The Letter by The Box Tops--Reported Speech

(TESOL Worksheets--Reported Speech)

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Change this sentence from direct speech into reported speech:

My baby said, “I can’t live without you no more.”

My baby said __________________________________________________________________

Now, listen to this song:  Fill in the missing words from the box.  And you will use the reported speech above.

aeroplane, again, home, spend, train

Give me a ticket for an _________

Ain't got time to take a fast _______

Lonely days are gone, I'm a going _________

My baby just a wrote me a letter

I don't get care how much money I gotta _______

Got to get back to my baby _______

Lonely days are gone, I'm a going __________

My baby just a wrote me a letter

Well, she wrote me a letter

said  ___________________________________________________

Listen Mister, can't you see I got to get back to my baby once more

Anyway, yeah

Give me a ticket for an ___________

Ain't got time to take a fast __________

Lonely days are gone, I'm a going __________

My baby just a wrote me a letter

Well, she wrote me a letter

said ___________________________________________________

Listen Mister, can't you see I got to get back to my baby once more

Anyway, yeah

Give me a ticket for an _____________

Ain't got time to take a fast _________

Lonely days are gone, I'm a going________

My baby has just wrote me a letter

My baby has just wrote me a letter

Answers:

Give me a ticket for an aeroplane

Ain't got time to take a fast train

Lonely days are gone, I'm a going home

My baby just a wrote me a letter

I don't get care how much money I gotta spend

Got to get back to my baby again

Lonely days are gone, I'm a going home

My baby just a wrote me a letter

Well, she wrote me a letter

said she couldn't live without me no more

Listen Mister, can't you see I got to get back to my baby once more

Anyway, yeah

Give me a ticket for an aeroplane

Ain't got time to take a fast train

Lonely days are gone, I'm a going home

My baby just a wrote me a letter

Well, she wrote me a letter

said she couldn't live without me no more

Listen Mister, can't you see I got to get back to my baby once more

Anyway, yeah

Give me a ticket for an aeroplane

Ain't got time to take a fast train

Lonely days are gone, I'm a going home

My baby has just wrote me a letter

My baby has just wrote me a letter