ENGLISH 8: 3
The reported speech and study vocabulary
EX1: Change these sentences into the reported speech.
- 1-“Please show me your homework,” the teacher said.
- 2-“You should keep your room tidy,” my mother told me.
- 3-“Can you buy me some stamps?” Tom said to me.
- 4-“Could you open the window for me?” my brother said.
- 5-“Don’t make so much noise, boys” the policeman said.
EX2: Choose the best answer.
- 1-My uncle speaks English very………
a. good b. well c. goodly d. best
2- Lan promises to………..her best in learning English.
a. try b. make c. work d. learn
3- We should learn not only the meaning …………the spelling of newwords.
a. too b. as well as c. also d. but also
4- The manger asked me …….for him outside his office.
a. wait b. waiting c. to wait d. waited
5- I know you worked really……..for this semester.
a. hardly b. bad c. good d. hard
EX3: Fill in each blank with the suitable prepositions.
- 1-Please wait …..me a few minutes.
- 2-You can use the dictionary to find….newwords.
- 3-They are very proud ……their new house.
- 4-My sister is not very good …….Math.
- 5-Tim should work harder……..his Spanish pronunciation.
- 6-Try to learn the meanings of the new words ……..heart.
- 7-I got good grade ……..English and Math.