject + verb...
500
If you _________ __________ a magazine, you're not really reading everything. You're just looking at the pages to see what is there and if there is anything interesting inside.
If you __flick___ __through____ a magazine, you're not really reading everything. You're just looking at the pages to see what is there and if there is anything interesting inside.
also acceptable: flip through