[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":430},["ShallowReactive",2],{"en-game-say-tell-game":3},{"slug":4,"type":5,"mechanic":6,"topic":7,"published":8,"updated_at":9,"related_exercise":10,"levels":11,"seo":13,"settings":18,"questions":22,"content":329,"related_games":385,"available_locales":386,"course":388},"say-tell-game","grammar-game","speed-round","say-tell",true,"2026-10-10","\u002Fgrammar\u002Fsay-tell-exercises",[12],"B1",{"title":14,"meta_description":15,"h1":16,"subtitle":17},"Say vs Tell Game | FluencyRoad","Play a free say vs tell game. Practise said, told, say to someone and common phrases with instant corrections.","Say vs Tell Game","Choose the verb that fits the words and the listener.",{"questions_per_round":19,"lives":20,"seconds_per_question":21},12,3,15,[23,35,42,47,57,63,69,76,82,87,92,97,102,112,118,122,127,134,139,143,152,157,161,167,172,176,181,186,191,196,201,206,210,221,230,234,243,252,256,265,274,279,288,297,301,311,320,325],{"id":24,"difficulty":25,"format":26,"prompt":27,"options":28,"answer":29,"rule":33,"tag":34},"st-001","easy","multiple-choice","Yesterday she ___ me that the train was late.",[29,30,31,32],"told","said","told to","sayed","Told takes a listener directly: told me.","listener",{"id":36,"difficulty":25,"format":37,"prompt":38,"answer":39,"rule":40,"tag":41},"st-002","gap-fill","He ___ that he was tired. 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Use the past form of say.",[30],"Say hello uses say, with to before the listener.","hello",{"id":64,"difficulty":25,"format":44,"prompt":65,"answer":66,"correction":67,"rule":68,"tag":34},"st-006","She said me that she was late.",false,"She told me that she was late.","Do not put a listener directly after said; use told me.",{"id":70,"difficulty":25,"format":26,"prompt":71,"options":72,"answer":29,"rule":74,"tag":75},"st-007","Grandpa ___ us a story.",[29,30,73,31],"said to","Tell someone a story is the natural phrase.","story",{"id":77,"difficulty":25,"format":37,"prompt":78,"answer":79,"rule":80,"tag":81},"st-008","The child ___ sorry to his friend. 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Use the past form of tell.",[29],"Told takes the listener me directly.",{"id":98,"difficulty":25,"format":44,"prompt":99,"answer":66,"correction":100,"rule":101,"tag":34},"st-012","The teacher told to me the answer.","The teacher told me the answer.","Tell takes a listener without to.",{"id":103,"difficulty":25,"format":26,"prompt":104,"options":105,"answer":106,"rule":110,"tag":111},"st-013","Which phrase sounds natural?",[106,107,108,109],"tell a joke","say a joke","say to a joke","tell to a joke","Tell a joke is a common phrase.","joke",{"id":113,"difficulty":25,"format":37,"prompt":114,"answer":115,"rule":116,"tag":117},"st-014","They ___ yes to the invitation. Use the past form of say.",[30],"Say yes is a common phrase.","yes-no",{"id":119,"difficulty":25,"format":44,"prompt":120,"answer":8,"rule":121,"tag":56},"st-015","She told us the truth.","Tell + listener + the truth is natural.",{"id":123,"difficulty":25,"format":44,"prompt":124,"answer":66,"correction":125,"rule":126,"tag":62},"st-016","He told hello to his neighbour.","He said hello to his neighbour.","Use say hello, not tell hello.",{"id":128,"difficulty":129,"format":26,"prompt":130,"options":131,"answer":30,"rule":132,"tag":133},"st-017","medium","Maya ___ to her parents, “The shop is closed.”",[30,29,31,32],"Say to someone names the listeners with to; tell would take them directly.","say-to",{"id":135,"difficulty":129,"format":37,"prompt":136,"answer":137,"rule":138,"tag":34},"st-018","Leo ___ his sister that he would be late. Use the past form of tell.",[29],"Told takes the listener his sister directly.",{"id":140,"difficulty":129,"format":44,"prompt":141,"answer":8,"rule":142,"tag":62},"st-019","She said hello to the visitors.","Say hello to someone is the usual pattern.",{"id":144,"difficulty":129,"format":26,"prompt":145,"options":146,"answer":147,"rule":151,"tag":133},"st-020","Which sentence correctly names the listener after say?",[147,148,149,150],"She said sorry to me.","She said me sorry.","She told sorry to me.","She told to me sorry.","Say sorry takes to before the listener.",{"id":153,"difficulty":129,"format":37,"prompt":154,"answer":155,"rule":156,"tag":75},"st-021","The guide ___ us a funny story. Use the past form of tell.",[29],"Tell someone a story takes the listener directly.",{"id":158,"difficulty":129,"format":44,"prompt":159,"answer":8,"rule":160,"tag":133},"st-022","He said to us that the road was closed.","Say to someone can name the listener before a that-clause.",{"id":162,"difficulty":129,"format":26,"prompt":163,"options":164,"answer":29,"rule":165,"tag":166},"st-023","Nina ___ a lie to the teacher.",[29,30,73,31],"Tell a lie is a fixed phrase; the listener follows with to here.","lie",{"id":168,"difficulty":129,"format":37,"prompt":169,"answer":170,"rule":171,"tag":117},"st-024","He ___ no when we asked to enter. Use the past form of say.",[30],"Say no is a fixed phrase.",{"id":173,"difficulty":129,"format":44,"prompt":174,"answer":8,"rule":175,"tag":75},"st-025","Maya