THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE EXERCISE

1. COMPLETE THESE RULES, USING THIS/THESE/THAT OR THOSE.

A. We use _________to talk about a person or a thing that is near us and _________to talk about
a person or a thing that is further away.
B. We use __________ to talk about people or things that are near us and _________ for people
or things that are further away.

2. CIRCLE THE BEST ANSWER FOR THESE SENTENCES.

(This / That) 1. We’re going to play tennis _____ morning
(That / Those) 2. Shall I wear this shirt or _____ one?
(That / Those) 3. Can I have a look at _____ trousers?
(This / That) 4. Let’s go to _____ new club in the centre.
(These / Those) 5. _____ posters you gave me look great on my wall.
(This / That) 6. Look at _____ ring over here.
(This / That) 7. We’ll have to do some work now; _____ isn’t a holiday, you know.
(This / That ) 8. Hi Stuart, _____ is my friend Sylvie.

3. WRITE THE WORD TO FILL THE GAPS. USE THIS / THAT / THESE / THOSE.
1. I’m really busy _______________ morning.
2. _______________ cake you made last week was delicious.
3. Let me introduce you. Sue, _______________ is Tom.
4. I’m going to take back _______________ shoes I bought last week.
5. Are you going to watch _______________ DVD with us?
6. First you need to chop up _______________ tomatoes over there.
7. Hello, _______________ is Nick speaking.
8. Yes, _______________’s right. I completely agree with you.
4. CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES FROM SINGULAR TO PLURAL:
A. This book is good. A. These books are good.
B. That girl has dolls. B. ______________________________________
C. This office is near the bank. C. _____________________________________
D. That is my notebook. D. _____________________________________
E. This boy is fourteen years old. E. ______________________________________
F. That dog is black F. _____________________________________
5. CORRECT THE MISTAKES:

A. Those car is beautiful. A. ______________________________________

B. That bags are expensive. B. ______________________________________
C. Take This Keys. C. ______________________________________
D. Give me those shirt. D. ______________________________________
 ANSWER: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE EXERCISE

COMPLETE THESE RULES, USING THIS/THESE/THAT OR THOSE.

1. We use this to talk about a person or a thing that is near us and that to talk about a
person or a thing that is further away.
2. We use these to talk about people or things that are near us and those for people
or things that are further away.

2. CIRCLE THE BEST ANSWER FOR THESE SENTENCES.

1. We’re going to play tennis __this___ morning.
2. Shall I wear this shirt or __that___ one?
3. Can I have a look at __those___ trousers?
4. Let’s go to __that___ new club in the centre.
5. __Those___ posters you gave me look great on my wall.
6. Look at __that___ ring over here.
7. We’ll have to do some work now; __This___ isn’t a holiday, you know.
8. Hi Stuart, __this___ is my friend Sylvie.

3. WRITE THE WORD TO FILL THE GAPS. USE THIS / THAT / THESE / THOSE.
1. I’m really busy _____this__________ morning.
2. ___That____________ cake you made last week was delicious.
3. Let me introduce you. Sue, _____this__________ is Tom.
4. I’m going to take back _____those__________ shoes I bought last week.
5. Are you going to watch ____ this___________ DVD with us?
6. First you need to chop up _____those__________ tomatoes over there.
7. Hello, _____this__________ is Nick speaking.
8. Yes, _____that__________’s right. I completely agree with you.

4. CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES FROM SINGULAR TO PLURAL:

A. Those girls have dolls

B. These offices are near the bank
C. Those are my notebooks
D. These boys are fourteen years old
E. Those dogs are black
F. Those bags are expensive

5. CORRECT THE MISTAKES:

b. Take these keys

c. Go to that shelf and bring those books
d. Give me those shirts / Give me that shirt
e. Drive me to that bus stop there