Exercise 1: Complete these reported speeches below using a suitable verb for each answer begged advised insisted refused persuaded promised offered announced apologised threatened

Justin said : "I'm going to university next autumn." Justin (1)............... that he would go to university the following autumn.

The doctor said to me : "You really should stay in bed and not go to work this week."

The doctor (2).............. me to stay in bed and not go to work that week.

Dad told me : "I won't give you any more pocket money if you keep behaving like that."

Dad (3)................ not to give me any more pocket money if I kept behaving like that.

My friend said : "You can stay with me if there's no train home so late in the evening.

My friend (4) ............... to stay with her if there was no train home so late in the evening.

Mom said: "I'll buy you a new laptop if you get good grades ". Mom (5) ................ to buy me a new laptop if I got good grades. She said :" I am sorry. I didn't mean to break the vase."

She (6)................_ for breaking the vase.

The reporter said: " I won't tell you who my source is."

The reporter (7)_ ................ to tell me who his source was.

Jack said :"Please come to the show with me.

We'll have a lot of fun." So, In the end, I went with him.

Jack (8)_ .................. me to go to the show with him.

My father said :"I'll pay for the meal ! Put you money back in your wallets!"

My father (9)..................._ on paying for the meal.

Dicky said: "Please don't tell mom, She'll punish me if she knows."

Dicky (10)............... me not to tell his mother. She would punish him if she knew.

Exercise 1: Complete these reported speeches below using a suitable verb for each answer

begged

advised

insisted

refused

persuaded

promised

offered

announced

apologised

threatened

Justin said : "I'm going to university next autumn."

Justin  (1) ........... that he would go to university the following autumn.

The doctor said to me : "You really should stay in bed and not go to work this week."

The doctor  (2) .............. me to stay in bed and not go to work that week.

Dad told me : "I won't give you any more pocket money if you keep behaving like that."

Dad  (3).........  not to give me any more pocket money if I kept behaving like that.

My friend said : "You can stay with me if there's no train home so  late in  the evening.

My friend  (4)............ to stay with her if there was no train home so late in the evening.

Mom said: "I'll buy you a new laptop if you get good grades ".

Mom  (5).......  to buy me a new laptop if I got good grades.

She said :" I am sorry. I didn't mean to break the vase." She  (6)_........  for breaking the vase.

The reporter said: " I won't tell you who my source is."

The reporter  (7)_.........  to tell me who his source was. Jack said :"Please come to the show with me. We'll have a lot of    fun." So, In the end, I went with him.

Jack  (8)_...............  me to go to the show with him.

My father said :"I'll pay for the meal ! Put you money back in your wallets!" My father  (9).........._  on paying for the meal.

Dicky said: "Please don't tell mom, She'll punish me if she knows."

Dicky  (10) ......... me not to tell his mother. She would punish him if she knew.

Exercise 4: Complete these reported speeches

refused

advised

accused

confessed

begged

admitted

denied

regretted

refused

accused

Mary, you should start learning for the exam next week.

I (1)_____________ Mary to start learning for the exam next week.

They didn't accept credit cards at the store.

The cashier (2)_____________ to accept credit cards.

The criminal told the officer that he had robbed the bank.

The criminal (3)_____________ robbing the bank.

Mum, I didn't do it on purpose!

The girl (4)_____________ doing it on purpose.

You stole y money !

He (5)_____________ me of stealing his money.

Dad, I fell in love with Martha.

I (6)_____________ that I had fallen in love with Martha.

Please, go to the toy store with me.

The child (7)_____________ his mum to go to the toy store with him.

I'm not going to go with you. I'm simply not going.

He (8)_____________ to go with him.

I wish I had gone to the concert.

I (9)_____________ not having gone to the concert.

Mum said to her daughter : "You cheated at the test"!

Mum (10)_____________ her daughter of cheating.

Exercise 5: Complete the story below, using ONE word only for

each answer. Use a dictionary to help with the words if you need

to

offered

agreed

warned

advised

invited

refused

promised

Grandma (1)_____________ Rose to come to her cottage for lunch.

Rose (2)_____________ to visit and (3)_____________ to bring a basket

of fruit. Grandma (4)_____________ her not to take the path through the

woods because it was dangerous. "And you must promise not to talk to

any strangers! " said grandma.

Rose (5)_____________ not to. On the way to Grandma's cottage ,

Rose met a stranger and he (6)_____________ her to take the path

through the woods because it was shorter. Fortunately, Rose remembered

her promise to Grandma and she (7)_____________ to listen to the

stranger

Exercise 2: Complete the reported speeches below. You can use

a dictionary to help with the verbs given.

convinced

agreed

warned

accused

begged

promised

threatened

denied

encouraged

refused

confessed

complained

The bank officials (1)_____________ to lend him the money.

