Verbs for Describing Speech

1. 'I'll give you all your money back on Friday,' he ___________ .
a) claimed
b) promised
c) threatened
d) advised


2. When I asked her what to do with the money I'd won, she _________ me to put it in the bank.
a) argued
b) promised
c) advised
d) suggested


3. 'Be quiet - someone will hear us,' he ____________ .
a) whispered
b) mentioned
c) criticised
d) explained


4. 'You must let me pay for the meal. You must,' he _____________ .
a) mentioned
b) claimed
c) ordered
d) insisted


5. 'I was late because of the rain,' he ____________ .
a) suggested
b) complained
c) explained
d) advised


6. 'I can't believe he's dead. He was so young.' his mother _____________ .
a) sobbed
b) insisted
c) said
d) mentioned


7. 'The soup was cold and the service was terrible!' he ____________ .
a) reported
b) suggested
c) mentioned
d) complained


8. The criminal _________ to kill me if I didn't show him how to open the safe.
a) argued
b) ordered
c) threatened
d) suggested


9. 'Why don't you go to bed early?' she ____________ .
a) denied
b) criticised
c) suggested
d) promised


10. When they asked him if he was responsible for the accident, he ________ it completely.
a) replied
b) denied
c) claimed
d) refused


11. 'Our house is the biggest in the village, and we've got the biggest TV,' the child _________ .
a) mentioned
b) complained
c) boasted
d) suggested


12. 'Get out of my way!' the old man ____________ .
a) mentioned
b) accused
c) whispered
d) shouted