PERSONAL PRONOUNS – PRACTICE TEST No. 2

PERSONAL PRONOUNS – PRACTICE TEST No. 2
Personal pronouns
Before verbs as
subjects
I
You
We
They
He
She
It

After verbs as
objects
Me
You
Us
Them
Him
Her
It

Possessive
adjectives
Followed by nouns
My
Your
Our
Their
His
Her

Its

Possessive
pronouns
Not followed by
nouns
Mine
Yours
Ours
Theirs
His
Hers

Reflexive –
Emphatic
pronouns

Myself
Yourself/Yourselves
Ourselves
Themselves
Himself
Herself
Itself

Notes:
A. Possessive adjectives.
1. “the” is used with parts of the body after prepositions. Verbs used in this pattern include: “hit,
kiss, punch, slap, bite, touch, pat, sting, etc.” She kissed the baby on the cheek. He punched me on
the nose.

2. “own” is used with possessive adjectives to emphasize the fact that something belongs to one
person and no one else. She’s got her own chauffer. = She’s got a chauffer of her own.
B. Reflexive/Emphatic pronouns
1. Reflexive pronouns are used after certain verbs (behave, cut, burn, enjoy, hurt, kill, look at,
laugh at, introduce dry, teach, etc) when the subject and the object of the verb are the same.
Did you enjoy yourself?/ He taught himself how to drive.
2. Reflexive pronouns can be used after “be, feel, look, seem” to describe emotions or states. He
doesn’t seem himself these days.
3. Emphatic pronouns have the same form as reflexive pronouns but a different meaning. They
emphasize the noun, or the fact that one person, and not another, performs an action. He
himself conducted the interviewed. They also mean “without help”. She fixed the leak herself. They
go after nouns, pronouns or after “but” and “than”. She’d like to marry someone older than
herself.
4. Idioms:
- Enjoy yourself = Have a good time!
- Behave yourself = Be good!
- I like being by myself. = I like being alone.
- She lives by herself. = She lives on her own.
- By myself/by yourself/by himself = on my own/ on your own/on his own
- Help yourself to coffee = You’re welcome to take some coffee if you want some.
- Do it yourself. = Do it without being helped.
- Make yourself at home! = Feel comfortable.
- Make yourself heard. = Speak loudly enough to be heard by others.
- Make yourself understood = Make your meaning clear.
Exercise 1. Complete using the words in the box. You have to use some words more than once.
I
you
he
she
it

we
they
1. I asked Mr Simons, my science teacher, what glass was and he said that it is a liquid!
2. Hi Diana! Are you still coming shopping with us tomorrow?
3. My mum studied history at university. She says it was a really interesting course.
4. Scientists are working hard to find cures for lots of diseases, but they haven’t found a cure for the
common cold yet.
5. Adam, do you think we should all bring some food with us to your party?
6. Dad, do you know if they sell computer games in the market?
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Exercise 2. Replace each word or phrase in bold with a word from the box. You have to use some words more than
once.

him
her
it
us
them
1. Did you give that book back to Alicia? →it
2. I told Bill that you don’t eat meat. →him
3. Why does she always give our class more tests than the other class? →us
4. They pad Kate Winslet a lot of money to be in this film. her
5. I haven’t seen Rich and Andy for ages. →them
6. Did you give an invitation to Mr and Mrs Clark? →them
7. A TV channel has invited my family to take part in a game show! →us
Exercise 3. Rewrite the sentences using the word given.

1. This is where we live. (house)
→This is our house.
2. That wallet belongs to me! (that)
→That is my wallet!
3. Do those shoes belong to you? (your)
→Are those your shoes?
4. That car doesn’t belong to them. (car)
→That’s not their car.
5. This is where she sleeps. (bed)
→This is her bed.
6. That isn’t what he does. (job)
→That isn’t his job.
7. Have you seen the dog’s blanket? (its)
→Where’s its blanket?
Exercise 4. If a sentence is correct, put a tick (√). If there is an extra word in a sentence, write the word.
1. Is that my milkshake or yours milkshake?
2. Look where the dog has put its bone! √
3. I haven’t got a camera with me because I’ve lent mine to my brother. √
4. Your DVD player is just the same as theirs is. √
5. Was it your decision or hers decision?
6. You can borrow my laptop, but why aren’t you using yours laptop?
7. I think those are your CDs and these are ours. √
8. This is her book, these are your books and these two are mine books.
9. That video belongs to Carol and Doug – at least, I think it’s theirs video.
Exercise 5. Each of the words in bold is in the wrong sentence. Write the correct word.
1. That’s great, Cathy. Did you make that herself? →yourself
2. Doug hit myself in the eye by mistake with his toothbrush! →himself
3. Cats can look after yourself, can’t they? →themselves
4. I hope you all enjoy himself on holiday! →yourselves
5. Dad didn’t help me. I did it all themselves! →myself

