Direct and Indirect Speech: Mixed Quiz 148
A mixed direct and indirect speech quiz with four sentences to convert into indirect speech, followed by the answers displayed for Quiz 147.
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Direct and Indirect Speech Quiz 147: Mixed Practice
A mixed direct and indirect speech quiz featuring three sentences, followed by the answers to Quiz 146.
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A blind date: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 74
Learn “a blind date”: a meeting between two people, often a boy and a girl, who have not met before. Read examples from Word Power 74 and try a sentence of your own.
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Beat about the bush: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 73
Learn “beat about the bush”: to talk indirectly about something. Read examples from Word Power 73 and try a sentence of your own.
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Gird up one's loins: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 72
Learn “gird up one's loins”: to get ready to do or deal with something difficult. Read examples from Word Power 72 and try a sentence of your own.
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By hook or by crook: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 71
Learn “by hook or by crook”: by any method possible, even a dishonest one. Read examples from Word Power 71 and try a sentence of your own.
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At somebody's beck and call: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 70
Learn “at somebody's beck and call”: always ready to obey somebody's orders. Read examples from Word Power 70 and try a sentence of your own.
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Nosy parker: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 69
Learn “nosy parker”: a person who is too interested in other people's affairs and things that do not concern them. Read examples from Word Power 69 and try a sentence of your own.
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With open arms: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 67
Learn “with open arms”: warmly; with enthusiasm. Read examples from Word Power 67 and try a sentence of your own.
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A stone's throw: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 66
Learn “a stone's throw”: a very short distance away; very close. Read examples from Word Power 66 and try a sentence of your own.
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In the clear: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 65
Learn “in the clear”: not in danger; not under suspicion. Read examples from Word Power 65 and try a sentence of your own.
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In the air: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 64
Learn “in the air”: felt to exist or to be happening. Read examples from Word Power 64 and try a sentence of your own.
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Be hard up: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 63
Learn “be hard up”: to be short of money. Read examples from Word Power 63 and try a sentence of your own.
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In the offing: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 62
Learn “in the offing”: likely to happen soon. Read examples from Word Power 62 and try a sentence of your own.
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Easy on the eye: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 61
Learn “easy on the eye”: pleasant to look at. Read examples from Word Power 61 and try a sentence of your own.
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A flying visit: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 60
Learn “a flying visit”: a very short visit, often made on the way to somewhere else. Read examples from Word Power 60 and try a sentence of your own.
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Nip in the bud: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 59
Learn “nip in the bud”: to stop something undesirable, such as trouble or an illness, at an early stage. Read examples from Word Power 59 and try a sentence of your own.
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A shot in the dark: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 58
Learn “a shot in the dark”: a wild or random guess. Read examples from Word Power 58 and try a sentence of your own.
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For the time being: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 57
Learn “for the time being”: for a limited period, until some other arrangement is made. Read examples from Word Power 57 and try a sentence of your own.
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Pie in the sky: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 56
Learn “pie in the sky”: a promise of better things that is unlikely to be fulfilled, especially in politics. Read examples from Word Power 56 and try a sentence of your own.
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At heart: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 55
Learn “at heart”: basically; as one really is by nature. Read examples from Word Power 55 and try a sentence of your own.
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By dint of: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 54
Learn “by dint of”: by means of; as a result of. Read examples from Word Power 54 and try a sentence of your own.
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For keeps: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 53
Learn “for keeps”: for ever; permanently. Read examples from Word Power 53 and try a sentence of your own.
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At every turn: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 52
Learn “at every turn”: always and everywhere. Read examples from Word Power 52 and try a sentence of your own.
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Not my cup of tea: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 51
Learn “not my cup of tea”: not what I like; not what suits me. Read examples from Word Power 51 and try a sentence of your own.
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Read between the lines: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 50
Learn “read between the lines”: to understand or sense more than the actual words say, usually what is implied in a situation. Read examples from Word Power 50 and try a sentence of your own.
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A bird's-eye view: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 49
Learn “a bird's-eye view”: a wide view seen from high up; a general survey of a subject. Read examples from Word Power 49 and try a sentence of your own.
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In view of: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 48
Learn “in view of”: considering something; taking something into account. Read examples from Word Power 48 and try a sentence of your own.
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See eye to eye: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 47
Learn “see eye to eye”: to agree entirely or have the same opinion. Read examples from Word Power 47 and try a sentence of your own.
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Through thick and thin: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 46
Learn “through thick and thin”: through good times and difficult times; under all circumstances. Read examples from Word Power 46 and try a sentence of your own.
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By leaps and bounds: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 45
Learn “by leaps and bounds”: very quickly; in large amounts. Read examples from Word Power 45 and try a sentence of your own.