told a story to the children.","Tell a story is natural; to names the audience after the story.",{"id":177,"difficulty":129,"format":26,"prompt":178,"options":179,"answer":29,"rule":180,"tag":34},"st-026","Choose the correct past verb: 'She ___ me that the café had closed.'",[29,30,32,31],"Told is followed directly by the listener me.",{"id":182,"difficulty":129,"format":37,"prompt":183,"answer":184,"rule":185,"tag":86},"st-027","He ___ goodbye to the team before leaving. Use the past form of say.",[30],"Say goodbye to someone is the natural pattern.",{"id":187,"difficulty":129,"format":44,"prompt":188,"answer":66,"correction":189,"rule":190,"tag":41},"st-028","He told that he would call.","He said that he would call.","Without a direct listener, use said before this that-clause.",{"id":192,"difficulty":129,"format":26,"prompt":193,"options":194,"answer":29,"rule":195,"tag":56},"st-029","The child ___ her father the truth.",[29,30,73,31],"Tell someone the truth takes a direct listener.",{"id":197,"difficulty":129,"format":37,"prompt":198,"answer":199,"rule":200,"tag":133},"st-030","The manager ___ to everyone that the office would close early. Use the past form of say.",[30],"Said to everyone names the listeners with to.",{"id":202,"difficulty":129,"format":44,"prompt":203,"answer":66,"correction":204,"rule":205,"tag":111},"st-031","She said a joke at dinner.","She told a joke at dinner.","Tell a joke is the usual phrase.",{"id":207,"difficulty":129,"format":44,"prompt":208,"answer":8,"rule":209,"tag":117},"st-032","They said yes to the plan.","Say yes to a plan is natural.",{"id":211,"difficulty":212,"format":26,"prompt":213,"options":214,"answer":215,"rule":219,"tag":220},"st-033","hard","Choose both correct patterns for the same message.",[215,216,217,218],"She said that she was late. \u002F She told me that she was late.","She told that she was late. \u002F She said me that she was late.","She said me that she was late. \u002F She told to me that she was late.","She told to me that she was late. \u002F She said to me she was late.","Said can omit the listener; told takes me directly.","contrast",{"id":222,"difficulty":212,"format":26,"prompt":223,"options":224,"answer":225,"rule":229,"tag":220},"st-034","She greeted me and then gave me the news. Choose both verb patterns.",[225,226,227,228],"She said hello to me, then told me the news.","She told hello to me, then said me the news.","She said me hello, then told to me the news.","She told me hello, then said the news me.","Say hello to someone; tell someone the news.",{"id":231,"difficulty":212,"format":44,"prompt":232,"answer":8,"rule":233,"tag":220},"st-035","He said goodbye to the class and told them the truth.","Say goodbye to names the audience with to; tell them takes a direct listener.",{"id":235,"difficulty":212,"format":26,"prompt":236,"options":237,"answer":238,"rule":242,"tag":220},"st-036","Mia spoke to the teacher: she apologised, then shared a funny story. Choose both phrases.",[238,239,240,241],"She said sorry to the teacher and told a story.","She told sorry to the teacher and said a story.","She said the teacher sorry and told to a story.","She told the teacher sorry and said a story.","Use say sorry to someone and tell a story.",{"id":244,"difficulty":212,"format":26,"prompt":245,"options":246,"answer":247,"rule":251,"tag":220},"st-037","The witness wanted to be honest with the police. After explaining, she said goodbye. Choose both patterns.",[247,248,249,250],"The witness told the police the truth, then said goodbye to them.","The witness said the police the truth, then told goodbye to them.","The witness told to the police the truth, then said them goodbye.","The witness said to the police the truth, then told them goodbye.","Tell the police the truth takes a direct listener; say goodbye names them with to.",{"id":253,"difficulty":212,"format":44,"prompt":254,"answer":8,"rule":255,"tag":220},"st-038","She told me a joke, then said no to another request.","Tell someone a joke and say no to a request use different verbs.",{"id":257,"difficulty":212,"format":26,"prompt":258,"options":259,"answer":260,"rule":264,"tag":220},"st-039","Which pair places the listener correctly?",[260,261,262,263],"He told us the news; he said goodbye to us.","He said us the news; he told goodbye to us.","He told to us the news; he said us goodbye.","He said the news us; he told goodbye us.","Told takes us directly; said goodbye names us with to.",{"id":266,"difficulty":212,"format":26,"prompt":267,"options":268,"answer":269,"rule":273,"tag":220},"st-040","The coach announced that practice was over and instructed the team to go home. Choose both patterns.",[269,270,271,272],"The coach said to the team that practice was over, then told them to go home.","The coach told to the team that practice was over, then said them to go home.","The coach said the team that practice was over, then told to them to go home.","The coach said to the team that practice was over, then told to them to go home.","Say to names the listeners with to; tell them takes the listeners