6. We painted the room yourselves; we didn’t pay anyone to do it. →ourselves
7. This kitchen isn’t going to clean ourselves, you know! →itself
8. Wendy decided that she would buy itself a new dress in the sales. →herself
Exercise 6. Complete using the correct pronouns or determiners.
INVENTIONS
If you invented something important, (1.) you would want to make money out of (2.)it, right? Most
of us would want to make some money from (3.) our invention. It seems only fair – we did the work, so the
money should be (4.) ours too. Many inventors who have had (5.) their inventions produced, have become
rich and famous and we shouldn’t blame (6.) them for that.
But have (7.)you heard of Tim Berners – Lee? (8.)He invented the World Wide Web on the Internet, one of
the most important inventions of the last fifty years. Millions of lives have been changed by (9.) its
introduction.
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When Tim Berners-Lee invented the Web, he made a promise to (10.)himself- that he wouldn’t make
any money out of it, and that he would give (11.)his invention to the world. He did, and now the Web
belongs to all of (12.)us .
Ask (13.)yourself/yourselves what life would be like if the World Wide Web wasn’t free. We should
be grateful to Tim Berners – Lee and thank (14.) him for (15.) his amazing gift to the world.
Exercise 7. Match the two halves of the sentences. Use each item only once.
1. I’m looking - i
a. us his secret.
2. That must be mine - g
b. the boat is his or hers.
3. He didn’t tell - a
c. is it yours?
4. If ours doesn’t start - h

d. their tickets at once.
5. It’s my turn – or - c
e. its facilities are excellent.
6. I don’t know if - b
f. all our information.
7. They wanted to book - d
g. it’s in my writing.
8. Don’t give them -- f
h. shall we take theirs?
9. You can always - j
i. for my gloves.
10. Try the York Hotel: - e
j. rent her flat for a couple of days.
Exercise 8. Some of these sentences are not correct. Tick (√) the right ones, and correct the wrong ones.
1. This people are always very kind and helpful. →These
2. That’s the man, officer! I saw him robbing the post office! √
3. I can’t read any of these book – it’s so boring. →books /they
4. All this cars are parked in the wrong place. →those
5. I liked that music very much. √
6. How many of this exercises did you get right? →these
7. That are the students who were in my class. →Those
8. Not many of those countries agreed to the plan. √
9. Stop making all these noise at once! →this
10. Where did you get all those money from? →that
Exercise 9. Complete the sentences using “this, that, these, those”
1. Ah, wonderful! How relaxing! This is the life!
2. I’m afraid I don’t like this kind of film.
3. Can you tell me where those apples over there come from?
4. Now how much is this altogether, please?
5. I’m sorry, this isn’t the right answer.

6. Which is your office, this one or that one?
7. Ah yes, those were the days, when we were young!
8. Families used to talk to each other more, but these days they just seem to watch television!
9. Only five people at the meeting? Is that all?
10. You know, this pasta is delicious. Try some!
Exercise 10. Complete the conversation with one of suitable reflexive pronouns.
Sandra: Jane and Wendy, come in. Do sit down. Help (1.)yourselves to some coffee and biscuits.
Wendy: Thanks. What a lovely room! Did you paint it (2.) yourself?
Sandra: Yes, most of it. My brother was helping me, but then he fell off the ladder and hurt (3.) himself, so
I had to finish it (4.)myself.
Jane: Actually, Wendy and I decorated our flat (5.)ourselves. We think it looks great! And it was fun to do!
Sandra: My mother never does any work on her own house (6.) herself. She just pays someone to do it!
Wendy: Parents often think they know best!
Exercise 11. Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence.
1. Jane met a friend of her/hers in the street.
2. Lucy does all herself/her own decorating.
3. Are these scissors your/yours?
4. The desk next to the window is my/mine.
5. Chris and Anna introduced me to a neighbour of their/theirs.
6. Excuse me, is this your/yours seat?
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7. David asks if you’ve seen that old coat of his/him.
8. Pete has borrowed my/mine bike.
9. We haven’t bought our/ours books with us.
10. The dog is black and white, and its/it’s ears are very long.
Exercise 12. Put an apostrophe (‘) where necessary.

