1. Order the words to make reported questions. Then write the questions as direct speech.
1 I / me / old / she asked / was / how
She asked me how old I was. ‘How old are you?’
2 what / he asked / were / them / they / doing
…………………………………………..
3 afraid / you / you / were / I asked / if
…………………………………………..
4 was / her / mum / why / she / we asked / angry
…………………………………………..
5 happening / I asked / what / him / was
…………………………………………..
6 where / would / me / stay / he asked / I
…………………………………………..
7 if / they asked / help / I / could / them
…………………………………………..
8 if / been / had / me / they asked / I / skiing / ever
…………………………………………..
9 how / we asked / spent / money / him / he’d / much
…………………………………………..
Answer
2 He asked them what they were doing. –‘What are you doing?’
3 I asked you if you were afraid. – ‘Are you afraid?’
4 We asked her why her mum was angry. – ‘Why is your mum angry?’
5 I asked him what was happening. – ‘What is happening?’
6 He asked me where I would stay. – ‘Where will you stay?’
7 They asked if I could help them. – ‘Can you help us?’
8 They asked me if I had ever been skiing. – ‘Have you ever been skiing?’
9 We asked him how much money he’d spent. – ‘How much money did you spend?’
2. Listen to the direct speech and complete the reported questions..
1 He asked her ………………………….. for dinner.
2 She asked him ………………………….. on Sundays.
3 He asked her ………………………….. the new Chinese restaurant.
4 She asked him ………………………….. heavily.
5 He asked her ………………………….. into town.
Answer
1 where she wanted to go
2 what time the Italian restaurant opened
3 if she had tried
4 if it was still raining
5 if her brother would give them a lift
Transcript
1
Man Where do you want to go for dinner?
Woman I fancy a pizza.
2
Woman What time does the Italian restaurant open on Sundays?
Man I’m not sure. Six o’clock, I think.
3
Man Have you tried the new Chinese restaurant?
Woman No, I haven’t. I’m not a big fan of Chinese food.
4
Woman Is it still raining heavily?
Man No, it isn’t. It’s much lighter now.
5
Man Will your brother give us a lift into town?
Woman Yes, he might. He usually does.
3. Rewrite the direct speech as reported questions.
1 ‘What are you doing?’ Jake asked his sister.
…………………………………………..
2 ‘Have you washed my jeans?’ Poppy asked her mum.
…………………………………………..
3 ‘When did you finish your homework?’ my friend asked me.
…………………………………………..
4 ‘Is it still raining?’ Freddie asked Luke.
…………………………………………..
5 ‘Can you play the saxophone?’ Nadia asked me.
…………………………………………..
6 ‘When will you give me back my laptop?’ my dad asked my sister.
…………………………………………..
Answer
1 Jake asked his sister what she was doing.
2 Poppy asked her mum if she had washed her jeans.
3 My friend asked me when I had finished my homework.
4 Freddie asked Luke if it was still raining.
5 Nadia asked me if I could play the saxophone.
6 My dad asked my sister when she would give him back his laptop.
4. Underline a mistake in each reported question. Then write the reported questions correctly.
1 She asked them why they are being so noisy.
…………………………………………..
2 I asked her how she had hurt yourself.
…………………………………………..
3 We asked them they wanted to travel with us.
…………………………………………..
4 He asked me what was I listening to.
…………………………………………..
5 They asked if who had told him the secret.
…………………………………………..
6 She asked him why he had phoned her yesterday.
…………………………………………..
7 I asked her that if she knew what was happening.
…………………………………………..
8 I asked him how many brothers had he.
…………………………………………..
Answer
1 She asked them why they were being so noisy.
2 I asked her how she had hurt herself.
3 We asked them if / why they wanted to travel with us.
4 He asked me what I was listening to.
5 They asked who had told him the secret.
6 She asked him why he had phoned her the day before.
7 I asked her if she knew what was happening.
8 I asked him how many brothers he had.
5. Read the dialogue. Then complete the text below with reported statements and questions.
Zac Do you know Lily’s email address? I want to invite her to my birthday party.
Ellie It’s in my address book. I’ll look in a minute.
Zac What are you doing?
Ellie I’m looking something up on the internet.
Zac What do you need to find out?
Ellie It’s a secret.
Zac Can you give me a clue?
Ellie I don’t want to spoil the surprise!
Zac asked Ellie if 1……………………………… address. He said that he 2……………………………… to his birthday party. Ellie said 3……………………………… address book. She said 4……………………………… in a minute. Zac asked Ellie 5……………………………… . Ellie said that 6……………………………… on the internet. Zac asked her 7……………………………… . Ellie said that 8……………………………… . Zac asked Ellie 9……………………………… a clue. Ellie said that 10……………………………… the surprise.
Answer
1 she knew Lily’s email 2 wanted to invite her
3 (that) it was in her 4 (that) she would look
5 what she was doing 6 she was looking something up
7 what she needed to find out 8 it was a secret
9 if she could give him 10 she didn’t want to spoil
6. Complete the reported questions.
1 ‘Do you have a signal?’
My friend asked ………………………………………..
2 ‘How much credit would you like?’
The assistant asked her ………………………………………..
3 ‘Have you switched off your phones?’
The examiner asked us ………………………………………..
4 ‘Did you have a good time yesterday?’
My mum asked ………………………………………..
5 ‘Where did you leave my tablet?’
Kate asked me ………………………………………..
6 ‘When will you have finished the book?’
I asked Jack ………………………………………..
7 ‘What are you doing tonight?’
Amy asked Mark ………………………………………..
8 ‘Can I call you back this evening?’
Holly’s boyfriend asked ………………………………………..
Answer
1 (me) if I had a signal
2 how much credit she would like
3 if we had switched off our phones
4 (me) if I had had a good time the day before
5 where I had left her tablet
6 when he would have finished the book
7 what he was doing that night
8 (her) if he could call her back that evening
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