Reported Requests
Change this request to reported speech:
"Can you collect the homework, please?" said the teacher
The teacher asked me to collect the homework.
"Be on time!" my Mum said
My mum told me to be on time.
Select the correct word to complete the sentence:
The dog was _______________ (meowing/barking)
barking
Complete the sentence with the correct question word:
_______ old is your mum?
How
"When will you finish your homework?" asked Mum
Mum/She asked me when I would finish my homework.
Can you bring a cake please, Mario? said Isabel
Isabel/She asked Mario to bring a cake.
"Eat your dinner!" said Dad.
Dad told me/us to eat my/our dinner.
I read an interesting _______________ (cartoon/article) about the environment yesterday.
article
Fill in the sentence with the correct question word:
_____ is the weather like today?
What
"Are we going to the show?" asked the children
The children asked if they were going to the show.
"Can you close the door please David?" said the teacher.
The teacher asked David/him to close the door.
"Don't shout in the classroom!" said the teacher.
The teacher told us not to shout in the classroom.
The (scribe/reporter)__________ appeared on the news to give information about the elections.
reporter
What are the 6 question words that begin with W?
Who, What, Where, When, Which, and Why
"Can you help me to find my dog?" asked Charlotte
Charlotte/She asked me if I could help her to find her dog.
Change the request to reported speech:
"Can you lend me 10 euros?" asked Andrew
Andrew asked me to lend him 10 euros.
"Read the question carefully Katie," said the teacher.
The teacher told Katie to read the question carefully
I feel (sore/grumpy)___________ from doing too much exercise.
sore
Which question word does NOT begin with W?
How
"Lucy, do you know my cousin?" asked Ben.
Ben asked Lucy if she knew his cousin.
Change the request to reported speech:
"Can you come home early, please?" My dad said.
My dad asked me to come home early.
Change the command to reported speech. Begin the sentence with third person plural.
"Don't smoke!"
They told me not to smoke.
They told her not to smoke. They told him not to smoke.
Answer these 3 questions:
1. A synonym for midday
2. A synonym for tablet (the type you take when you are ill, not the electronic one!)
3. What you use to row a boat
1. noon
2. pill
3. oar
Fill in the gap with the correct question word:
_____ colour do you prefer, red or blue?
Which
"Have you seen that film?" my brother asked me.
My brother asked me if I had seen that film.