English Pronoun Exercises
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- Personal Pronoun Exercises (I/he/she/etc.) ⚪(A1)
- Demonstrative Pronoun Exercises (this/that/these/those) ⚪(A1)
- Possessive Pronoun Exercises (mine/yours/etc.) 🟡(A2)
- Reflexive Pronoun Exercises (myself/yourself/etc.) 🟡(A2) / 🟠(B1)
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- Conversation Exercise 1: Personal pronoun and demonstrative pronoun exercises
- Conversation Exercise 2: Reflexive pronoun and possessive pronoun exercises
Exercise 1
20 questions and answers on personal pronouns and demonstrative pronouns
This is a conversation between a teacher and some students. Choose the correct pronoun and fill in the gaps.
1 .
Teacher: Good morning, Ben. How are you today?
Ben: ______ am fine, thank you.
he / I / she
✅ I
ℹ️ Ben is talking about himself, so he says I.
2 .
Teacher: Good morning, Emma. Is this your first English class?
Emma: Yes, ______ is.
she / it / they
✅ it
ℹ️ It refers to this class
3 .
Teacher: Ben, who is she?
Ben: ______ is Emma.
he / they / she
✅ She
ℹ️ Emma is one girl, so we use she.
4 .
Teacher: Emma, who is he?
Emma: ______ is Ben.
he / I / she
✅ He
ℹ️ Ben is one boy, so we use he.
5 .
(The teacher holds up a pen.)
Teacher: Ben, what is this?
Ben: ______ is a pencil.
this / those / they
✅ This
ℹ️ This is for one thing that is near.
6 .
(The teacher points to a window across the room.)
Teacher: Emma, what is that?
Emma: ______ is a window.
these / that / they
✅ That
ℹ️ That is for one thing that is far away.
7 .
(The teacher holds two books.)
Teacher: Ben, what are these?
Ben: ______ are books.
this / these / that
✅ These
ℹ️ These is for two or more things that are near.
8 .
(The teacher points to three chairs at the back of the room.)
Teacher: Emma, what are those?
Emma: ______ are chairs.
this / it / those
✅ those
ℹ️ Those is for two or more things that are far away.
9 .
(A new student walks into the classroom.)
Teacher: Ben, who is he?
Ben: ______ is Tom. He is a new student.
she / they / he
✅ He
ℹ️ Tom is one boy, so we use he.
10 .
Teacher: Emma, do you know him?
Emma: Yes, ______ is my friend.
he / she / they
✅ he
ℹ️ Emma is talking about Tom, so she says he.
11 .
(The teacher points to a girl sitting by the window.)
Teacher: Ben, who is that?
Ben: ______ is Anna.
this / that / these
✅ that
ℹ️ That is for one person who is farther away.
12 .
Teacher: Emma, do you know her?
Emma: Yes, ______ is in my class.
he / she / it
✅ she
ℹ️ Anna is one girl, so we use she.
13 .
(The teacher picks up two marker pens.)
Teacher: Ben, what are these?
Ben: ______ are markers.
those / these / this
✅ these
ℹ️ These is for two things that are near.
14 .
(The teacher points to two maps on the wall.)
Teacher: Emma, what are those?
Emma: ______ are maps.
those / this / it
✅those
ℹ️ Those is for two things that are far away.
15 .
Teacher: Ben, is Emma ready for the lesson?
Ben: Yes, ______ is ready.
he / they / she
✅ she
ℹ️ Emma is one girl, so we use she.
16 .
Teacher: Emma, is Ben ready too?
Emma: Yes, ______ is ready.
she / he / it
✅ he
ℹ️ Ben is one boy, so we use he.
17 .
(The teacher smiles at the class.)
Teacher: Are we ready to start?
Ben: Yes, ______ are ready.
they / you / we
✅ we
ℹ️ Ben is talking about everyone in the classroom.
18 .
(Two students walk past the classroom door.)
Teacher: Emma, who are they?
Emma: ______ are students from Class 2.
they / we / it
✅ they
ℹ️ They is for two or more people.
19 .
(The teacher points to a picture on the wall.)
Teacher: Ben, what is that?
Ben: ______ is a picture of London.
these / that / they
✅ that
ℹ️ That is for one thing that is farther away.
20 .
(The teacher holds up today’s English book.)
Teacher: Emma, is this our English book?
Emma: Yes, ______ is our English book.
it / they / she
✅ it
ℹ️ It refers to one thing—the English book.
