A. Circle the correct option.
1 She lives in the same town as ……. .
a me b I c mine
2 A: Who tidied the apartment? B: ……. .
a I and Tom
b Tom and me
c Tom and I
3 I’d like to thank my father, ……. I could never have won.
a without whom
b without who
c who without
4 I’m going to have a cup of tea. Do you want ……. too?
a this b it c one
5 This book’s really interesting. Do you want to read ……. when I finish?
a this b it c one
6 We’re very proud – we built this house ……. .
a each other
b one another
c ourselves
7 Everything ……. really expensive.
a in the shop was
b were in the shop
c in the shop were
8 ……. gets the most points will be the winner.
a Anyone b Which c Whoever
9 We’ve got a new computer, but I think ……. was better.
a ours old
b our old
c our old one
10 ……., I’ve never really been interested in computers.
a I b Myself c Mine
Answers
1 a 2 b 3 a 4 c 5 b 6 c 7 a 8 c 9 c 10 b
B. Decide if the underlined nouns belong to one person / thing (1) or to more than one person / thing (1+).
___ 1 This football isn’t yours. it’s mine.
___ 2 That’s Julie’s friends’ car.
___ 3 That’s the phone number of the company, not its fax number.
___ 4 Excuse me, I think this table is ours.
___ 5 Everyone else’s room had a beautiful view, but mine had a view of the car park!
___ 6 Her test results are much better than we expected.
___ 7 The big house on the corner is my cousins’.
___ 8 These people’s houses are really small.
___ 9 The woman next door’s cats are always playing in our garden.
___ 10 These paintings are among the most valuable ones in his collection.
Answers
1 1 2 1+ 3 1 4 1+ 5 1+ 6 1 7 1+ 8 1+ 9 1 10 1
C. Complete each sentence, using an indefinite pronoun (something, everybody, etc.) and a word or phrase from the box.
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cool and dark too crowded else good enough hot in Europe in the shops nice rich and famous special |
1 It’s Rob’s birthday, so we should buy him ………………… .
2 I don’t want to go ………………… – I want to spend some time alone.
3 A: What do you want to drink? B: ………………… . Tea, coffee, I don’t mind.
4 We wanted to find a new drummer for our band, but unfortunately, there was ………………… .
5 I didn’t buy anything. ………………… was really expensive.
6 You need to keep this plant ………………… for two months, like your fridge.
7 A: What are you doing at the weekend?
B: ………………… .
I’ll probably just stay at home.
8 He’s been almost …………………, but he’s never been to Africa.
9 I can’t go to the concert, so if ………………… wants my tickets, please let me know.
10 I want to marry ………………… .
Answers
1 something nice
2 anywhere / somewhere too crowded
3 Anything / Something hot
4 nobody / no one good enough
5 Everything in the shops
6 somewhere cool and dark 7 Nothing special
8 everywhere in Europe
9 anybody / anyone / someone / somebody else
10 somebody / someone rich and famous
D. Complete the text with the correct pronouns.
Rachel and Mike lived next door to 1……………… another, but they didn’t get on at all. Rachel thought Mike was too self-centred – he never stopped talking about 2………………, and wasn’t interested in 3……………… else’s problems. Then one day, Mike bought 4……………… a dog the same day that Rachel bought 5……………… one too. Mike’s dog was a small grey 6………………, and Rachel’s was big and black. At first, the two dogs played by 7……………… in their own gardens, but then one day Rachel’s dog got into Mike’s garden and the dogs started playing together. Mike and Rachel watched the dogs playing happily in the garden and 8……………… of them realised there was no point in being enemies. So they started speaking to one 9……………… again. And a few weeks ago, they got married … to 10……………… other!
Answers
1 one 2 himself 3 anyone / anybody 4 himself
5 herself 6 one 7 themselves 8 both
9 another 10 each
E. Rewrite the sentences, changing the underlined words, to make them sound more natural / informal.
1 If any customer would like to complain, he / she should write to the manager.
…………………………………………………
2 When one meets new people, one should not talk about oneself too much.
…………………………………………………
3 My glasses are broken. I need to get some new glasses.
…………………………………………………
4 I don’t know who it was, but the person who said English was easy was joking.
…………………………………………………
5 She swims much better than I swim.
…………………………………………………
6 Their house is more modern than our house.
…………………………………………………
7 A: Do you want to go dancing or watch a film?
B: Go dancing or watch a film. I don’t mind.
…………………………………………………
8 About whom are you talking?
…………………………………………………
Answers
1 If you would like to complain, you should write to the manager.
2 When you meet new people, you should not (shouldn’t) talk about yourself too much.
3 My glasses are broken. I need to get some new ones.
4 Whoever said English was easy was joking.
5 She swims much better than me / than I do.
6 Their house is more modern than ours.
7 B: Either. I don’t mind.
8 Who are you talking about?
F. Write at least four true sentences about your family history. Use some of the words and phrases from the box.
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each other’s everything her mine myself nobody one another their themselves whatever |
Example: My grandmother brought up her brothers and sisters on her own.
……………………………………………………
……………………………………………………
……………………………………………………
……………………………………………………
Answers
your own answers
G. Circle the correct option.
1 When we bought the farm, we couldn’t believe it was actually ……………. .
a our’s b our c ours
2 My room was freezing when I woke up because the heating had turned ……………. off during the night.
a it b its c itself
3 Don’t try and lift that box ……………. – I’ll give you a hand.
a you b yourself c yours
4 When we arrived in America, ……………. really friendly and helpful.
a everyone was
b anyone was
c everyone were
5 At the end of our course we all signed ……………. other’s course book.
a every b each c one
Answers
1 c 2 c 3 b 4 a 5 b
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