ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
EXCERSISE
TEST
,Change the following sentences into DIRECT SPEECH:
1. Bea said that she wanted to be a princess when she was younger.
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2. Logan said that Amy is starting to exercise for the marathon.
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3. They were saying that school is starting to become a little bit
boring.
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4. Mike said that he was so hungry he could eat his own fist.
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TOTAL: /10
Change the following sentences into INDIRECT SPEECH:
1. Tara says, “I need to be there when the event starts.”
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2. Andrew said, “We need to hurry if we want to be there before
the movie starts.”
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3. The little boy says, “ I want a soccer ball for my Birthday.”
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,4. Sandra says, “We want ice cream for dessert.”
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5. “I use to be a chef until I started joining a rugby tournament”,
Terry says.
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TOTAL: /10
Change the following sentences into ACTIVE VOICE:
1. The cows are being washed by them.
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2. The cake was decorated by the baker.
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3. On the 14th of September the painting was painted by the artist.
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4. Planes were being designed by the two historical brothers.
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5. An important meeting was being missed by her.
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6. Through the wall the ghost went.
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, 7. Over the mountain they ran with their horses.
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8. The building was busy crumbling while the people were
evacuating.
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TOTAL: /8
Change the following sentences into PASSIVE VOICE:
1. She put on her ballet outfit before the concert.
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2. She went to the dentist.
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3. They planted trees in the park as a sign of protest against
pollution.
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4. They drank the water after they ran the race.
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5. She had to go to the hospital beacause she was passing out.
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6. The water in the pool was over flowing because of the rain.
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LANGUAGE
EXCERSISE
TEST
,Change the following sentences into DIRECT SPEECH:
1. Bea said that she wanted to be a princess when she was younger.
_______________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ (3)
2. Logan said that Amy is starting to exercise for the marathon.
_______________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ (2)
3. They were saying that school is starting to become a little bit
boring.
_______________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ (2)
4. Mike said that he was so hungry he could eat his own fist.
_______________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ (3)
TOTAL: /10
Change the following sentences into INDIRECT SPEECH:
1. Tara says, “I need to be there when the event starts.”
_______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ (2)
2. Andrew said, “We need to hurry if we want to be there before
the movie starts.”
_______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ (2)
3. The little boy says, “ I want a soccer ball for my Birthday.”
_______________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ (2)
,4. Sandra says, “We want ice cream for dessert.”
_______________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ (2)
5. “I use to be a chef until I started joining a rugby tournament”,
Terry says.
_______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________(2)
TOTAL: /10
Change the following sentences into ACTIVE VOICE:
1. The cows are being washed by them.
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_____________________________________________________ (1)
2. The cake was decorated by the baker.
_______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ (1)
3. On the 14th of September the painting was painted by the artist.
_______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ (1)
4. Planes were being designed by the two historical brothers.
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_____________________________________________________ (1)
5. An important meeting was being missed by her.
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_____________________________________________________ (1)
6. Through the wall the ghost went.
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, 7. Over the mountain they ran with their horses.
_______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ (1)
8. The building was busy crumbling while the people were
evacuating.
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_____________________________________________________ (1)
TOTAL: /8
Change the following sentences into PASSIVE VOICE:
1. She put on her ballet outfit before the concert.
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2. She went to the dentist.
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3. They planted trees in the park as a sign of protest against
pollution.
_______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ (1)
4. They drank the water after they ran the race.
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_____________________________________________________ (1)
5. She had to go to the hospital beacause she was passing out.
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6. The water in the pool was over flowing because of the rain.
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