36617 reflexive pronouns

Subject
Pronoun

I
You
He
She
It

Reflexive
Pronouns

myself
yourself
himself
herself
itself

Subject
Pronoun

He’s looking at
himself in the mirror.

We
You
They

Reflexive
Pronouns

ourselves
yourselves
themselves

Fill in the gaps with the correct reflexive
pronoun (and a preposition when necessary)
Ben, didn’t you say you
were going to wash
the car?
It isn’t going to wash
_________ 1, you know!
Could you please help
____________ 2to tea
and biscuits? Mr. Winston
will soon be here.

He travelled to Asia ___
_______.

3

It’s good to be selfconfident but Maurice’s
opinion ___ _______ 4 is
too high!
She tries to teach her
daughter not to expect
others to solve her
problems. ‘Do it
__________5’, she says’.
Ann will certainly be able to

look ______ ______ 6
when she grows up. When
she was only 11 months, she
started feeding _______ 7

Notes
We use Reflexive Pronouns when subject
and object are the same.
She can’t speak for herself.
Please, help yourself!
Reflexive Pronouns are used with
Reflexive Verbs
You should have washed yourself before
sitting at the table.

By + reflexive pronoun means alone/on
my/his/… own
He was left home by himself.

Reflexives can be used for emphasis
meaning someone did something without
help.

I made this cake myself.
I myself made this cake.
A Reflexive can be used as an object of a
preposition referring to the subject.
They must learn to look after
themselves.

Reflexives can be used instead of
personal pronouns after as, like,
except (for)
These shoes were designed for
tall, slim girls like yourself. (like you)


My friends and I enjoy
_________ when we go
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to amusement parks. Boys
and girls love looking
____ ____________ 9 in
the distorting mirrors.
My little brother loves

Don't trouble ________
20
. I can take care of it
_________21 After this
party, I’m sure I’m going
to ask ________ 22 why I
sent email invitations to
everyone in my office
building.

eating a big cotton candy
all ____ ________

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.

He’s only five but he
takes good care ____

What did she do ____
__________

? Her hair

23

______11. He fell down

looks terrible!

but rapidly picked

She did it _________!24

________12 off the
ground and smiled.
I’m looking for a flat. I’m
going to live ___
_______13
This flat was designed for
people like __________14
(you) .

Let's not deceive ______
15

I’d make a mistake if I

bought this flat.

Some people avoid walking
home ___ __________ 25
at night.
I talk ___ __________26
when I’m anxious or
nervous at night.
Martha was feeling so sick
after her workout that she
had to make ________

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drink a bitter medicine.
She wants to run the
marathon. She should be

.

proud ___ ________28but

Believe ___ ________!16

her doctor told her not to

overdo it.

God helps those who help

Our computer turns

__________________

_________29 off. That’s

17

‘Dear students, don’t be shy

why we’re saving so much

about giving _______

energy. We’re saving

_____ 18 credit for your

money to buy ________

good deeds. Always give

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___________ a second

husband and ________31

chance to learn’, said the

are both teachers.

19

teacher.

a car to go to work. My


Fill in the gaps with the correct reflexive pronoun (and a preposition when necessary)

Ben, didn’t you say you

My friends and I enjoy

were going to wash

OURSELVES 8 when we go to

the car?

amusement parks. Boys and girls

It isn’t going to wash

love looking AT THEMSELVES 9 in

ITSELF, you know!

1

the distorting mirrors.
My little brother loves

Could you please help
2

YOURSELF to tea and

eating a big cotton candy
all BY HIMSELF.

10

biscuits? Mr. Winston will

He’s only five but he takes good

soon be here.

care OF HIMSELF.

11

He fell

BY HIMSELF.

3

It’s good to be self-confident
but Maurice’s opinion OF
HIMSELF 4 is too high!

23

? Her hair

________12 off the ground and

looks terrible!

smiled.

She did it HERSELF !24

I’m looking for a flat. I’m going to
live BY MYSELF

13

This flat was designed for people
She tries to teach her
daughter not to expect others
to solve her problems. ‘Do it
YOURSELF 5’, she says’.

Ann will certainly be able to
look AFTER HERSELF 6 when
she grows up. When she was
only 11 months, she
started feeding HERSELF 7

What did she do TO
HERSELF

down but rapidly picked
He travelled to Asia

Don't trouble YOURSELF. 20
I can take care of it
MYSELF 21 After this
party, I’m sure I’m going to
ask MYSELF 22 why I sent
email invitations to
everyone in my office
building.

like YOURSELF 14(you) .
Let's not deceive OURSELVES

15

Some people avoid walking
home BY THEMSELVES 25
at night.
I talk TO MYSELF 26 when

I’m anxious or nervous at
night.

I’d make a mistake if I bought

Martha was feeling so sick

this flat.

after her workout that she
had to make HERSELF

27

drink a bitter medicine.
Believe IN YOURSELF 16
God helps those who help

She wants to run the

THEMSELVES

proud OF HERSELF

17

‘Dear students, don’t be shy about
giving YOURSELVES

18

credit for

marathon. She should be
28

but

her doctor told her not to
overdo it.

your good deeds. Always give

Our computer turns

YOURSELVES

ITSELF29 off. That’s why

19

a second

chance to learn’, said the

we’re saving so much

teacher.

energy. We’re saving

money to buy OURSELVES
a car to go to work. My

30

husband and MYSELF
are both teachers.

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