Grade: 1a.

Série EM
Teacher: Biba
Subject: Personal Pronouns, Reflexive Pronouns.

EXTRA EXERCISES

A) Fill in the blanks with the adequate personal pronouns. Preencha os espaços abaixo com um
pronome pessoal
a) Take my cells and let ______________ grow.
b) Peter says he goes to school every day, but I never see _______ there.
c) Your sister is very sick. Take __________ to the hospital.
d) If you don’t understand English, I will help with ___________ .
e) Let’s stand at the front door. Mary will see _______ when she arrives.

B) Underline the correct personal pronouns: Circule o pronome pessoal correto.

1. "What did those people want?" "He/They asked I/me to help he/them."
2. None of they/them has accepted the job offer.
3. Both Ann and he/him are expecting some mail. Are those letters for she/her and he/him?
4. That baby has been crying for more than half an hour. He/She/It must be hungry.
5. We enjoy surfing more than she/her does.
6. Let my friend Jonathan and I/me play a duet.

C) Replace the expressions in bold by personal pronouns. Substitua as palavras sublinhadas

por um pronome pessoal.
a) Nobody understood what the teacher said but Helen.
b) It was Mrs. Kent that made the cake.
c) There’s a friendly agreement among the neighbors.
d) The teacher graded the students’ papers last night. She returned the papers during class.
e) The audience clapped enthusiastically. Obviously the audience enjoyed the play.
f) Tom’s dog is named Calvin. His dog is very independent but obeys Tom very gladly.
g) A dog makes a good pet if the dog is properly trained.
h) I wasn’t sure but it appeared to be my nephew.
i) There’s a friendly agreement between Cindy and her father-in-law.
j) Help John carry Mrs. White. Mrs. White isn’t feeling well.
k) It was John that told Sally and me about the accident.
l) Nobody could answer the teacher’s questions but Tom.
m) The best ones are always bought by Peter who can pay the most.
n) The child is crying. The child must be sick.
o) What are the government’s plans? The government are going to increase taxes.

D) Complete with reflexive pronouns. Preencha os espaços abaixo usando um pronome reflexivo
(myself, yourself, etc).
a) You must all behave ____________________________ when you are at someone’s house.
b) Where did you, Helen, hurt ___________________________________?
c) Did someone help you clean the room, or did you do it all by _____________________?
d) The new software is so easy. It just seems to run by _______________________________.
e) The dog hurt _________________________________________jumping from the roof.
f) Have we got to do it all by _____________________________________?
g) You may think Stan is telling the truth, but I __________________ don’t believe him.
h) Now that their children are grown, Mr. and Mrs. Green live by ____________________.
E) Complete the sentences with a word or expression from the list and an appropriate reflexive
pronoun. Preencha as frases abaixo usando um dos verbos abaixo e um pronome reflexivo
adequado.

LIKE ENJOY CONTROL

CUT HURT TAKE CARE OF
BEHAVE LOOK AT BLAME

a) An elephant HURT ITSELF when he tried to get out of the zoo yesterday.
b) I _____________________ in the mirror every day.
c) Don´t ______________________; it wasn´t your mistake.
d) Don’t get angry.__________________________________ !
e) Did you and Helen____________________________at the circus?
f) John __________________________ whenever he shaves.
g) Self-esteem is important. It´s important for people__________________________.
h) You must all ____________________________ as soon as you enter the room.
i) I don´t need any help. I can _______________________________.