Identify the underlined part of speech as a noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, article, adverb, conjunction, preposition, or interjection. The spokesman said that he couldnt understand why billiards had been prohibited. Direct speech we may quote the actual words of the speaker. Reported speech exercise 9 perfect english grammar. This can be useful when reporting on research or telling a story.
On these worksheets, students learn to identify the part of speech of a word according. Quoted%and%reported%speech% san jose state university. If you are interested in a particular part of speech, like nouns for instance, click the link at the beginning. Exercise on reported speech 03 learn english online free exercises, explanations, games, teaching materials and plenty of information on english language. The 8 parts of speech diagnostic assessment warren hills. The professor ordered us to put our pencils down immediately. He said i dont like football in reported speech, however, we tell what someone said without repeating his exact words.
The following pages will provide practice in identifying the eight parts of speech one by one. Figures of speech introduction idioms or figures of speech are combinations of words whose meaning cannot be determined by examination of the meanings of the words that make it up. This exercise would help you to score higher in your future examinations. Theres also a revision section at the end, with another 30 minutes work. Bbc learning english grammar challenge grammar challenge activities bbc learning english page 4 of 5 reported speech exercise 1. The young lady said that she had not made such a mistake. They are eight categories of words defined in terms of their purpose, place, meaning, and use within sentences. Fill in the blanks with words of the appropriate part of speech. Nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs choose the best words to describe the parts of speech in the sixteen sentences below. The parts of speech helping verbs helping verbs help the main verb express action or make a statement. Reported speech exercises pdf download for all class students and the students of all levels. Parts of speech w orkbook researcher vimal makwana guided by dr. When we report what someone else has said we are shifting our perspective of that speech.
Or, to put it another way, an idiom uses a number of words to represent a single object, person or concept. Words in english belong to different parts of speech. Parts of speech worksheets riverside secondary school. All the words in the english language, written, spoken or listened by us in daily life, are parts of speech. For exercises, you can reveal the answers first submit worksheet and.
Exercise determine how the words in italics are used in the sentences below. Online and printable reported speech mixed exercise convert sentences from direct speech to indirect speech. Reported speech exercises with answers esl vocab fox. Figurative language makes readers or listeners use their imagination and understand much more than the plain words. Meeting reports and summaries, daily conversations and news stories. In direct speech we repeat exactly what someone said. The number of exercises will teach you to learn reported speech in english grammar. Parts of speech exercise february 28, 2014 you have to read the following sentences and underline the word or words that belong to the part of speech specified in the bracket. For exercises, you can reveal the answers first submit worksheet. The boys ate their dinner so hungrily that mother brought out seconds. Reported speech exercises change the following sentences into reported speech.
He claimed that shakespeares plays were more interesting than ibsens. Changing yesno questions from direct speech to indirect speech answers. For nouns ending in s,ch,sh,x,or zz, add es to form the plural. Reported speech exercise direct reported is seeing was seeing sees saw saw sawhad seen has seen had seen will see would see is going to see was going to see can see could see direct reported here there this that these those now then today that day. There are different figures of speech that can tap the imagination. Identifying parts of speech once you have learned about nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, you will be able to identify them in sentences and tell them apart from each other. Check your answer on page 12 all answers are at the end of the worksheet. She told me that they went had gone out last night the night before. Singular, plural, and collective nouns worksheet answers. English language worksheet i parts of speech cardiff. Exercises in reporting speech, rewrite the following into indirect speech. Convert direct speech to reported speech statements in this exercise print worksheets for your classes. On the line to the left of the sentence, write the word that is the part of speech indicated in parenthesis.
Lord of the flies figurative language worksheet rtf file. You have to read the following sentences and underline the word or words that belong to the part of speech specified in the bracket. In each of the following sentences, there is a bolded word. Exercise on the lines provided, write all the helping verbs that appear in the following sentences. Bob shouted loudly and ran quickly across the driveway. Reported speech from present simple questions write the questions using reported speech with answer key and grammar note on page 2 intermediate level approximately 10 15 minutes. Please contact me if you have any questions or ntact. Noun the name of a person, place or thing is called a noun. On the line to the left, write the part of speech of the underlined word.
Interview questions and answers for reported speech. Beautiful is an adjective and ravishingly is an adverb. Pp2 verbs used to quote speech the most common verb used for quoting speech is say. Diagnostic test 1 parts of speech for each underlined word in the following sentences, identify and then write the part of speech on the line next to the number. Direct and indirect speech verbal ability questions. Please identify the correct part of speech for each word in the sentences on. Download reported speech exercises pdf for class 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 and college and university level students. If you do not understand any part of the handout or the answers, please see a tutor in the. Working through the whole sheet, doing all the exercises, will take approximately 90 minutes. These exercises are more difficult than those exercises that we did on page two. Explanation, examples, and practice identifying prepositions in sentences. Esl game on learning how to make sentences in english language based on fundamental rules of reported speech. Once you have completed the parts of speech checkup, compare your answers. The parts of speech determining parts of speech nouns are often used as adjectives, and adjectives may be used as pronouns.
You have to find out what part of speech that word belongs to. Just click on a link to open a printable pdf version of the desired worksheet. Verb it tells about the activity of things and persons. After i got home yesterday, i took my dog for a walk. English grammar reported speech 3 all those changes represent the distancing effect of the reported speech. Common sense, together with the time aspect from the speakers point of view, are more important than the rules when. In this module, you will learn the three common figures of speech simile, metaphor. This etext book was originally part of the writing on the run. He told me a i was from poland wrong the pronoun is incorrect. Parts of speech 440 unit 10 parts of speech singular and plural nouns nouns can be singular or plural, depending upon whether they name one person, place, thing, or idea or more than one. Part i parts of speech i introduction this module is the first of three that focuses on the basics of english grammar you need to speak and write as effectively as possible. Both quoted and reported speech are used frequently. Part of speech definition examples nouns names persons, places, things.
The plays of shakespeare are more interesting than the plays of ibsen. Students determine what figure of speech is used and explain their answers. Therefore, our language must reflect that shift in perspective. Gihan exclaimed that they had too many prohibitions. Ask the students where they might find reported speech. These are categorized according to the syntactic function. Reported speech exercises with answers reporting speech. In order to determine what part of speech a word is, you must decide how it is used in the sentence. Reported statements mixed exercise change this direct speech into reported speech. Diagnostic test 2 parts of speech on the line next to the number, write the. Practice online or download in pdf these easy, beginners, advanced level reported speech exercises. To the right, substitute a different word for the underlined word. The answers are included at the end of this handout.
As usual, in the towns of ghana, the streets were filled. Action verbs and verbs of being worksheets reading level 01 pdf. The young children were eagerly waiting for christmas. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise english reported speech. If a sentence has no helping verb or verbs, write none on the line. Nounsare words that identify a person teenager, place. Some words can be used as more than one part of speech. In this worksheet, you learn the parts of speech needed to make a straightforward english sentence. Everyone already knows a lot about grammar and uses it correctly most of the time. If your consecutive letters are correct, you will spell out the names of four trees in items 1 through 12 and four.
We use reported speech when we wish to report what someone else has said without using a direct quote. Reported speech truefalse the two sentences have the same meaning. Each sentence given below contains an underlined word. Anil ambasana department of education saurashtra university,rajkot gujarat 265 adjective. Solved examples with detailed answer description, explanation are given and it would be easy to understand. Parts of speech folsom cordova unified school district.
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