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In the know: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 44
Learn “in the know”: well informed; having more information about something than most people. Read examples from Word Power 44 and try a sentence of your own.
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Over the moon: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 43
Learn “over the moon”: extremely happy and excited. Read examples from Word Power 43 and try a sentence of your own.
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On the sly: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 42
Learn “on the sly”: secretly. Read examples from Word Power 42 and try a sentence of your own.
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Above board: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 41
Learn “above board”: legal and honest; without deception. Read examples from Word Power 41 and try a sentence of your own.
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Up and about: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 40
Learn “up and about”: recovered and in good health; able to get out of bed and move around again after a period of illness. Read examples from Word Power 40 and try a sentence of your own.
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Far and wide: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 39
Learn “far and wide”: in or over a large area. Read examples from Word Power 39 and try a sentence of your own.
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In the nick of time: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 38
Learn “in the nick of time”: at the very last moment; just in time before something bad happens. Read examples from Word Power 38 and try a sentence of your own.
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A bolt from the blue: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 37
Learn “a bolt from the blue”: a sudden and unexpected, usually unpleasant, surprise or shock. Read examples from Word Power 37 and try a sentence of your own.
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New blood: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 36
Learn “new blood”: new members or employees with a lot of energy or fresh ideas. Read examples from Word Power 36 and try a sentence of your own.
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Up the ante: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 35
Learn “up the ante”: to increase demands or risks in a situation in order to achieve a better result. Read examples from Word Power 35 and try a sentence of your own.
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Dog-eared: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 34
Learn “dog-eared”: having the corners of many pages turned down because a book has been used so much. Read examples from Word Power 34 and try a sentence of your own.
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Be at loggerheads: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 33
Learn “be at loggerheads”: to be in strong disagreement with someone over something; to come to quarrel. Read examples from Word Power 33 and try a sentence of your own.
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At random: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 32
Learn “at random”: without choosing intentionally or by chance. Read examples from Word Power 32 and try a sentence of your own.
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All at sea: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 31
Learn “all at sea”: confused or uncertain. Read examples from Word Power 31 and try a sentence of your own.
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Feel at home: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 30
Learn “feel at home”: to feel comfortable and relaxed. Read examples from Word Power 30 and try a sentence of your own.
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To the full: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 29
Learn “to the full”: as much as possible; to the greatest possible degree. Read examples from Word Power 29 and try a sentence of your own.
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On the dot: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 28
Learn “on the dot”: exactly on time or at the time mentioned. Read examples from Word Power 28 and try a sentence of your own.
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Take place: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 27
Learn “take place”: to happen. Read examples from Word Power 27 and try a sentence of your own.
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Show up: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 26
Learn “show up”: to arrive for an appointment. Read examples from Word Power 26 and try a sentence of your own.
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Tell on somebody: Report to an Authority: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 25
Learn “tell on somebody: report to an authority”: to give information about someone, usually something bad that they have said or done, especially to a person in authority. Read examples from Word Power 25 and try a sentence of your own.
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Tell on somebody: Affect Health or Behaviour: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 24
Learn “tell on somebody: affect health or behaviour”: to have a bad effect on someone's health or behaviour. Read examples from Word Power 24 and try a sentence of your own.
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Sit up: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 23
Learn “sit up”: to not go to bed until later than usual, usually reading, writing or waiting for someone. Read examples from Word Power 23 and try a sentence of your own.
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Come across: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 22
Learn “come across”: to meet somebody or find something by chance. Read examples from Word Power 22 and try a sentence of your own.
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Direct and Indirect Speech: Miscellaneous Sentences — Quiz 146
Practise reporting thanks, welcomes and remarks.
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Do without: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 21
Learn “do without”: to manage without somebody or something. Read examples from Word Power 21 and try a sentence of your own.
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Get through: Contact by Phone: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 20
Learn “get through: contact by phone”: to make contact with somebody by telephone. Read examples from Word Power 20 and try a sentence of your own.
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Get through: Pass an Exam: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 19
Learn “get through: pass an exam”: to be successful in an exam. Read examples from Word Power 19 and try a sentence of your own.
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Look for: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 18
Learn “look for”: to search for or seek something. Read examples from Word Power 18 and try a sentence of your own.
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Jump the queue: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 17
Learn “jump the queue”: to go to the front of a queue unfairly without waiting for your turn. Read examples from Word Power 17 and try a sentence of your own.
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Show off: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 16
Learn “show off”: to try to impress others by talking about your abilities or possessions, purely to win notice or applause. Read examples from Word Power 16 and try a sentence of your own.
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Call it a day: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 15
Learn “call it a day”: to choose or decide to stop doing the work you are doing. Read examples from Word Power 15 and try a sentence of your own.
