Reported Speech Exercises with Answer Key

Reported Speech Exercises

Exercise 1

1. Paula said that she hadn’t mentioned anything.
2. The manager ordered us to keep those documents in the cupboard.
3. Eric asked me why Lucy was worried.
4. The gardener said that the flowers had died because of the lack of rain.
5. My grandmother suggested going to a restaurant instead of cooking at home.
6. The teacher wanted to know if the students had been listening during her lecture.
7. The headmaster affirmed that they would take the rest the following Monday.
8. My boss asked me how often I had missed work the month before.

Exercise 2

1. Mum warned me not to forget to wear sunscreen.
2. The man asked if the plane had landed yet.
3. Jill wondered whether they had gone to the party.
4. The teacher explained that we could hand in the project the following week.

Exercise 3

1. The customer complained that he wouldn’t come back to that restaurant because the service was terrible.
2. The lifeguard warned us not to swim in the sea that day because there were many jellyfish.
3. The student admitted that he had cheated in the exam the week before.
4. The salesperson promised me that I would be pleased with the results.

Exercise 4

1. Ann told me that she had been thinking about me all day.
2. I mentioned that that was the first time I was meeting him.
3. Brandon suggested doing something different that day/Brandon suggested that we do something different that day.
4. Valerie advised me not to tell her what happened.

Vocabulary

Finance

• Bill: factura
• Charge: cobrar
• Consumer: consumidor
• Cut back on: recortar/reducir
• Expense: gasto
• Get by: arreglarselas
• Income: ingresos/sueldo
• Investment: inversión
• Move payments: efectuar/hacer pagos
• Owe: deber (dinero)

Advertising

• Advert: anuncio
• Advertising: publicidad
• Conceal: ocultar/tapar
• Contestant: concursante
• Exposure/advertising: publicidad
• Marketplace: mercado
• Network: cadena/red
• Trend: tendencia/moda
• Willing: dispuesto
• Appealing: apetecible/atractivo
• Eye-catching: llamativo
• Grab (your) attention: llamar la atención
• Misleading: engañoso
• Odd: raro
• Over the top: exagerado
• Stimulating: estimulante
• Stylish: elegante
• Target audience: público objetivo

Phrasal Verbs with "Keep"

• Keep in mind: tener en cuenta/recordar
• Keep (me) company: hacer compañía a…
• Keep track of: llevar la cuenta de/anotar
• Keep your eyes on: fijarse en…

Other

• Pay the price: pagar las consecuencias
• Pay (your) own way: pagar lo que corresponde