Worksheet Name: _____________________________________ Level: ______________ Class: __________________ Date: _______________________________________ Result: _______________ Teacher: _____________ SAY / TELL / TALK / SPEAK Uses -Used with direct and indirect speech Say Tell Talk Speak -Say is most used without a personal object If we want to put a personal object after say, we use to. -Used with direct and indirect speech after tell, we usually say who is told, i.e., tell someone something. - only used to mean “instruct” or “inform” - tell is used to tell someone to do something - tell is not used before objects like a word, a name, a sentence, a phrase. - There is not very much difference between speak and talk. - talk is the more usual word to refer to conversational exchanges and informal situations Is often used for one-way communication and for exchanges in more serious or formal situations. - Speak is the usual word to refer knowledge and use of languages. Examples -She said that it was my last chance. -He said “Good morning” -And I say to all the people of this great country … - she told me that she would be late. She told me that was my last chance. I don't want to tell you again to get your homework done. - When she walked into the room everybody stopped talking. - I'll have to speak to that boyhe's getting really lazy. - After she had finished reading the letter, nobody spoke. - She speaks three languages fluently. ©My English Printable Worksheets 2010 - http://vanda51.blogspot.com/ Complete the sentences with: To tell, to speak, to speak, to talk in the correct form: a) I don't want to ___________ about this. b) ________ her that I’m coming tomorrow. c) What did you __________ to her? d) I __________ my mom that I planned to come home for Christmas. e) We have to ___________ that we plan to launch the new product this week. f) We have to ____________ them that we plan to lunch the new product this week. g) What did your boss _________ to you about. h) We __________ about a lot of different topics. i) He __________ that he was satisfied with my work. j) Why didn't you ___________ me? KEY: a) talk b) tell c) say d) told e) say f) tell g) talk h) spoke i) said j) tell ©My English Printable Worksheets 2010 - http://vanda51.blogspot.com/ ©My English Printable Worksheets 2010 - http://vanda51.blogspot.com/