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Fall out: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 14
Learn “fall out”: to quarrel with somebody over something. Read examples from Word Power 14 and try a sentence of your own.
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Cut down on: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 13
Learn “cut down on”: to reduce the size, amount or number of something, especially its consumption. Read examples from Word Power 13 and try a sentence of your own.
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Look out: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 12
Learn “look out”: to be careful; to watch out. Read examples from Word Power 12 and try a sentence of your own.
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Look forward to: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 11
Learn “look forward to”: to expect with pleasure. Read examples from Word Power 11 and try a sentence of your own.
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Give in to: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 10
Learn “give in to”: to surrender or yield. Read examples from Word Power 10 and try a sentence of your own.
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Pay somebody off: Dismiss an Employee: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 9
Learn “pay somebody off: dismiss an employee”: to pay and dismiss somebody. Read examples from Word Power 9 and try a sentence of your own.
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Pay somebody off: Keep Someone Quiet: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 8
Learn “pay somebody off: keep someone quiet”: to pay somebody to keep quiet. Read examples from Word Power 8 and try a sentence of your own.
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Pay Off: Meaning and Examples — Word Power 7
Learn the meaning of the phrasal verb “pay off” with two examples and Hindi translations from Word Power 7.
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Direct and Indirect Speech: Greetings and Wishes — Quiz 145
Report greetings, good wishes and congratulations.
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Direct and Indirect Speech: Exclamations and Wishes — Quiz 144
Practise reporting strong feelings and a wish for a king.
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Direct and Indirect Speech: Wishes and Desires — Quiz 143
Practise reporting wishes with may and long live.
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Direct and Indirect Speech: Exclamatory Sentences — Quiz 142
Report joy, surprise and approval in indirect speech.
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Direct and Indirect Speech: Reporting Strong Feelings — Quiz 141
Turn exclamations into statements in reported speech.
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Reporting Exclamations: Rules — Quiz 140A
Learn how reporting verbs, that and statement word order are used with exclamations.
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Direct and Indirect Speech: Exclamations Practice — Quiz 140
Report admiration and sorrow using the sentences in this quiz.
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Reporting Let's Sentences: Rules — Quiz 139A
Learn to report suggestions with proposed or suggested and a should clause.
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Direct and Indirect Speech: Reporting Suggestions — Quiz 139
Change let's suggestions into indirect speech.
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Direct and Indirect Speech: Let's Sentences — Quiz 138
Practise reporting suggestions made with let's.
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Reporting Requests with Will, Would and Could — Quiz 137
Recognise a polite request rather than a question about willingness.
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Reporting Advice with If I Were You — Quiz 136
Use advised and an infinitive when reporting this form of advice.
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Reporting Requests and Orders with Should — Quiz 135
Practise turning advice and duty into indirect speech.
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Reporting Advice with Had Better — Quiz 134
Change advice with had better into indirect speech.
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Direct and Indirect Speech: Requests and Orders — Quiz 133
Choose the correct infinitive when reporting an instruction or a negative instruction.
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Direct and Indirect Speech: Mixed Questions — Quiz 132
Complete reported questions with suitable connectors.
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Reporting Questions: Rules and Examples — Quiz 131A
Review reporting verbs, connectors and statement word order for indirect questions.
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Direct and Indirect Speech: Wh Questions — Quiz 131
Choose the correct connector when reporting why and how questions.
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Direct and Indirect Speech: Yes or No Questions — Quiz 130
Use if or whether to report questions that have a yes or no answer.
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Reported Speech: Adverbs and Demonstratives — Quiz 129A
Learn how this, that, these, those and time expressions change in reported speech.
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Reported Speech: Tomorrow and Time Expressions — Quiz 129
Practise changing tomorrow and starting time expressions into reported speech.
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Reported Speech: Changing Time and Place Words — Quiz 128
Fill the gaps with suitable adverbs and demonstratives.
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Reported Speech: Pronouns and Possessives — Quiz 127
Choose pronouns and possessive adjectives to match the speaker and listener.
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Reported Speech: Change of Pronouns — Quiz 126
Select the right pronoun when the speaker or listener changes.
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Reported Speech: Pronoun Rules — Quiz 125A
Review the first, second and third person rules for reported speech.
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Reported Speech: Pronoun Practice — Quiz 125
Choose pronouns that reflect who spoke and who is being reported.
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Reported Speech: Tense and Universal Truths — Quiz 124
Choose the reported tense and notice when a general truth stays unchanged.
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Direct and Indirect Speech: Statements — Quiz 123
Choose the correct tense when reporting statements.
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Reported Speech: Statement Practice — Quiz 122
Choose the correct tense for each reported statement.
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Direct and Indirect Speech: Basic Statements — Quiz 121
Choose the correct tense for two reported statements.