The burglar (2)_____________ to kill me if I screamed.

The couple (3)_____________ doing anything that was illegal.

The politician (4)_____________ that he had had an affair with another

woman.

My sister (5)_____________ that she always had too much work to do.

The guide (6)_____________ us not to drink the water there because it

wasn't safe.

The teacher (7)_____________ me of cheating.

I (8)_____________ my son that I would attend his concert.

My dad (9)_____________ me to take the job because the pay was good.

We (10)_____________ him to keep on practicing .

The criminal (11)_____________ to answer any questions without a

lawyer present.

I (12)_____________ her to forgive me and told her I was so sorry.

Exercise 3: Complete the reported speeches below

Mary: "I will play cards the day after tomorrow".

Mary informed me that (1)________________ cards the following day.

Sophie: "I went to bed early last night".

Sophie said that (2)____________________ to bed early the

night before.

My dad : "This is my first visit to England".

My dad told the immigration officer

(3)____________________ to England.

He remarked: "You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen."

He told me that I (4)____________________the most

beautiful girl he (5)____________________

Nick: "I am going to see my parents next month."

Nick said that (6)____________________ to see his parents

the following month.

Gloria: "I am sorry but I can't come to your birthday party because I

am going away for the weekend."

Gloria said that she (6)____________________ sorry but she

(7)____________________ to my birthday party because she

(8)____________________ away for the weekend.

Judy: "I have already written this paragraph four times".

Judy complained that (9)____________________ that

paragraph four times.

Peter: "I will not stop until this factory is shut down."

Peter promised that (10)____________________ until that

factory (11)____________________ shut down.

Jonathan: "I don't think so".

Jonathan said (12)____________________ so.

My friends told me: "We want to leave at once".

My friends told me that (13)____________________ to leave

at once.

V. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the word(s) given so that its meaning stays the same.

1.     Let s go to the cinema. (HOW)

        ________________________________________________________________

2.     She has studied English for 5 years. (AGO)

        ________________________________________________________________

3.     Mike completed his homework last night. (BY)

        ________________________________________________________________

4.     Using lots of cars can lead to air pollution. (CAUSED)

        ________________________________________________________________

5.     The air is polluted. People have breathing problems. (IF)

        ________________________________________________________________

VI. Rearrange the given words or phrases to make meaningful sentences.

1.     If/I/ at night/ were/ father/ would/ not/I/ allow/ at night/ you/ to/ go out/ your.

        ________________________________________________________________

2.     The/ of the fish/ water/ can/ the death/ lead to/ polluted.

        ________________________________________________________________

3.     polluted/ The/ factory's/ can/ make/ the river/ water/ waste.

        ________________________________________________________________

4.     would be/ If/ interesting/ had/ wings/ it/ very/ the cat.

        ________________________________________________________________

5.     finished/ Her house/ was/ by/ a / artist/ decoration/ famous.

        ________________________________________________________________

6.     Why/ new/ study abroad/ students/ when/ they/ feel homesick/ did?

        ________________________________________________________________

7.     her high marks/ Mai's effort/ the final exam/ results in/ in.

________________________________________________________________

8.     to a safer area/happened/The homeless/ the earthquake/before/had been taken

________________________________________________________________

9.     we/ will/ save/ water/ have/ fresh water/ to use/ If/ other people.

        ________________________________________________________________

10.   Do/ you/ what/ caused/ polluted/ soil/ in/ our/ town/ know?

        ________________________________________________________________

VII. Make meaningful sentences based on the given words below.

1. Most/ drinking water sources/ be/ contaminate/ different degrees.

………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Sentosa/ be/ popular island resort/ Singapore/ and/ it/ be/ visit/ some twenty million people/ year.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Belize/ be/ independent country/ eastern coast/ Central America.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Canada/be/ geologically active/ many earthquakes/ potentially active volcanoes.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Extreme weather/ be/ not/ uncommon/United States/ and/ most/ world’s tornadoes/ occur/ country.

 …………………………………………………………………………………………

VIII. Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.

1.  Between 2000 and 2012, natural disasters caused $1.7 trillion in damage.

     → ..................................................................................................... (was)

2.  Our seas are seriously polluted. Fish and other marine creatures die every day.

     → ......................................................................................................... (if)

3.  We will visit the Emancipation Park before we go to have some drinks in that famous bar.

     → .......................................................................................... (as soon as)

4.  They invited me to travel to Los Angeles with them after I had planned my trip to England.

     → .............................................................................................................

          ......................................................................................... (by the time)

5.  The local government displayed many educational posters on the street to encourage people to protect the environment.

     → .............................................................................................................

          .................................................................................................... (were)