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Reported speech / Indirect speech — practice exercises

Interactive fill-in-the-blank, sentence-building, word-sorting, and error-correction exercises with instant feedback.

6 exercises

  1. Reported Speech - Daily Conversations

    Reported Speech - Daily Conversations

    Fill in the blank

    This is a fill-in-the-blank exercise. Complete each sentence by changing the direct speech into reported speech. Make sure you adjust the tense, pronouns, and time expressions correctly.

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  2. Reported Speech - Workplace Communication

    Reported Speech - Workplace Communication

    Fill in the blank

    This is a fill-in-the-blank exercise. Click on each blank and choose the correct answer from the dropdown. Report what people said in a work situation. Pay attention to tense changes, pronouns, and reporting verbs (e.g. told, asked, said).

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  3. Build Statements, Backshift, and Context

    Build Statements, Backshift, and Context

    Build the sentence

    Tap the words in the correct order to build each reported statement. One word does not belong.

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  4. Build Reported Questions and Instructions

    Build Reported Questions and Instructions

    Build the sentence

    Tap the words in the correct order to build each reported question, command, or request. One word does not belong.

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  5. Reported Speech - Sort the Patterns

    Reported Speech - Sort the Patterns

    Sort into columns

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

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  6. Reported Forms - Find and Fix

    Reported Forms - Find and Fix

    Find the mistake

    One word in each sentence is wrong. Tap it, then choose the correction.

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Put Reported speech / Indirect speech into practice with 6 interactive fill-in-the-blank, sentence-building, word-sorting, and error-correction exercises at B1 (Intermediate) level. Every question is checked instantly, so you can catch mistakes, see the correct answer in context, and build confidence using Reported speech / Indirect speech in real English sentences.

Work through the exercises above in order or jump straight to the one you want. You can retry any exercise as many times as you like, and your score updates as you go. When you want to review the rules first, head back to the Reported speech / Indirect speech lesson.

  • Fill-in-the-blank questions with multiple-choice answers
  • Sentence-building questions: tap the words into the correct order
  • Word-sorting questions: tap each word into the column it belongs in
  • Error-correction questions: spot the wrong word, then choose the fix
  • Instant feedback and scoring on every attempt
  • Unlimited retries to reinforce Reported speech / Indirect speech
  • Suitable for B1-level English learners