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Direct and Indirect Speech: Introduction — Quiz 120
Understand the change of speaker and point of view in reported speech.
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Passive Voice: News Headlines and Tact — Quiz 119
Explore passive constructions used for tact and in newspaper headlines.
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Passive Voice: Giving Prominence — Quiz 118
See how the passive changes the focus of a sentence.
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Passive Voice: When to Use It — Quiz 117
Choose active or passive voice according to the focus and purpose of a sentence.
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Active and Passive Voice: Correcting Errors — Quiz 116
Spot and correct voice errors in five sentences.
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Active to Passive Voice: Practice — Quiz 115
Change statements and an instruction into the passive voice.
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Passive to Active Voice: Practice — Quiz 114
Put the agent back into the subject position in active voice.
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Passive to Active Voice: More Practice — Quiz 113
Convert passive sentences by identifying the person doing the action.
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Passive to Active Voice: Rules — Quiz 112A
Review subjects, objects and verb forms when changing passive voice into active voice.
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Passive to Active Voice: Four Sentences — Quiz 112
Identify the agent and change each sentence into active voice.
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Active and Passive Voice: Miscellaneous Sentences — Quiz 111
Practise passive forms with different kinds of verbs.
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Passive Voice: Who and Which Questions — Quiz 110
Change questions with who and which into the passive voice.
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Passive Voice: They Say and They Believe — Quiz 109
Practise reporting a general belief using passive constructions.
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Passive Voice: General Beliefs — Quiz 108
Learn two passive ways to report what people say or believe.
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Passive Voice: Verbs with Two Objects — Quiz 107A
Compare two passive constructions with a direct and an indirect object.
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Passive Voice: Two Objects Practice — Quiz 107
Make passive sentences with verbs that take two objects.
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Passive Voice: More Requests and Orders — Quiz 106
Change the following instructions into passive voice.
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Passive Voice: Requests and Orders — Quiz 105
Use let with an object and passive infinitive to report instructions.
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Active to Passive Voice: Practice Sentences — Quiz 104
Identify the object and the correct passive verb form.
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Active to Passive Voice: Four More Sentences — Quiz 103
Practise passive constructions in present, past and modal sentences.
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Active to Passive Voice: Rules and Verb Forms — Quiz 102A
Review subject-object changes and passive verb forms across tenses.
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Active to Passive Voice: First Practice — Quiz 102
Change three statements into passive voice.
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Active and Passive Voice: Introduction — Quiz 101
Learn how active and passive voice change the focus of a sentence.
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Conditional Sentences: Hindi to English Practice — Practice Work 1
Use conditional sentences to translate a connected set of ideas from Hindi into English.
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Conditional Sentences: Final Summary
Review the forms and meanings of zero, first, second, third and mixed conditionals.
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Conditional Sentences: Mixed Tense Practice — Quiz 85
Put the verbs into the correct conditional forms.
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Conditional Sentences: Mixed Practice — Quiz 84
Choose the verb forms that match each conditional sentence.
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Zero Conditional: Rules and Examples — Quiz 83A
Learn how the zero conditional describes a general truth or cause and effect.
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Zero Conditional: Cause and Effect — Quiz 83
Choose verb forms for facts and general truths.
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Third Conditional: Rules and Examples — Quiz 82A
Use the past perfect in the if clause and would have with the past participle in the main clause.
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Third Conditional: More Practice — Quiz 82
Practise unreal past situations with past perfect and conditional perfect.
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Third Conditional: Practice — Quiz 81
Practise talking about an unreal past situation and its imagined result.
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Second Conditional: Rules and Examples — Quiz 80A
Learn to use the past simple with would and an infinitive for an unreal present or future situation.
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Second Conditional: More Practice — Quiz 80
Choose past simple and would for imaginary situations.
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Second Conditional: Unreal Situations — Quiz 79
Choose past simple forms for imaginary conditions.
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Conditional Sentences: First Practice — Quiz 78
Choose the correct verb forms in conditional sentences.
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Conditional Sentences: Introduction
Understand the conditional clause and the main clause.
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Present Perfect or Past Simple: Quiz — Quiz 50
Choose the tense that suits the time and meaning of each sentence.
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Present Perfect vs Past Simple
Compare unspecified time and life experience with finished actions at a specific past time.
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English Tenses Chart
Review the simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous forms in present, past and future tenses.
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Affect or effect? A little difference. A big change.
A simple way to remember two words that often get mixed up. Learn the difference, then try it in a sentence.
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Serendipity: the lovely art of a happy accident.
A chance discovery. An unexpected delight. Meet a word for the good things you weren't looking for.
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Good writing begins with a clear thought.
Choose familiar words. Keep one idea in each sentence. Give your reader a little room to breathe.
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