THE PRONOUN

Pronouns (Personal, Possessive, Relative and Reflexive Pronouns)

Personal Pronouns Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns Reflexive Pronouns subject form object form possessive adjective possessive pronoun

me

my

mine

myself

you

you

your

yours

yourself

he

him

his

his

himself

she

her

her

hers

herself

it

it

its

its

itself

we

us

our

ours

ourselves

you

you

your

yours

yourselves

they

them

their

theirs

themselves

A Fill out the correct possessive pronoun! 1. I have a bike. It's 2. Mum and I have a boat. It's 3. The horse has an apple. It's 4. John and Max have a skateboard. It's 6. You have a dog. It's 7. Max and you have a dad. It's dog. dad. bike. boat. apple. skateboard.

B - Fill out the correct possessive pronoun! 1. I have a dog. That dog is 2. She has a cat. That cat is 3. We have a car. That car is 4. They have a bike. That bike is 5. He has a key. That key is 6. You have a hat. That hat is ! ! ! ! ! !

C. Fill in the gaps with the corresponding pronoun or adjective form from the above table. - Sheila is an English girl. .. is walking with Peter and talking to . - Ann and James are speaking to teachers, because have some questions for . - Jack's friends are in classs. These books are . - We have a very light classroom; classroom is on the second floor. - Claire has two dogs; dogs like playing very - How old are . ? I am 15 years old. - Can I borrow rubber? Yes, here .. are. - That bike over there is . . D. Fill in the correct personal pronoun I - you - he - she - it - we - you - they 1. My name is Andrea. . am 10 years old. 2. Pedro and Pablo are my friends. . are from Mexico. 3. Pedro and Pablo look alike and most people ask them, "Are twins?" 4. Pedro and I like to play tennis. .. play at the club. 5. Pablo likes to play football. . plays with his neighbours. 6. Linda is my sister. .. does not like sports. 7. My older brother has a horse. . is a gentle mare. 8. He asked, "Linda, do want to go horseback riding?"

E. Choose the right option. This is.. jacket, but these shoes are not . .. can't do my Maths homework. Could you help .? Where's mum? I want to talk to .. . are going for a walk in the park. Do you want to come with ? No, that's not . ball. It's . . Joe's cat is very cute. . got a black body and .. ears and paws are white.

This bat can't be .. . .. bat is in my room. Look, there she is! Do you feel like dancing with ?

F. Fill in the blanks with: me-you-him-her-it-us-them Where's my bike? I can't find Where's Nora? I've got a book for My best friend is Charles. I like Give me my cassettes. I want Our teacher is nice. She doesn't give Jimmie can't put the tins on the shelf. Can you help Simon, here's some orange juice for Where are Pam and Rick? I've got a letter for Where are my glasses? I need I've got a brother. Everybody calls Don't call Rich! I don't like it. . "Richie". . . back. a lot of homework. ? . . a lot.

G. Fill in the blanks with the missing pronouns. I want to buy a present for . (Wendy) It's .. (Wendy) is having a party on Saturday. I gave I eat What can I give I want to fry I invited They are watching tv with What is (Bob) a comic. (baked beans) every day. (the children) to drink? (the sausages) for dinner. (Caroline) to my party. . (uncle George) (this word) in English? ? (the rainbow) (Wendy's) birthday, today.

There's a rainbow in the sky. Can you see

Feed

(the fish) and give some water to

(the guinea pig)

H. Look at the example and rewrite the sentences. Use: mine_yours_his_her_ours_theirs EXAMPLE: This is my bike. This bike is mine.

This is my dad's car. These are Judy's CDs. These are Patrick's toys. This is Sam and Susan's house. This is our garden. This is your umbrella. This is not my bag.
Me & To Me Q2 - She sent a letter _____. them to them Q4 - He sent ____ a letter. me to me Q6 - Post it _____ as soon as you can, please. me to me Q8 - He wrote _____ a very rude letter. me to me Q10 - Listen ____. me to me Object Pronoun or Reflexive Pronoun? Q2 - She hurt ____. him himself Q4 - Do you mind if I take ____ home now? me myself Q6 - I wanted to do it ____. me myself Q8 - She took it upon ____ to organize everything. her herself

Q1 - Explain it again _____, please. us to us Q3 - He told a joke _____. them to them Q5 - He warned ____ about it. us to us Q7 - Ayed recommended it ____. me to me Q9 - She wrote a nice letter_____. me to me Q1 - I hurt ____ playing football. me myself Q3 - I cut ____ shaving. me myself Q5 - I helped ____ to some food. me myself Q7 - He's so ill he can't dress ____. him himself

Q9 - The decision is fine by ____. me myself

Q10 - He helped ____ do it. me myself Possessive and Reflexive Pronouns Q1 - It's ____ party. Q2 - He hurt ____. my his mine himself Q3 - She did it ____. Q4 - He took it from ____ room. hers my herself myself Either could be used here. Q5 - I didn't believe ____ story. Q6 - I saw it with ____ own eyes. her my hers mine myself Q7 - No one would help us, so we had to do it ____. Q8 - Someone took it while ___ were asleep. us ourselves ourself we ourselves Q9 - He'll just have to do it ____. Q10 - It's not ____ problem. him our himself ours Q11 - I don't think it's____. Q12 - Be careful or you'll hurt ____! mine yourself my yourselves myself Either could be used here. Q13 - It's ____ not mine. Q14 - She didn't do ____ best. her her hers hers herself herself Pronouns Q1 - Give that to ____. Q2 - Did she see ___? I us me we Q3 - Did you phone ____? Q4 - I took it from ____. she they her them herself Q5 - It's not up to ____. Q6 - My sister and ____ went there. we I us me Q7 - Between you and ____, I think it's a stupid idea. Q8 - ____ is the white one. I Mine me My Q9 - What did ____ say about it? Q10 - They said ____ had to pay for it. them us they we Q11 - I told ____ to be here at three o'clock. Q12 - What did ____ want? he her him she Q13 - Tell ____ what happened. Q14 - If ____ have time, it should be OK. I us me we Q15 - It's got nothing to do with ____. Q16 - I took ____ both. you and me it you and I they

