Personal pronouns | Exercises with answers (for beginners)

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Exercise 2

Complete with the right personal pronouns:

1. There is an elephant at the zoo. —Ihesheityouwethey is a big animal.

2. My family and I go to Italy. —Ihesheityouwethey go there every summer.

3. You and I are students. —Ihesheityouwethey are going to University.

4. He asked her: ‘Linda, do —Ihesheityouwethey want to go to the party tonight?’

5. Tom is a policeman. —Ihesheityouwethey works at the police station.

6.  —Ihesheityouwethey will probably be hot tomorrow.

7. My parents said  —Ihesheityouwetheyneed a new car.

8. What can  —Ihesheityouwethey  tell me about your parents?

9. My grandparents live in India. —Ihesheityouwethey  often come and see us.

10. My mum´s name is Linda.  —Ihesheityouwethey is from Switzerland.

 

 

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ANSWERS

1. There is an elephant at the zoo. It is a big animal.
2. My family and I go to Italy. We go there every summer.
3. You and I are students. We are going to University.
4. He asked her: ‘Linda, do you want to go to the party tonight?’
5. Tom is a policeman. He works at the police station.
6.  It will probably be hot tomorrow.
7. My parents said  they need a new car.
8. What can you tell me about your parents?
9. My grandparents live in India. They often come and see us.
10. My mum´s name is Linda. She is from Switzerland.

Personal pronouns | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 1

Complete with the right personal pronouns:

1. My name is Mike. —Ihesheityouwethey am 12 years old.

2. My cat is fat. —Ihesheityouwethey eats too much.

3. Kevin and Théo are my friends. —Ihesheityouwethey are from France.

4. Many people ask them: ‘Are —Ihesheityouwethey sisters?’

5. Kevin and I like to play football. —Ihesheityouwethey play at the club.

6. Tina likes to play tennis. —Ihesheityouwethey plays with her sister.

7. The cars are on the road. —Ihesheityouwethey are very slow.

8. Mary and John come from England. —Ihesheityouwethey live in London.

9. Samantha is my sister. —Ihesheityouwethey does not like sports.

10. Linda works in a school. —Ihesheityouwethey is an english teacher.

 

 

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ANSWERS

1. My name is Mike. I am 12 years old.
2. My cat is fat. It eats too much.
3. Kevin and Théo are my friends. They are from France.
4. Many people ask them: ‘Are they sisters?’
5. Kevin and I like to play football. We play at the club.
6. Tina likes to play tennis. She plays with her sister.
7. The cars are on the road. They are very slow.
8. Mary and John come from England. They live in London.
9. Samantha is my sister. She does not like sports.
10. Linda works in a school. She is an english teacher.

Possessive pronouns | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 6

Choose between the possessive pronoun or the possessive determiner:

1. Whose is this car? Is it really himhis?
2. Is he youryours dad?
3. This is not ourours car. OurOurs is black.
4. Jenny broke herhers right arm.
5. This is minemy house, where’s theirsthem?
6. Is this Sally’s book? – Yes, it’s herhers?
7. I lost minemy pen in the train. Can I have one of youryours?
8. Stop! – These cookies are all minemy.
9. Did you forget to do youryours homework last night? – No I didn’t. I did minemy homework.
10. Are these really youyour keys? – Yes, these are mymine keys. – They are not youyours.

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ANSWERS

1. his
2. your
3. our / ours
4. her
5. my / theirs
6. hers
7. my / yours
8. mine
9. your / my
10. your / my / yours

Possessive pronouns | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 5

Find the right answer:

1. The house belongs to me – it’s minemyyourour house.
2. The house belongs to me – it’s myyourmineour.
3. This watch belongs to Jim – it’s yourshershisher.
4. This camera belongs to my mother – it’s hersherhistheirtheirs camera.
5. This camera belongs to my mother – it’s herhisherstheirtheirs.
6. The cat belongs to me and my cousin – it’s ourstheirsmineourher dog.
7. The books belong to me and my brother – they’re ourourstheirsmineher.
8. The keys belong to you – they’re yourtheirsmineyourshers.
9. The phone belongs to you – it’s yourstheirsyourmyhers phone.
10. The bicycles belong to my friends – they’re theirtheirsourours bicycles.

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ANSWERS

1. my
2. mine
3. his
4. her
5. hers
6. our
7. ours
8. yours
9. your
10. their

Possessive pronouns | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 4

Reminder: the possessive pronouns in English are:  my, your, his, her (singular)  our, your, their  (plural)

Find the right answer:

1. Is this youyour book?
2. OurUsWe parents live in Los Angeles.
3. This is Imemy guitar.
4. How old is hehimhis sister?
5. Where does youyour team play?
6. Yesterday she sent sheher letter to Rome.
7. Are those youyour trainers?
8. Ken has cut hehimhis finger.
9. The children finished theythemtheir game.
10. The hotel has hisitits own swimming pool.

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ANSWERS

1. your
2. our
3. my
4. his
5. your
6. her
7. your
8. his
9. their
10. its

Possessive pronouns | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 3

Reminder: the possessive pronouns in English are:  my, your, his, her (singular)  our, your, their  (plural)

Find the right possessive pronoun:

Ex: This hat belongs to my sister – it’s —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs. → it’s hers.

1. The toys belong to you. They’re —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
2. Sorry I’m late. I met a friend of —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs on my way to the office.
3. The shoes belong to me. They’re —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
4. These luggage belong to you and your wife. These luggage are —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
5. The car belongs to you. It’s —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
6. The books belong to her. They are —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
7. The pencil belongs to him. It’s —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
8. The bottle belongs to you. It’s —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
9. The cigarettes belong to my friends. It’s —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
10. The furniture belongs to my mother. It is —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
11. That book belongs to those kids. That book is —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
12. This phone belongs to you. This phone is —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
13. This apartment belongs to me and my cousin. This apartment is —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
14. That pillow belongs to me. That pillow is —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
15. My cat has a new toy. The toy is —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.