1. Tell Monica its Elenas turn, not hers. →it’s/Elena’s
2. Alices younger brothers called Bill. →Alice’s/ brother’s
3. Tims sandwiches were tastier than ours. →Tim’s
4. The films beginning is good but its ending is weak. →film’s
5. Are these keys yours or hers? √
6. Barbara fills in the patients record cards at the doctors. →patients’/doctor’s
7. When its raining, everybodys raincoats get wet. →it’s/everybody’s
8. The managers assistant reads all the customers letters. →manager’s/customer’s
9. Your sister dog runs faster than ours.
10. Ones our teachers car and the others a visitors.
Exercise 13. For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first,
using no more than three words.
1. Naomi is a friend of my sister’s.
→Naomi is my sister’s friend.
2. These shoes belong to Sam.
→These are Sam’s shoes.
3. I met one of my friends outside the school.
→I met a friend of mine outside the school.
4. This is my favorite programme on television.
→This is my favorite television programme.
5. What are your teachers called?
→What are your teacher’s names?
6. Have you got a thing for opening tins?
→Have you got a tin opener?
7. Those bikes belong to our neighbours.
→Those are our neighbors’ bikes.
8. I put my books on the table in the kitchen.
→I put my books on the kitchen table.
Exercise 14. Underline the errors in these sentences. Rewrite each sentence.
1. There are two bus stop’s near my house. →stops

2. Our cat sleep’s all day in it’s bed. →sleeps/its
3. Have you met the sister of Jane? → Jane’s sister
4. Creature’s like these live at the sea’s bottom. →Creatures/bottom of the sea
5. This book is the mine. →omit
6. Those are two friends’ of my fathers. →friends/father’s
7.
Everbodys drawing’s were better than our’s. →Everybody’s drawings/ours
8. Are these your’s or mine glove’s? →gloves yours or mine/Are these your gloves or mine
9. The house stand’s on it’s own at the street’s end. →stands/its/end of the street
10.
I noticed these shoe’s in a window’s shop. →shoes/window shop
Exercise 15. Complete each sentence so that it includes a suitable form of one of the verbs from the
box, and a reflexive pronoun.
behave
blame
cut
enjoy
express
hurt
introduce talk
1.
Have a good holiday, both of you! And enjoy yourselves_.
2.
Our teacher told us to stop shouting and to behave ourselves.
3.
When I fell off the horse, I didn’t hurt myself.
4.
Beth knows a lot of French, but can’t express herself easily.
5.
Let me introduce myself. I’m Susan Perry.

6.
The accident wasn’t your fault. Don’t blame yourself.
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7.
When I talk to myself, other people stare at me!
8.
While Tom was picking up the broken glass, he cut himself.
Exercise 16. Fill in the correct possessive adjectives, pronouns or personal pronouns.
Ralph: Have you seen (1.)my keys, Amy? I can’t find them.
Amy: Well, (2.) mine are on the kitchen table. I haven’t seen (3.) yours anywhere. Perhaps they are in (4.)
your coat pocket.
Ralph: No, I’ve looked (5.) I may have left (6.) them at (7.) your/my mother’s house.
Amy: I remember seeing some keys on the table but I thought they were (8.) my/your mother’s. I’ll go over
there and have a look for (9.) them .Can you get dinner for yourself and Bill? And make sure he does (10.)
his homework before he eats.
Ralph: I’m supposed to be meeting Mark and Barry at 8 o’clock.
Amy: Well, if you’re a bit late, (11.) they will wait for (12.) you .Don’t worry, (13.) I won’t be long. Bye!
Exercise 17. Rewrite the following sentences using the possessive.
1. I’ll see you at the hotel-the entrance later. →I’ll see you at the entrance of the hotel later_
2. We saw Mrs Jones – dog in the park. →We saw Mrs Jones’s dog in the park.
3. They spoke to Tim and Mary – daughter yesterday. →They spoke to Tim and Mary’s daughter..
4. I would like you to meet a friend- my. →I would like you to meet a friend of mine.
5. Here are two compositions – Tina. → Here are two compositions of Tina’s./here are two of Tina’s
compositions.
6. We will leave on tonight- the flight. →_We will leave on tonight’s flight.
7. This is the children- the classroom. →This is the children’s classroom.

