A. Write the correct reflexive pronouns in the table.
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I |
……myself…… |
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You |
………………….. |
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He |
………………….. |
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Sarah |
………………….. |
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The story |
………………….. |
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Me and Trevor |
………………….. |
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You two |
………………….. |
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The Jones |
………………….. |
Answers
Yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
B. Complete the speech bubbles with the correct reflexive pronouns.
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2 himself 3 my self 4 herself
C. Match the pairs.
1 Susan is selfish;
2 Susan worries about Mary;
a she thinks a lot about her.
b she thinks a lot about herself.
3 Trevor silently read the story
4 Trevor called his son and read the story
a to himself.
b to him.
5 Graham needed it, so he took it
6 Tom needed it, so Graham took it
a for him.
b for himself.
7 The baby can’t
8 It takes ages to
a dress herself.
b dress her.
9 My neighbours organised the party
10 My neighbours don’t like
a each other.
b themselves.
11 Remember to try it
12 Remember to write to
a yourselves.
b one another.
Answers
1 a 2 b 3 a 4 b 5 b 6 a 7 a 8 b 9 b 10 a 11 a 12 b
D. Complete the sentences with the correct pronouns.
1 The children can go to school by ……themselves…… .
2 Tom, I’m sure you can finish it …………………………… .
3 My sister never took lessons in French. She taught …………………………… .
4 An automatic door opens and closes by …………………………… .
5 I didn’t want to forget my bag, so I put it on the seat next to …………………………… .
6 The two winners kissed and congratulated …………………………… .
7 Is this Jennifer’s new scarf? Did you buy it for ……………………………?
8 I …………………………… have always believed in it.
9 Get into pairs and ask …………………………… ten questions in English.
10 We brought enough food with …………………………… .
11 We ate all the food …………………………… .
12 Tom and Jo aren’t speaking to …………………………… after their argument last week.
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2 yourself 3 herself 4 itself 5 me
6 each other / one another 7 her
8 myself 9 each other / one another
10 us 11 ourselves
12 each other / one another
E. Answer these questions using reflexive pronouns.
1 Did Liz buy this cake?
No, she made it herself.
2 Why does Jack have blood on his finger?
………………………………………..
3 Did anyone help the boys to write the card?
………………………………………..
4 Did you copy this homework?
………………………………………..
5 Do you like my new dress?
………………………………………..
6 Who wakes your dog up in the morning?
………………………………………..
Answers
Possible answers
2 He cut himself.
3 No, they wrote it themselves.
4 No, I did it by myself.
5 Yes, did you make it yourself?
6 It wakes up by itself.
F. Complete the dialogue with the correct pronouns.
Iain: Are you going to help me or do I have to make this cupboard by 1……myself……?
Jo: All right, I’m coming. Where are the instructions?
Iain: Ask 2…………………. . You had them last.
Jo: Oh, yeah, here they are. Let’s see … . Do you think we can do this 3………………….?
Iain: Sure. Sue and Steve made their computer table 4…………………. .
Jo: Yes, and they didn’t talk to 5…………………. for a week afterwards.
Iain: Well, Sue should blame 6…………………. : she dropped a heavy piece of wood on Steve’s toes. Steve told me about it 7…………………. .
Jo: No, that’s not true. Steve was carrying the wood with 8…………………. and it fell by 9…………………. . It wasn’t Sue’s fault that Steve hurt 10…………………. .
Iain: Why do you always believe what Sue says? Steve did most of the work, not Sue – as usual.
Jo: You should listen to 11…………………. . You sound just like Steve. You two should go and live with 12…………………. .
Answers
2 yourself 3 ourselves 4 themselves
5 each other / one another 6 herself
7 himself 8 him 9 itself 10 himself
11 yourself 12 each other / one another
G. Complete the sentences using reflexive or reciprocal pronouns.
1 I love ……to see photos of myself. ……
2 My best friend hates ……………………………………………… .
3 Once I ……………………………………………… .
4 People should ……………………………………………… .
5 If you want to so something well, you should ……………………………………………… .
6 One day I would like to ……………………………………………… .
Answers
your own answers
H. Circle the correct option.
1 John, paint the chair ……………!
a itself b himself c yourself
2 I …………… when I saw the finished cupboard.
a felt happy b felt my happy c felt
3 Nancy is a bit strange – she talks to …………… when she is making something.
a her b she c herself
4 Ed, Mum is here, talk to …………… about the new furniture.
a her b she c hers
5 Mr and Mrs Green helped …………… to make it.
a them b themselves c each other
Answers
1 c 2 a 3 c 4 a 5 c
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