 

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ANSWERS

1. yours
2. mine
3. mine
4. yours
5. yours
6. hers
7. his
8. yours
9. theirs
10. hers
11. theirs
12. yours
13. ours
14. mine
15. its

Possessive pronouns | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 2

Find the right possessive pronoun:

Ex: This hat belongs to my sister – it’s —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs. → it’s hers.

1. That truck belongs to my aunt and uncle. That truck is —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
2. The leaf belongs to the plant – it is —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
3. The food belongs to us – it is —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
4. The house belongs to them. It is —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
5. This bicycle belongs to my neighbor Paul. This bicycle is —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
6. This scarf belongs to my aunt Tina. This scarf is —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
7. These shoes belong to my mother. These shoes are —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
8. The computer belongs to me – it’s —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
9. The bikes belong to me and my sister – they’re —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
10. The cars belong to you – they’re —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
11. This book belongs to my brother – it’s —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
12. The phone belongs to me – it’s —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
13. The plane belongs to me and my father – it’s —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
14. This box belongs to my mother – it’s —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.
15. Those cookies belong to my sister’s friends. Those cookies are —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs.

 

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ANSWERS

1. theirs
2. its
3. ours
4. theirs
5. his
6. hers
7. hers
8. mine
9. ours
10. yours
11. his
12. mine
13. ours
14. hers
15. theirs

Possessive pronouns | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 1

Replace the bold nominal groups with possessive pronouns:

Ex: This book belong to my girlfriend. It’s her book. → This book belong to my girlfriend. It’s hers.

1. Your sister is smarter than my sister. → —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs
2. Where is your bike? I can only see Jim’s. → —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs
3. Look, here is my brother, where is your brother? → —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs
4. Tina does not like my cake. She thinks her cake is much better. → —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs
5. I think your suit is nicer than his suit. → —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs
6. Paul has lost his phone, you could lend him your phone. → —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs
7. I can’t see their car, but I can see Gina’s car. → —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs
8. Don’t you think this party is not as exciting as our party? → —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs
9. Our house is huge, what about the Smiths’? → —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs
10. Was it Paul’s car or was it Maggie’s? → —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs
11. My friend Sarah has met my mother, but I haven’t met her mother yet. → —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs
12. If you think my room is a mess, you should see his room. → —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs
13. You do your work and I’ll do my work. → —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs
14. Whose is this bottle? Is it your bottle or my bottle? → —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs /  —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs
15. If you haven’t got an umbrella, Samantha will lend you one of her umbrellas. → —mineyourshishersitsoursyourstheirs

 

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ANSWERS

1. mine
2. his
3. yours
4. hers
5. his
6. yours
7. hers
8. ours
9. theirs
10. hers
11. hers
12. his
13. mine
14. yours / mine
15. hers

Reflexive Pronouns | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 1

Choose the right reflexive pronoun:

1. We should’ve gone there —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves.
2. They divided the money among —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves.
3. I met the king —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves.
4. I gave —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves 2 months to get in shape.
5. This door locks by —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves.
6. Do I make —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves clear?
7. She killed —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves in a car accident.
8. Just between —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves, I don’t think he’s going to succeed.
9. You can talk amongst —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves when the lesson will be over.
10. The dog saw —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves in the mirror.
11. He has this large room to —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves.
12. Take good care of —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves.
13. She did the job by —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves.
14. Tom lacks confidence in —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves.
15. These days many old people live by —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves.

 

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ANSWERS

1. We should’ve gone there ourselves.
2. They divided the money among themselves.
3. I met the king himself.
4. I gave myself 2 months to get in shape.
5. This door locks by itself.
6. Do I make myself clear?
7. She killed herself in a car accident.
8. Just between ourselves, I don’t think he’s going to succeed.
9. You can talk amongst yourselves when the lesson will be over.
10. The dog saw itself in the mirror.
11. He has this large room to himself.
12. Take good care of yourself.
13. She did the job by herself.
14. Tom lacks confidence in himself.
15. These days many old people live by themselves.

Reflexive Pronouns | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 3

Choose the right reflexive pronoun:

1. He burned —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves badly.
2. Did you guys build the house —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves?
3. I wish I had taken better care of —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves.
4. Did they really do all that work by —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves?
5. He was feeling very sorry for —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves.
6. Her mother lives in the country all by —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves.
7. Let’s go see for —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves.
8. The fire went out by —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves.
9. I built this doghouse by —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves.
10. She has the large house to —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves.
11. The president —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves announced the news.
12. Please, help —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves to these cookies.
13. We introduced —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves to each other.
14. He hoped the problem would solve —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves.
15. Babies are not capable of looking after —myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitselfourselvesyourselvesthemselves.

 

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ANSWERS

1. He burned himself badly.
2. Did you guys build the house yourselves?
3. I wish I had taken better care of myself.
4. Did they really do all that work by themselves?
5. He was feeling very sorry for himself.
6. Her mother lives in the country all by herself.
7. Let’s go see for ourselves.
8. The fire went out by itself.
9. I built this doghouse by myself.
10. She has the large house to herself.
11. The president himself announced the news.
12. Please, help yourself to these cookies.
13. We introduced ourselves to each other.
14. He hoped the problem would solve itself.
15. Babies are not capable of looking after themselves.