Complete the sentences with one or two words in each gap.

1 ‘I don’t like playing rugby on this hard pitch.’

Ben said that he playing rugby on hard pitch.

2 ‘I haven’t sung here before.’

Tina said that she sung before.

3 ‘We won’t go out tonight.’

They said that they out night.

4 ‘I’m not worried about the test tomorrow.’

Paul said that he worried about the test the day.

5 ‘Ben must work harder this term.’

The teacher said that Ben work harder term.

2) Complete the sentences in reported speech.

1 ‘Has the film ended yet?’

Arthur asked .

2 ‘What time did you get up this morning?’

Shura asked us what time .

3 ‘Are you tired?’

Tom asked me .

4 ‘How much do you earn?’

Ryan asked me .

5 ‘Will you help out with the housework?’

Mum asked us .

3)Match the correct form of the words below with the words and phrases in italics which

have a similar meaning. There are two extra words.

cheat deceive exaggerate fib own up pass off swear

1 Graham always wins at cards by being dishonest. You should never play with him for

money!

2 Scott described his performance in the match in a way that made it seem more

important than it was. In fact, he hadn’t played very well at all!

3 Stuart gave me false information. He said that he had taken the photo on holiday in

Florida. In fact, he had photoshopped it. He has never been to Florida!

4 The shopkeeper sold watches, pretending they were designer products, when in fact

they were fakes. He made us believe they were something they were not as he sold them.



5 Amy promised in court that she was not guilty of the crime.

4 )Circle the words that cannot be used to complete the sentences.

1 Henry Smith is a very fake / devious / dishonest criminal who has cheated elderly people

out of their life savings.

2 It’s hypocritical / manipulative / unethical of politicians to criticise business people for

not paying taxes when they don’t pay taxes themselves.

3 I think Kelly is a very honest / trustworthy / devious girl. She never tells a lie.

4 My boss is always dishonest / straight / direct with us. He tells us exactly what to do in a

strict, clear, but fair way.

I like his style.

5 Susie is always open / unethical / truthful with her friends. They really like the fact that

she is both honest and friendly.

5 )Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 The police have ___ to give the sports club permission to hold a disco on Friday nights.

a advised b refused c warned

2 The school has ___ that students should bring their own sandwiches.

a criticised b recommended c encouraged

3 We ___ you to reconsider our proposal.

a beg b offer c demand

4 I’d like to ___ for being too critical of your earlier findings.

a confess b apologise c admit

6) Complete the text with reported speech. Use the words in brackets.

A lie detector test in school

When a board of school directors 1 (propose / introduce) lie

detectors into schools, teachers got angry and 2 (refuse / have)

anything to do with the scheme. They 3 (threaten / go) on strike if

the directors 4 (insist / implement) an idea that teachers

considered to be an infringement of their students’ rights. When 5

(invite / comment) on the proposal, students in local schools backed their teachers’ stance,

pointing out that such a scheme would undermine trust between students and staff at the

schools. They 6 (demand / the directors / forget) the idea.