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PRONOUNS EXERCISE (40%) ______/40

EXERCISE 1: PERSONAL PRONOUNS (15%)
Choose the suitable pronouns in these sentences.
1. The teacher punished the boy because _________ did not do his homework.
[he / she / they]

2. My sister and I have not eaten anything since _________ left our house this morning.
[they / us / we]

3. Here are the keys. I found _________ under the table.

[itself / it / them]

4. After we had bathed the dog, _________ ran into the garden and shook itself.
[it / he / they]

5. I waited for her call but she didn’t phone _________ up although _________ had promised to.
[me, she / her, she / I, he]

6. Ah Chong takes care of the garden. Ah Chong is a good gardener.

[He / We / She]

7. Mr and Mrs Chan are here. Mr and Mrs Chan are talking to the girl.
[He / They / We]

8. Look at the dog. My dog is wagging its tail.

[It / He / We]

9. They shook hands with Ali and Jane.

[us / them / her]

10. Mary is certainly the cleverest girl among Chee Seng and me.
[them / they / us]

11. The cat gave birth to five kittens last week.

[He / You / It]

12. The girl forgot to bring your book.

[She / Her / It]

13. The teacher said, “Give the teacher your book.”

[he / I / me]

14. The teacher asked Ronald and Chee Fai, “Have Ronald and Chee Fai finished the work?”
[them / you / they]

15. James and John are my neighbours. Sometimes I play football with James and John. Occasionally,
James, John and I go fishing in the pond nearby.
(i) [they / them / we] (ii) [we / they / them]
EXERCISE 2: POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS (15%)
A. Choose the suitable possessive pronouns.
e.g.: 0. They met an old friend of __________.
A. theirs
B. hers
C. yours

1. Hilda says these dresses are not __________. 6. This pen is __________. Where is
__________?
A. her A. you, mine
B. hers B. mine, yours
C. its C. my, hers

2. Aren’t those bags __________? They are 7. Dad hasn’t had __________ coffee yet.
certainly not mine. Mother has had __________.
A. you A. his, hers
B. your B. his, her
C. yours C. its, hers

3. I have brought my shoes. Have you bought 8. Are these earrings __________? No, they
__________? aren’t __________.
A. mine A. ours, theirs
B. ours B. hers, my
C. yours C. yours, mine

4. We have had our lunch. They haven’t had 9. These exercise books are __________ not
__________? __________.
A. theirs A. mine, you
B. their B. ours, yours
C. ours C. her, theirs

5. Those flowers are wilting. __________ are 10. This bun is __________. __________ is on
still fresh. the plate.
A. Your A. mine, Yours
B. Their B. my, Hers
C. Theirs C. mine, Its

B. Fill in the blanks with suitable possessive pronouns.

1. Su Lin and Leanne told me that those books are ______________.

2. Jason, I’ve completed my project. Have you completed ______________ yet?

3. I’ve just got my report book. I wonder if the others have got ______________.

4. My piano results came in the post today. My brother hasn’t received ______________ yet.

5. Lyn said that if I let her read my composition, she will let me read ______________.
EXERCISE 3: REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS (10%)
Fill in each blank with the suitable Reflexive Pronoun.
e.g.: We enjoyed __________ very much that day.
We enjoyed ourselves very much that day.

1. He brought __________ an ice-cream.

2. My father shaves __________ every morning

3. She washed __________ before dinner.

4. We helped __________ to the food on the table.

5. He has accidentally locked __________ in.

6. Mary made __________ a new dress.

7. Our dog has hurt __________.

8. We warmed __________ by the fire.

9. I will cook __________ something to eat.

10. You won’t be able to keep __________ warm unless you wear another coat.

Prepared By,
Pn Roghini Devi