Basic classroom tests OEGCB test13

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Level 1

Oxford English Grammar Course Basic
TEST 13 • personal pronouns; possessives
Name 

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1 Forms. Complete the table.
I

me

you
he

my

mine

your

myself
yourself

him

his

it

–

she
it
we
you

yourselves
them

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2 Personal pronouns. Put in he, she, it, him, her, they or them.
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 me
your phone number and I’ll call you later.
Give
1 ‘Can you see the keys?’  ‘Yes,
’re on the table.’
2 If you see Mr Norton, tell
to come and see me. I need to talk to
3 ‘When’s her birthday?’  ‘
’s on June 5th.’
4 We have two tickets for the theatre tomorrow but we can’t go. Would you like
5 Did Dad remember to take his sandwiches? Yes, I gave
to
6 ‘Which of the men in this photo is your father?’  ‘That’s
on the left.’
7 ‘Did Mrs Walker ask Mum to feed her cat?’  ‘Yes,

asked
8 Did your sister really paint this picture?’  ‘Yes, it was
.

.
?
before
to give
painted

left.
some milk.’
last year.’

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3 Possessives. Correct (✓) or not (✗)?
1
2
3
4
5

Please take yours shoes off before you come in. 

Mr Cox says her wife is coming to the party. 

Your new cat is lovely. What’s its name? 

Dad closed the eyes and fell asleep. 

I don’t like this mobile phone - I want one like your’s. 

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4 Reflexive pronouns.



6
7
8
9
10

Someone has left a blue coat here. Whose is it? 
Its OK. You can eat this with your hands. 
He felt thirsty so I gave him a glass of lemonade. 
That isn’t your ball, it’s our. 
Give her back the money you borrowed from hers. 

Circle  the correct forms.

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I told me / myself  not to be silly.

1 Tell her I don’t want to speak to her / herself again.
2 We always clean the house ourself / ourselves. Nobody helps us.
3 He always helps people and never thinks about he / him / himself.
4 If you love her, why don’t you tell her / herself?
5 If you want William to help you, ask him himself / him yourself / yourself him. I won’t ask him for you.

6 Frank and I didn’t talk to us / each other / ourselves for a month, but now we’re friends again.
7 My grandparents’ TV has broken, so I have bought a new one for them / themself / themselves.
8 I can’t do this by myself / on myself / with myself. I need some help.
9 Are the children all enjoying themselves / with themselves / with each other?
10 He doesn’t take enough care himself / for himself / of himself.
11 ‘May I have one of these sweets, please?’  ‘Of course. Give yourself. / Help yourself. / Take for yourself.’
12 ‘May I sit here?’  ‘Of course. Be / Have / Make yourself comfortable. 

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic   TEST 13 • personal pronouns; possessives  © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter  PHOTOCOPIABLE


Level 1

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5 Mixed structures. Correct the mistakes or write ‘Correct’.
  don’t like us

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They us don’t like. 
 Correct
We didn’t give them a present. 
1 It’s my birthday on the second of August. 
2 My brother sent some beautiful flowers to her girlfriend. 
3 The children are hungry so I’ll give them their lunch. 
4 Our house is a lot bigger than your. 
5 Tell her yourself. Don’t ask me to tell her. 
6 I don’t know whose coat this is. 

7 Please sit down and make you comfortable. 
8 Have you hurt the leg? See if you can move it. 
9 ‘Are they coming by car?’  ‘No. Don’t drive.’ 
10 Did you wash yourself hands before you started cooking? 
11 We know it’s our money but she thinks it’s her. 
12 Don’t sit there yourself. Come and sit with us. 

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6 Mixed structures. Put in a personal pronoun (I, me, you, them, etc), a possessive pronoun (mine, yours, etc)
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a reflexive pronoun (myself, yourself, etc) or each other.
 him
and he helped  me
. We helped   each other .
I helped

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

She says the red car parked in front of the house is
and she will move it.
Thanks for coming. I hope you both enjoyed
.
I’ve lost my pen. Could you lend me
?
If you can’t drive me to the station, I’ll drive
.
I can’t carry these bags by
. Can you help me with
?
She has lost
shoes again. Can you see
anywhere?
‘Did you break that window, boys?’ ‘No, Mr Fuller. It wasn’t
.’
Are you going by
to the park, Sam? Or are
friends going with
Charles and
wife always give presents to
on
birthdays.
‘That man on the left of the picture - is
your father?’ ‘Yes, that’s
.’
My father is 65. Your father looks much older than
. How old is
?
Please help

to coffee and sit down. There are two seats for
here.

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic   TEST 13 • personal pronouns; possessives  © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter  PHOTOCOPIABLE