directly.",{"id":275,"difficulty":212,"format":44,"prompt":276,"answer":66,"correction":277,"rule":278,"tag":220},"st-041","She said to me that she was ready, then told to me the plan.","She said to me that she was ready, then told me the plan.","Say to me is correct; tell me does not take to.",{"id":280,"difficulty":212,"format":26,"prompt":281,"options":282,"answer":283,"rule":287,"tag":220},"st-042","The child accepted the invitation, then invented an untrue story. Choose both phrases.",[283,284,285,286],"He said yes and told a lie.","He told yes and said a lie.","He said a yes and told to a lie.","He told to yes and said a lie.","Say yes accepts the invitation; tell a lie describes the invented untrue story.",{"id":289,"difficulty":212,"format":26,"prompt":290,"options":291,"answer":292,"rule":296,"tag":220},"st-043","As the visitors left, she wished them well. Then she shared the news with her team. Choose both patterns.",[292,293,294,295],"She said goodbye to the visitors, then told her team the news.","She told goodbye to the visitors, then said her team the news.","She said the visitors goodbye, then told to her team the news.","She told the visitors goodbye, then said the news her team.","Say goodbye to names the audience with to; tell the team takes a direct listener.",{"id":298,"difficulty":212,"format":44,"prompt":299,"answer":8,"rule":300,"tag":220},"st-044","He told us that the event was cancelled, then said sorry to us.","Tell us takes a direct listener; say sorry uses to.",{"id":302,"difficulty":212,"format":26,"prompt":303,"options":304,"answer":305,"rule":309,"tag":310},"st-045","A friend apologised, gave me honest information, then left politely. Which line uses all three phrases?",[305,306,307,308],"She said sorry to me, told me the truth, and said goodbye.","She told sorry to me, said me the truth, and told goodbye.","She said me sorry, told to me the truth, and said me goodbye.","She told me sorry, said the truth me, and told goodbye.","Use say sorry to someone, tell someone the truth, and say goodbye.","phrases",{"id":312,"difficulty":212,"format":26,"prompt":313,"options":314,"answer":315,"rule":319,"tag":310},"st-046","The actor made the audience laugh with a joke and thanked them afterward. Choose both phrases.",[315,316,317,318],"The actor told a joke, then said thank you.","The actor said a joke, then told thank you.","The actor told to a joke, then said a thank you.","The actor said to a joke, then told thank you.","Tell a joke and say thank you are natural phrases.",{"id":321,"difficulty":212,"format":44,"prompt":322,"answer":66,"correction":323,"rule":324,"tag":220},"st-047","The guide said us the plan and told a story to the group.","The guide told us the plan and told a story to the group.","Tell us takes a direct listener; tell a story is also natural.",{"id":326,"difficulty":212,"format":44,"prompt":327,"answer":8,"rule":328,"tag":220},"st-048","She said hello to her neighbour, and he told her a joke.","Say hello to someone and tell someone a joke are both natural.",{"how_to_play":330,"rule_intro":334,"rule_sections":335,"faq":365,"related_exercise_label":384},[331,332,333],"Choose Practice for an untimed round, or Challenge for twelve timed questions and three lives.","Practice lets you choose a difficulty; Challenge mixes all three levels.","Read each correction and continue with the related exercise.","Say focuses on the words spoken; tell usually takes a listener directly. With say, add to before a listener. Learn common phrases such as say hello and tell a story.",[336,346,356],{"heading":337,"body":338,"examples":339},"Said and told","Said can introduce a that-clause without a listener. Told normally takes a person directly after it.",[340,343],{"sentence":341,"note":342},"She said that she was tired.","No listener follows said.",{"sentence":344,"note":345},"She told me that she was tired.","Me is the listener after told.",{"heading":347,"body":348,"examples":349},"Name the listener","Say something to someone, or tell someone something without to.",[350,353],{"sentence":351,"note":352},"He said hello to us.","To introduces the listeners after said.",{"sentence":354,"note":355},"He told us the news.","Told takes the listeners directly.",{"heading":357,"body":358,"examples":359},"Common phrases","Use say hello, sorry, yes or no. Use tell a story, joke, lie or the truth.",[360,362],{"sentence":361,"note":151},"She said sorry to her friend.",{"sentence":363,"note":364},"He told a joke.","Tell a joke is a fixed phrase.",[366,369,372,375,378,381],{"question":367,"answer":368},"Is this say vs tell game free?","Yes. Practice and Challenge are free without an account.",{"question":370,"answer":371},"What is the difference between say and tell?","Say focuses on the words; tell normally takes a listener directly after it.",{"question":373,"answer":374},"Can I say said me?","No. Say said to me or told me.",{"question":376,"answer":377},"Why is it tell a story without a person?","Tell a story is a fixed phrase; a listener can still be added, as in tell a story to the class.",{"question":379,"answer":380},"Can I use this game in class?","Yes. 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