Reporting Verbs exercises — Set 1: Say vs Tell: The Core Distinction (Worksheet)
Worksheet • 20 questions • 12 min
She that she was feeling tired.
He me that the meeting was cancelled.
The teacher us to open our books.
"I'll be late," she to her boss.
Can you me the truth?
Did he anything about the project?
She him a lie about where she had been.
They goodbye and left the party.
The doctor her that she needed more rest.
"I don't agree," Tom.
Could you me how to get to the station?
He sorry for being late.
My parents always me not to talk to strangers.
She didn't a word during the whole meeting.
The guide the tourists that the museum closed at five.
What did the weather forecast ?
Please me the time. I don't have a watch.
He to me that he would help with the move.
The children were a bedtime story by their grandmother.
It is that the company will close next year.
Reporting Verbs exercises online (Worksheet)
The two most common reporting verbs are 'say' and 'tell', but they follow different grammar rules. 'Tell' always needs a person as an object (told me, told him), while 'say' usually does not take a personal object (said that...). Both verbs also appear in many fixed expressions. Practise choosing the correct verb in each sentence.