Both say and tell are used with direct and indirect speech. With direct speech, say is more common than tell.

Say

Say can refer to any kind of speech.

The following lists are given for reference and study.

Common suffixes

-able, -ible: These are used to make adjectives. Different meanings are possible:

a) that can be / is liable to be

Come is used for movements to the place where the speaker or hearer is or was or will be.

Compound words are formed by joining two or more simple words. Examples are: moonlight, nevertheless and undertake.
The meaning of a compound is not always predictable from the meanings of its component parts. For example, not every friend who is a boy is your boyfriend. The formation of a compound is called compounding.

The term collocation refers to conventional word combinations. They are usually easy to understand, but not so easy for a foreign learner to produce correctly. Some examples of collocations are given below:

A large number of adjectives end in -ic and -ical. In most cases, it is not easy to say which form is correct.

Here is a list of some adjectives ending in -ic.

1. The High Court ————– the decree of the lower court.

a) set aside
b) set off
c) set up
d) set about

2. In England, winter —————- December.