EXERCISES OF UNIT 5(1)

EXERCISES OF UNIT 5(1)

I. Complete the sentences with “ say” or “ tell”
1. Ann ……………. goodbye to me and left.
2. …………….. us about your holiday. Did you have a nice time?
3. Don’t just stand there! ………………. something!
4. I wonder where Sue is. She ……………… she would be here at 8 o’clock.
5. Jack …………….. me that he was fed up with his job.
6. The doctor …………. that I should rest for at least a week.
7. Don’t …………….. anybody what I …………….. it’s a secret just between us.
8. “ Did she …………… you what happened?” “ No, she didn’t ………….. anything.”
9. George couldn’t help me. He …………. me to ask Kate.
10. George couldn’t help me. He ………….. to ask Kate.
II. Change the following sentences from direct to reported speech.
1. Nam said to me, “ Wait five minutes for me.”
( Nam told ………………………………………………………………………………..
2. The teacher said to us, “ Don’t make so much noise.”
( The teacher ordered …………………………………………………………………….
3. He told me, “ Try to come on time.”
( He told …………………………………………………………………………………
4. She said to me “ Don’t forget what I have told you.”
( She asked ………………………………………………………………………………
5. He said to me angrily, “ Don’t make the same mistake again.”
( He told …………………………………………………………………………………
6. The teacher said to John: “ Write that exercise out carefully.”
( The teacher told ………………………………………………………………………..
7. The hunter said to his friend: “ Shoot the wolf.”
( The hunter told ………………………………………………………………………….
8. Ben said: “ Read my exercise”
( Ben asked ……………………………………………………………………………….
9. He said to me: “ Don’t believe everything she says.”
( He told ……………………………………………………………………………………
10. The lady said to her friend: “ Look the front door when you go out.”
( The lady told…………………………………………………………………………………
11. She said toher classmates: “ Be quiet.”
( She told ……………………………………………………………………………………..
12. The mother said to her son: “ Don’t stand there doing nothing.”
( She told ……………………………………………………………………………………..
13. The boss said to his personnel: “ Do these jobs.”
( The boss ordered ……………………………………………………………………………
14. The policeman said to the passer-by “ stop”.
( The policeman asked …………………………………………………………………………
15. My father said to my brother: “ Put your book here.”
( My father told ………………………………………………………………………………..

THE KEYS

I. Complete the sentences with “ say” or “ tell”
1. said
2. tell
3. say
4. said
5. told

6. said
7. tell, said
8. tell, say
9. told
10. said

II. Change the following sentences from direct to reported speech.
1. ( Nam told to wait five minutes for him.
2. ( The teacher ordered us not to make so much noise.
3. ( He told me to try to come on time.
4 ( She asked me not to forget what she had told me.
5. ( He told me angrily not to make the same mistake again.
6. ( The teacher told John to write that exercise out carefully.
7. ( The hunter told to his friend to shoot the wolf.
8. ( Ben asked to read his exercise.
9. ( He told me not to believe everything she said.
10. ( The lady told her friend to look the front door when she went out.
11. ( She told her classmates to be quiet.
12. ( She told her son not stand there doing nothing.
13 ( The boss ordered his personnel to do these jobs.”
14. ( The policeman asked the passer-by to stop.
15. ( My father told my brother to put his book there.