52121 reflexive pronouns

 We use reflexive pronouns after the verb when the subject and the object are the same person. It
refers back to the subject.
I washed the dishes myself.
I
Myself
She called the president herself.
 If we use “by” before the reflexive pronouns it means “alone”.
I cleaned the house by myself. I was alone.
1 . Underline the correct answer:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

My mother does the housework herself/himself.
I prepared this work ourselves/myself.
She made this cake herself/myself.
My mother and I do the shopping myself/ourselves.
Karen cuts her hair herself/himself.
Sue and John prepare the dinner ourselves/themselves.
I introduced myself/ourselves to the tourists.

YOU

Yourself

WE

Ourselves

THEY

Themselves

HE

Himself

SHE

Herself

IT

Itself

2. Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns.
a) __________ washed the dishes myself.

f) __________ played outside themselves.

b) __________ ate her meal herself.

g) __________ goes to the sport center himself.

c) __________ do my homework myself.

h) __________ like walking outside myself.

d) __________ watched the ourselves.

i) __________ sleeps in the bed itself.

e) __________ takes care of the baby herself.

j) __________ drives to work himself.

3. Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns.
a) Our friends and we go to school _________________.

h) Our teacher plans the lessons _________________.

b) My father does his work _________________.

i) Our cat drinks the milk _________________.

c) Susan cuts the trees _________________.

j) Jane does the shopping _________________.

d) My mother and father decorate the house
______________.

k) Sookie and Jackson bought the car
________________.

e) Jonnhy and I did the Project _________________.

l) Jackie walked in the darkness by _______________.

f) My grandparents went on a vacation
trip_________________.

m) I stayed at home last night by _________________.

g) Fabiane cooked this delicious meal ______________.

n) We promised _________________ that we would not
talk about that again.