BusyTeacher.org says, “We’ve got 195 reported speech worksheets just for you!” And once you’ve tried some of them in your classroom, we’re sure you’ll agree with thousands of other teachers all over the world, who’ve said, “BusyTeacher.org is a great site for ESL resources!”
All cheesiness aside, reported speech can be a little confusing for some ESL students, but it’s simple to teach if you have the right tools. Just about every language involves some form of reported speech - so once your students get the general idea, they should be off and running with any activities you give them. The question is, how can you make sure you give them a solid foundation in English reported speech?
By starting with BusyTeacher.org worksheets, of course! When you use some of these 195 worksheets along with the more rigorous exercises in your textbook, your students will quickly gain experience in all the ways English can be used to report speech. Then it’s time to turn them loose on some of the fun activities and games you’ll find on this page, so they can start using reported speech in sentences and descriptions.
It doesn’t matter if you’re teaching basic reported speech to ESL level-one beginners, or practicing advanced reported speech with your level-five students - you’ll find worksheets here that are perfectly adapted for your students’ skill and experience. And whether you want to quiz them with some fill-in-the-blank or multiple-choice worksheets, help them analyze reported speech in English-language movies and TV shows, or get them up and active with some reported speech games, BusyTeacher.org has got the right worksheets for you.
Working through a special themed unit? We love that! We’ve got worksheets based on work and school vocabulary, animals, cartoon characters, emotions, movies, and much more. BusyTeacher.org even has worksheets that target specific aspects of reported speech, like direct speech, reporting verbs, and impersonal report structures. We’ve got a reported speech worksheet for everybody, from ESL beginners to advanced students; from classes full of kids to business English seminars.
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It is a multiple-choice test of grammar and vocabulary for 12-14 year old ESL learners. It tests Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Articles: a,an, the, some, zero article; Direct/Indirect speec ...
In this presentation there is everything regarding verbs TELL and SAY as we use them in Reported Speech. Presentation is based on Grammar Points. Because of the nature of the presentation It ...
This is a worksheet for teaching reported speech at elementary level. There are 3 different activities in which students are asked to change statements, questions and commands into reported speec ...
These are story fragments with questions. You can print them out of display them for the whole class. Discuss questions. Then write the rest of the story. If you can't answer a question, ignor ...
This worksheet contains 2 tasks. The 1st task is a multiple choice exercise where students select the best answer out of 4 given options to fill in the gaps. The 2nd task is a writing activity whe ...
This is my first worksheet and I really hope that it will help you. The sheet has the most basic rules for reported speech then different exercises on it. The sheet has exercises on reported state ...
This worksheet will help your students to better train themselves in changing the Direct Speech into Reported one. It contains all the types of sentences. The author's words are in the present ten ...
This worksheet consists of 3 parts (each part containing 10 sentences) where students are asked to do transformations from the Direct into the Reported Speech. Part 1 deals with statements, Part 2 ...
Useful sheets for revising transformation in English structures at an intermediate level. It includes changes passive/active, reported/direct speech, joining sentences through relative pronouns, ...
With this test, students can revise Relative clauses, Conditionals clauses, Passive voice and Reported Speech. There are five questions:
1. Write the correct relative pronoun or adverb,
2. Join ...
This is a worksheet for revising the reported speech at pre-intermediate level. There are 3 activities in which students are asked to put in the missing words, report the statements and report the ...
There are 110 sentences in direct spech to be written into reported speech. There are statements (positive and negative) questions, orders and command and suggestions. The introductory verbs are g ...
There are 20 sentences in direct speech to be written into reported speech. There are only statements (positive and negative). The introductory verbs are given in each sentence. There is enough sp ...
There are 29 seven sentences in direct spech to be written into reported speech. There are statements (positive and negative) questions, orders and command and suggestions. The introductory verbs ...
There are 27 seven sentences in direct spech to be written into reported speech. There are statements (positive and negative) questions, orders and command and suggestions. The introductory verbs ...
This is PART 2 of two parts. If you liked this, please download Part 1. This PowerPoint presentation is a fun way to practice changing Direct Speech into Reported Speech. Directions:
First you ...
This is PART 1 of two parts. If you liked this, please download Part 2. This PowerPoint presentation is a fun way to practice changing Direct Speech into Reported Speech. Directions:
First you ...
This power point presentation is designed according to my ESL needs and according to the program we have in our school. I really like teaching complements, I believe is very important to distingu ...
A worksheet to practice reported speech with an exercise based on Michael Bolton's song I Said I Loved You, But I Lied to show that sometimes we do not need to change the tense if the original sta ...
The following document contains a small, but very accurate summary. It is ideal for the student to practice before a test or quiz, that's why it includes some sentences that must be completed to i ...
With this song students practice the reported speech, they also have to fill in the gaps and find opposites, and finally there is one activity to match definitions with words in the song. Before o ...
This worksheet consists of 30 sentences to practise rephrasing involving linking word, passive voice, reported speech, if clauses. The students have to rewrite the sentences. They can make the nec ...
This is a worksheet for teaching reported speech at intermediate level. There´s a simple activity in which students are asked to report the questions given. The answer key is included.
Reported speech powerpoint activity that I created for a class / group activity. It is based on a real life, true crime carried out by a very polite man who robs a petrol station. Each slide shows ...
This worksheet focuses on the use of reporting verbs to summarise ideas. It contains explanations, examples as well as exercises for students from intermediate level upwards. It provides useful pr ...
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