Reported Speech - Sort the Patterns

Tap a card, then tap the column where it belongs. Place every card to finish the board.

Practice 5 of 6

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Question 1

You are reporting a finished past situation. Sort each modal by whether it changes form.

Question 2

Sort each direct question by the word that joins it when you report it.

Question 3

You report these words several days later from another place. Sort each quote by the word that changes.

Question 4

Sort each reported-speech frame by whether it uses said or told.

Question 5

Sort each reported sentence by whether it reports a command or request, or reports a statement.

Practise Reported Speech - Sort the Patterns with this interactive word-sorting exercise of 5 questions. Tap each word into the column it belongs in, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every set.

Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Reported Speech - Sort the Patterns in everyday English.

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