SAY / TELL / TALK / SPEAK

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Class : Number: .. Evaluation: .
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 Im comin tomorrow.
!ses E"am#les
Say
$!sed with direct and indirect
s#eech
$%a& is most used without a
#ersonal ob'ect
I( we want to #ut a #ersonal
ob'ect a(ter sa&) we use to.
$%he said that it was m& last
chance.
$*e said +,ood mornin-
$.nd I sa& to all the #eo#le o( this
reat countr&
Tell
$!sed with direct and indirect
s#eech a(ter tell) we usuall& sa&
who is told) i.e.) tell someone
something.
$ onl& used to mean +instruct- or
+in(orm-
$ tell is used to tell someone to
do somethin
$ tell is not used be(ore ob'ects
li/e a word) a name) a sentence)
a #hrase.
- she told me that she would
be late.
- %he told me that was m&
last chance.
- I don't want to tell &ou
aain to et &our homewor/
done.
Talk
$ 0here is not ver& much
di((erence between s#ea/ and
tal/.
$ tal/ is the more usual word to
re(er to conversational
e"chanes and in(ormal
situations
$ 1hen she wal/ed into the room
ever&bod& sto##ed talking.
Speak
Is o(ten used (or one$wa&
communication and (or
e"chanes in more serious or
(ormal situations.
$ %#ea/ is the usual word to
re(er /nowlede and use o(
lanuaes.
$ I'll have to speak to that bo&$
he's ettin reall& la2&.
$ .(ter she had (inished readin
the letter) nobod& spoke.
$ %he speaks three lanuaes
(luentl&.
c) 1hat did &ou __________ to her3
d) I __________ m& mom that I #lanned to come home (or Christmas.
e) 1e have to ___________ that we #lan to launch the new #roduct this
wee/.
() 1e have to ____________ them that we #lan to lunch the new #roduct
this wee/.
) 1hat did &our boss _________ to &ou about.
h) 1e __________ about a lot o( di((erent to#ics.
i) *e __________ that he was satis(ied with m& wor/.
') 1h& didn't &ou ___________ me3

KEY:
a) talk b) tell c) say d) told e) say f) tell g) talk h) spoke i) said j) tell