Error Identification

1.

The shop assistance was very helpful and I was able

to buy what I wanted .

2.

Have you wrote a reply to your grandmother to

thank her for the present ?

3.

My father told me don't stay out la te at

night with my friends.

4.

We have to do it ourse lf as there are

not enough workers to finish it on time.

5.

Amy sits besides me in class while Sita is behind me .

6.

We are grateful for Mrs Halimah for helping us to

win the inter-school debate.

7.

When Rahman reached to home, he realized tha t no

onewas there.

8.

She has a small ey es and a pointed nose.

9.

Jane is rather a outstanding woman.

10.

We need to take an action to solve the

problem of pollution.

11.

If you read, you get a knowledge .

12.

The woman describe her daughter as jewel .

13.

He was given a rewards for his honesty.

14.

It becomes dry when exposed to sun .

15 .

The tracks were ma de by strange creature .

16 .

Father went to bank yesterday.

17 .

Michael Jackson is fa mous singer .

Word formation
Type the correct form of the word in brackets to fill the
gaps.
1.
He gets a lot of (ENJOY) from
football.
2.
Money doesnt always
bring .. (HAPPY).
3.
It is . (HONEST) to take
something that isnt yours.
4.
My dad gets very (PATIENT)
when he has to wait ages for the train.
5.
I want to be a
when Im older.

(SCIENCE)

6.
Its snowing. You need to ride your
bike . (CAREFUL).
7. (PERSONAL) speaking, I
didnt like the film.

8. She's (OBSESS) with

fashion. She buys all the fashion magazines.

Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note

whether the sentence is a request, a statement or a
question.
1.

He said, "I like this song."

He
said
..

2.

"Where is your sister?" she asked me.

She asked
me
.

3.

"I don't speak Italian," she said.

She
said
..

4.

"Say hello to Jim," they said.

They asked
me
..

5.

"The film began at seven o'clock," he said.

He
said
.

6.

"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.

She told the

boys
.
7.

"Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.

She asked
him

8.

"I never make mistakes," he said.

He
said
.

9.

"Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.

He wanted to
know

10.

"Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.

The stuntman advised the

audience ..

Complete the sentences in reported speech.

1. John said, "I love this town."
John said

2. "Do you like soccer ?" He asked me.

He asked me

3. "I can't drive a lorry," he said.

He said

4. "Be nice to your brother," he said.

He asked me

5. "Don't be nasty," he said.

He urged me

6. "Don't waste your money" she said.

She told the boys

7. "What have you decided to do?" she asked him.

She asked him

8. "I always wake up early," he said.

He said

9. "You should revise your lessons," he said.

He advised the students

10.

"Where have you been?" he asked me.

He wanted to know

Answers
1. T h e s h o p a s s i s t a n t w a s v e r y h e l p f u l a n d I w a s a b l e t o b u y w h a t I
wanted.
2. H a v e y o u w r i t t e n a r e p l y t o y o u r g r a n d m o t h e r t o t h a n k h e r f o r t h e
present ?
3. M y f a t h e r t o l d m e n o t t o s t a y o u t l a t e a t n i g h t w i t h m y f r i e n d s .
4. We h a v e t o d o i t o u r s e l v e s a s t h e r e a r e n o t e n o u g h w o r k e r s t o
finish it on time.
5. A m y s i t s b e s i d e m e i n c l a s s w h i l e S i t a i s b e h i n d m e .
6. We a r e g r a t e f u l t o M r s H a l i m a h f o r h e l p i n g u s t o w i n t h e i n t e r school debate.
7. W h e n R a h m a n r e a c h e d h o m e , h e r e a l i z e d t h a t n o o n e w a s t h e r e .
1.
2.
3.
4.

small eyes
an outstanding
action
knowledge

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10
.

as a jewel
a reward
the sun
a strange creature
the bank
a famous singer

Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note whether the sentence is a

request, a statement or a question.
1.

He said, "I like this song."

He said that he liked that song.

2.

"Where is your sister?" she asked me.

She asked me where my sister was.

3.

"I don't speak Italian," she said.

She said that she didn't speak Italian.

4.

"Say hello to Jim," they said.

They asked me to say hello to Jim.

5.

"The film began at seven o'clock," he said.

He said that the film had begun at seven o'clock.

6.

"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.

She told the boys not to play on the grass.

7.

"Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.

She asked him where he had spent his money.

8.

"I never make mistakes," he said.

He said that he never made mistakes.

9.

"Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.

He wanted to know if she knew Robert.

10.

"Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.

The stuntman advised the audience not to try that at home.
11. John said, "I love this town."
John said that he loved that town.
12. "Are you sure?" He asked me.
He asked me if / whether I liked soccer.
13. "I can't drive a lorry," he said.
He said that he couldn't drive a lorry.

14. "Be nice to your brother," he said.

He asked me to be nice to my brother.
15. "Don't be nasty," he said.
He urged me not to be nasty.
16. "Don't waste your money" she said.
She told the boys not to waste their money.
17. "What have you decided to do?" she asked him.
She asked him what he had decided to do.
18. "I always wake up early," he said.
He said that he always woke up early.
19. "You should revise your lessons," he said.
He advised the students to revise their lessons.
20. "Where have you been?" he asked me.
He wanted to know where I had been.