Q1 - I saw ____. her she Q3 - She kissed ____. he him Q5 - Did anyone see ____? us we Either could be used here. Q7 - What did ____ say? her she Either could be used here Q9 - I saw you and ____ there. she her Q11 - My brother and ____ went there. I we me Q1 - It took ____ an hour to get to work. they them Q3 - I am angry with both of ____. they their them Q5 - Are ____ coming? they their Q7 - Did ____ speak to you? they them Q9 - Have ____ been invited? they their them

its them Subject and Object Pronouns Q2 - Give it to ____. they them Q4 - He took ____. it them Either could be used here. Q6 - _____ arrived on time. Them They Either could be used here. Q8 - She's faster than ____ am. me I Q10 - Between you and ____, I really didn't like it. me I Q12 - He gave it to me and ____. she her They, Them, Their & Theirs Q2 - You take our books and I'll take ____. their theirs Q4 - Do you know ____? they them Q6 - It was very kind of ____ to help. they their them Q8 - Did you speak to ____? they them Q10 - Ask ____. them they

Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns. 1. Does _____ (her, she) know that _____ (me, I) was absent? 2. Please tell _____ ( he, him) _____ (I, me) have obtained a degree in Chemistry. 3. I remember that _____ (they, them) bought the fruits from _____ (we, us). 4. Please don't tell ______ (she, her) about _____ (I, me). 5. _____ can swim because _____ has webbed feet. 6. I met Alice yesterday. _____ invited _____ to her house. 7. Jane has a cat; _____ likes to play with _____. 8. When the dog chased John, _____ ran as fast as _____ could. 9. My uncle works in a factory. _____ says _____ is a noisy place.

10. The teacher said to the class, "When _____ finished your work, please pass _____ up to me." Fill each blank with a suitable Reflexive Pronoun. 1. He rewarded _____ with an ice-cream. 2. They agreed amongst _____ that they would not tell anyone. 3. I taught _____ to draw. 4. You must explain _____ more clearly. 5. He has a bad temper so he must learn to control _____. 6. We thoroughly enjoyed _____ at the party on Sunday. 7. That monkey is scratching _____. 8. One must defend _____ against bullies. 9. My brother and I bought _____ some apples. 10. She cooks for _____ every day. Fill in the blanks with which, who', whom' and whose'. 1. The boy, _____ father is a doctor, is my best friend. 2. This is not something _____ we like to do. 3. That man, _____ left leg was amputated, suffers from diabetes. 4. The thief, _____ they caught, was sent to the prison. 5. Our friends, _____ we invited to the party, arrived rather early. 6. The girl, _____ broke the mirror, was scolded by her mother. 7. That is my uncle, _____ car was stolen. 8. That woman, _____ you saw, was my auntie. 9. Kangaroos, _____ use their pouch to carry their babies, are found in Australia. 10. The policeman, ______ caught the thief, is a very brave man.

PRONOUNS
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Pronouns Make a choice. 1. Despite her parents complaints, she decided to live by ___ in New York City. her herself 2. If you happen to see your parents this weekend, give ___ my best regards. him her them 3. I can't understand ___ when she speaks German with ___ . her, me him, me 4. He should be ashamed of ___ . himself him 5. Mary was worried about the children, so she convinced ___ husband not to accept the job abroad. his her 6. We came across a friend of ___ at the mall yesterday. ours us 7. I can't find ___ pencil. Can I use ___ , Mary? my, yours mine, your 8. I cut ___ when I was peeling the potatoes. me myself 9. This house is too expensive for ___ . We can't pay such a high rent. us

we 10. Each plan has ___ merits. it its 11. He ___ said so. hisself himself 12. I do my work and they do ___ . their theirs 13. Give it back to ___ . It's ___. me, mine me, my 14. Despite ___ old age, he is very active. his its 15. They enjoyed ___ a lot at the cocktail party. theirselves themselves

Object forms of personal pronouns Which object form of the personal pronoun can substitute the underlined phrase in the sentence? 1) The teacher always gives the students homework. me them you 2) I am reading the book to my little sister. her us him 3) The boys are riding their bikes. it them her 4) My father is writing a letter to John. me her him 5) I don't know the answer. she her it 6) Sally is going to Anne. her him me 7) Open the window, please. it them us 8) Can you tell the people the way to the airport, please? you them us 9) The books are for Peter. him her you 10) Can you help my sister and me, please? her me us

Personal pronouns Use the correct personal pronouns. Watch the words in brackets. Example: ___ often reads books. (Lisa) Answer: She often reads books. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) Have is dreaming. (George) is green. (the blackboard) are on the wall. (the posters) is running. (the dog) are watching TV. (my mother and I) are in the garden. (the flowers) is riding his bike. (Tom) is from Bristol. (Victoria) has got a brother. (Diana) got a computer, Mandy?

Reflexive pronouns, self-pronouns Choose the correct reflexive pronouns from: myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - ourselves yourselves - themselves 1) Robert made this T-shirt . 2) Lisa did the homework . 3) We helped to some cola at the party. 4) Emma, did you take the photo all by ? 5) I wrote this poem . 6) He cut with the knife while he was doing the dishes. 7) The lion can defend . 8) My mother often talks to . 9) Tim and Gerry, if you want more milk, help . 10) Alice and Doris collected the stickers .