REVIEW FOR GRADE 8
PRONUNCIATION & REPORTED SPEECH
Exercise 1: Circle the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1.A. top B. chose C. song D. holiday
2 A. causes B. audiences C. bridges D. aunts
3 A. cancer B. ocean C. cinema D. centre
4 A. Chemistry B. which C. choose D. chick
5 A. suggested B. needed C. wanted D. worked
Exercise 2: Turn these sentences into Reported speech.
1. She said ” I can’t find my umbrella”
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2. They said “We are learning English now”
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3. “ My friend is coming next week” Tom said.
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4. “ I’ll help my mum with housework this weekend” she said
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5. “Try to overcome this difficulty” they said
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6. “ Is your father a doctor here?”, my friend said
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7. “Are you going on holiday tomorrow?”, the boy said to his neighbor.
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8. “ Why will you have to finish all these exercises before next week?” the teacher said to his students
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9. “ I came back here early yesterday,” she said.
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10. “ I’ve broken the vase,” she said
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11. “ I will never see you again,” the boy said to the girl.
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12. He said to her, “Don’t hurt my friend.”
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13. Johnny said to his mother, “I don’t know how to do this exercise.”
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14. “We are waiting for the school bus”, said the chidren.
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15. Marry said, “My father died a year ago”.
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16. John said, “Have you finished studying my lesson?”.
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17. Mary said, “I can not go to the movies with you, John”.
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18. “Will you expect to see me next Wednesday?” Mary said to her friend.
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19. He said, “I don’t know what happened.”
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20. She said, “How did you go to the hospital yesterday?”
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I. Circle the words which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1m)
1. a. mall b. safe c. makes d. celebrates
2. a. fourteen b. volunteer c. seems d. free
3. a. overhead b. teammate c. speaker d. bean
4. a. looked b. watched c. stopped d. carried
I. Circle the words which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1m)
1. a. mall b. safe c. makes d. celebrates
2. a. fourteen b. volunteer c. seems d. free
3. a. overhead b. teammate c. speaker d. bean
4. a. looked b. watched c. stopped d. carried