8. Have you seen John-Sally-houses? →Have you seen John’s and Sally’s houses.
9. I stayed at my mother-in-law – house last night. →I stayed at my mother-in-law’s house last night.
10. The cost-living is rising rapidly nowadays. →The cost of living is …
Exercise 18. Write a phrase with “own” as in the example.
1. They would like a house that is their and no one else’s. →They would like a house of their own.
2. I will give you some of my books. →I will give you some of my own books/some books of my
own.
3. They’ve got a private car to drive to work. →They’ve got their own car/a car of their own to drive
to work.
4. Jane would like a dog just for her. →Jane would like her own dog/a dog of her own.
5. We would like an island all to ourselves. →We would like our own island/an island of our own.
Exercise 19. Fill in the correct reflexive pronouns.
1. Take care of yourself when you go canoeing, Bob.
2. I’ve myself on this tin.
3. Did you enjoy yourselves last night, you two?
4. Ben’s ashamed of himself for stealing your bike.
5. The boys behaved themselves when they were at Auntie Mabel’s.
6. I don’t like Sheila. She thinks far too much of herself.
7. We can do it if we truly believe in ourselves.
Exercise 20. Fill in “each other” or an appropriate reflexive or emphatic pronoun.
1. Billy and his penfriend wrote to each other for five years before they actually met.
2. The children were playing by themselves in the garden when it started snowing.
3. Paul and Ted haven’t spoken to each other for days. What’s wrong with them?
4. We blame ourselves for leaving the house unlocked.
5. They bumped into each other last weekend.
6. We can manage by ourselves, thank you very much.
7. They looked at themselves in the mirror and laughed.
8. We saw ourselves on television last week.
9. Tom made these chairs himself.
10. We gave each other presents for Christmas.

11. Don’t worry about us. We’re old enough to look after ourselves.
12. The kettle will switch itself off when it has boiled.
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Exercise 21. Fill in the correct pronouns then identify them: reflexive or emphatic?
1. They’re painting the house themselves (em).
2. This man has cut himself (ref).
3. Oh no! I’ve burnt myself (ref).
4. She’s repaired the car herself (em).
5. She’s drying herself (ref).
6. They’ve cut their hair themselves (em).
7. We make our clothes ourselves. (em)
8. The cat is washing itself (ref).
Exercise 22. Complete the sentences using one of the words in the list below and a “-self” pronoun.
enjoy
built
wrap
blames
seem
upset
behave
lives by
1. Is Bill okay? He doesn’t seem himself at the moment.
2. Mary blames herself for the car crash.
3. “Wrap yourself _in this blanket to keep warm, Tim.”
4. The Jones’ have built themselves a swimming pool.
5. She shouldn’t upset herself like that. He’s not worth it.

6. “Behave yourself children,’ the mother said to her naughty boys.
7. She feels lonely. She lives by herself.
8. Did you enjoy yourself/yourselves at the party?
Exercise 23. Fill in “my, your, their, the”
1. I wish you wouldn’t keep biting my nails: you’re making me nervous.
2. I was so nervous my hands were shaking.
3. Peter was seriously injured when he was hit on the head with a baseball bat.
4. In many European countries people kisses each other on the cheek when they meet.
5. All the football supporters had red and white scarves around their necks.
Exercise 24. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including
the word given.
1. John patted my back. (gave)
→John gave me a pat on the back.
2. Don’t hold a rabbit’s ears and pick it up. (by)
→Don’t pick a rabbit up by the ears.
3. I’ll never be able to look at Tanya’s face again. (in)
→I’ll never be able to look Tanya in the face again.
4. Sue grabbed the thief’s arm. (by)
→Sue _grabbed the thief by the arm.
5. Helen took the baby’s hand. (by)
→Helen took the baby by the hand.
6. The bee stung my arm. (me)
→The bee stung me on the arm.
7. Somebody gave me a black eye. (punched)
→Somebody _punched me in the eye.
8. Jane patted the dog’s head. (on)
→Jane _ patted the dog on the head.
9. “It’s my arm! I’m hit!” said Billy the Kid. (wounded)
→ “I’m wounded in the arm,” said Billy the Kid.

10. I felt someone pat my shoulder. (me)
→ I felt someone pat me on the shoulder.

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