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This That These Those

This document provides exercises to practice the use of the demonstrative pronouns "this, that, these, those." It includes a gap fill activity with multiple choices to choose the correct pronoun based on physical proximity or time. There is also a multiple choice activity to circle the right pronoun to complete sentences. Finally, there is a gap fill activity to write the correct pronoun to fill in blanks. The purpose is to check the learner's understanding of when to use "this, that, these, those" in different contexts.

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This That These Those

This document provides exercises to practice the use of the demonstrative pronouns "this, that, these, those." It includes a gap fill activity with multiple choices to choose the correct pronoun based on physical proximity or time. There is also a multiple choice activity to circle the right pronoun to complete sentences. Finally, there is a gap fill activity to write the correct pronoun to fill in blanks. The purpose is to check the learner's understanding of when to use "this, that, these, those" in different contexts.

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Grammar videos: This, that, these, those – exercises

Watch the video on our website and read the


conversation between Sophie and Anita. Then do
these exercises to check your understanding of this,
that, these and those.

1. Check your grammar: gap fill – this, that, these and those
Complete the gaps with the best answer from the box.

these / those general things physically near us

that / those far away from us On the phone

these/ those
We use 'this / that' for singular and uncountable nouns and _________________________ for
1.
plural nouns.

2. physically near us
We use ‘this / these’ for things which are _________________________.

3. far away from us


We use ‘that / those’ for things which are _________________________.

4. that / those
We also use _________________________ for things which are distant from us in time.

5. general things
We can use ‘this / that’ to refer to _________________________, e.g. what somebody has said.

6. On the phone
_________________________ we can say, ‘This is Ollie’ (if you are Ollie) or ‘Is that Alfie?’

2. Check your grammar: multiple choice – this, that, these and those
Circle the best word to complete these sentences.

1. We’re going to play tennis this / that morning.

2. Shall I wear this shirt or that / those one?

3. Can I have a look at that / those trousers?

4. Let’s go to this / that new club in the city centre.

5. These / Those posters you gave me look great on my wall.

6. Look at this / that ring over here.

7. We’ll have to do some work now; this / that isn’t a holiday, you know.

8. Hi Stuart, this / it is my friend Sylvie.


3. Check your grammar: gap fill – this, that, these and those
Write the word to fill the gaps. Use this, that, these or those.

1. this
I’m really busy _______________ morning.

2. This
_______________ cake you made last week was delicious.

3. this
Let me introduce you. Sue, _______________ is Tom.

4. those
I’m going to take back _______________ shoes I bought last week.

5. this
Are you going to watch _______________ DVD with us?

6. these
First you need to chop up _______________ tomatoes over there.

7. this
Hello, _______________ is Nick speaking.

8. that
Yes, _______________’s right. I completely agree with you.

Discussion

Did you enjoy this Grammar Snack? Do you think Oliver will like that shirt?

Yes, of course I enjoyed it. It was really fun.


I don't think Oliver will like the flowered shirt. It's too loud and colourful.
Most of the boys hate that kind of shirts.

References

learnenglishteens.(s.f.). This, that, these, those. Recovered from


https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar/beginner-grammar/these-those?page=2

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