Form 7: Choosing Reporting Verbs in Direct Speech Narrative
Practice selecting appropriate reporting verbs to show how direct speech is spoken in narrative texts.
Questions
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Which reporting verb best fits quiet speech? 'Keep quiet,' ___ Tom.
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Which reporting verb fits exciting speech? 'We won!' ___ the team.
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Which verb fits a question? 'Where is the library?' ___ Lucy.
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Which verb fits giving an answer? 'It is on Green Street,' ___ Ben.
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Which reporting verb fits caution? 'The floor is slippery!' ___ the guard.
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Which verb best fits unhappy speech? 'My feet hurt,' ___ Sam.
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Which verb fits asking politely for something needed desperately? 'Please save me!' ___ the trapped cat.
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Which reporting verb fits funny speech? 'That tickles!' ___ Mia.
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Which verb fits a king giving an order? 'Open the gates!' ___ the king.
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Which reporting verb fits feeling tired or annoyed? 'Not cleaning again,' ___ Oliver.
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Which verb fits making a vow? 'I will help you tomorrow,' ___ Dad.
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Which verb fits high fear? 'A spider!' ___ Emma.
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Which reporting verb fits teaching something step by step? 'First add flour, then milk,' ___ the baker.
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Which reporting verb fits offering an idea? 'We could play hide and seek,' ___ Noah.
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Which reporting verb fits excitement? 'Hooray!' ___ the children.