1 Fill in the blanks with the appropriate personal pronouns and possessives. 1.

Mum, have you seen __________ money-box? I'd like to put a couple of coins in. 2. "She met a boy yesterday, and says that she loves __________ deeply." "__________ can't love __________ deeply! __________ only met yesterday! 3. This is Tom, and this is __________ father. 4. "Is there anything __________ can do to help you" "No, there isn't anything you can do to help __________." 5. That dog is almost never in __________ kennel. __________ doesn't like __________. 6. Peter and __________ family do not live in London. __________ say that __________ is too big a city for __________. 7. Can you lend __________ __________ rubber, please? I've lost mine. 8. __________ house is very small, but comfortable. We love __________. 9. __________ son is a very bad student, but __________ daughter is brilliant. We wish __________ would study harder. 10. "Please send __________ a postcard when you are on holiday?" "Don't worry, mum and dad. We'll send __________ one." 11. __________ is raining cats and dogs, so __________ had better stay at home. We can go to the cinema tomorrow. 12. "Where shall I put this book?" "Put __________ on the table, please." 13. "I've just bought some big ice-creams for lunch, mum." "Put __________ in the fridge, sweetheart." 14. "Is this __________ pen, Peter?" "No, __________ isn't __________. __________ is __________." "Where is __________, then?" "__________ is on the floor!"

2 "OK! Thank you." 15. This is a picture of __________ house. We've been living there since 1999. 16. "How do you know that your neighbours are at home?" "Because __________ car is over there." 17. "Where is __________ sister, Paul?" "__________ sister is at home. __________ is studying for an exam. Would you like me to tell __________ something when I get home?" 18. "John and __________ family do not live here any longer." "Where do __________ live now?" 19. "This table has a missing leg." "Here is __________ leg." 20. "Can __________ give __________ a glass of water, please? I'm very thirsty." "Yes, of course." Fill in the blanks with personal pronouns (I, he, she, etc.), possessive adjectives (my, your, his, etc.), possessive pronouns (hers, ours, his, etc.), or reflexive forms (myself, herself, etc.). Matthew, a friend of ____, told ____ about the difficult time ____ had been having with ____ twenty-yearold daughter, Jane. ____ lived in ____ own apartment in a nearby town, and, ____ stated, seemed very unhappy. ____ insisted that ____ could deal with ____ ____ and didn't want any interference from ____ parents. When ____ had last seen ____, she ____ sad and unhappy. ____ told ____ to worry about ____ own problems. Both Tom and ____ wife Cynthia were worried, but decided ____ should keep ____ concern to ____. Long story short, this story reminded ____ of an experience of ____. ____ had a good friend who was going through some difficult times. ____ told ____ that he could take care of ____. ____ respected ____ wishes and eventually ____ felt much better. However, one day while ____ were talking, ____ mentioned that ____ hadn't helped ____ much with ____ problems. ____ said, "But ____ asked ____ to leave ____ alone. ____ said ____ were ____ problems and that ____ could take care of ____ by ____!" to which ____ replied: "Never listen to what a depressed persons says!" ____ turned to Matthew and said, "____ daughter needs ____. Don't let ____ take care of ____ ____. Insist!" ____ think ____ gave ____ a good piece of advice.