Upper Intermediate Level >> Error Correction Worksheets >> Error correction sheet which concentrates on how "say" and "tell" are used differently.
He Said I Told Him To Say It
Upper Intermediate
Look at these sentences which use "say" and "tell". Which ones are correct and which are wrong.
- I told "goodbye" to John but he just ignored me completely. ...said "goodbye" to John...
- Mike told me to come and see you immediately. Correct
- Say "goodnight" to your uncle and then we can go. Correct
- Helen told me about your broken leg. How did that happen? Correct
- I told that I didn't want to go the same restaurant again. ...I said that I didn't...
- What did she tell her mother? Correct
- What did she say to her mother? Correct
- What did she say her mother? What did she tell her mother?
- John said a terrible joke at the party and no-one laughed - except him of course! John told a terrible joke...
- Kathy told her turn the television on so she could watch her favourite soap opera. Kathy told her to turn...
- I said John that I can't come to the party tomorrow. Sorry! I told John that I...
