Ex 28 Fill in the correct pronoun
1. “I always do my homework ____ . Nobody helps ____ .” - “What about your sister? Does ____ do her homework ____ ?” - “Well, she’s younger than me. Sometimes my father helps ____ ” 2. Some of the girls in my class make their clothes ____ . I’ve tried making my own clothes, but when I put them on and look at ____ in a mirror, I hope that other people won’t laugh at ____ when they see ___ ! 3. “I’m thirsty. Can I get _____ a glass of orange juice?” “Of course!” I said. “Help ____ !”. So he poured ____ a glass of orange juice. “Shall I pour a glass for ____ ?” he asked me. “No, thanks," I said. “I can pour ____ a glass when I’m thirsty.” 4. We have a big garden, so we grow a lot of our own food ____ .Our neighbours have tried growing their food _____ but they only have a small garden. 5. My cat is very clever. When it’s hungry, it goes into the kitchen and gets _____ something to eat. The box of cat food is on the floor. The cat knocks _______ over. Some bits of food fall out of it, and the cat eats ______.
TEST YOURSELF
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate pronouns.
1.
1. Did Janet really fix the car _____ ? 2. Thank you for inviting us. We’ve enjoyed _____. 3. The children would like to pick out their father’s gift _____. 4. Do you really like the cake? I baked it ____ . 5. Tell Bob to make ____ at home. I’ll be off the phone in a minute. 6. What do you sometimes have to remind ______ to do? 7. Brad says he doesn’t enjoy playing golf by ____ 8. The house ______ is nice, but the location isn’t good.
2.
1. Mum: Victor? Kenneth? What’s all that shouting about? What are ____ doing?
2. Victor: Ken’s playing with my game-boy! Give it ____ back!
3. Kenneth: It’s not your game-boy, Vic! It’s ____ !
Mum: So whose game-boy is this one under the table?
4. Kenneth: Oh! Sorry, Vic. This one belongs ____ I must have dropped it ____ .
Mum: Anyway, didn’t you two want to go surfing on the Internet this afternoon with Chris and Bonzo?
5.Kenneth: No, they’re no friends of _____ !
Mum: Well, I saw their mother at the supermarket this morning. She said you two had invited them to come round here after school to try out your new computer.
Victor: Are you sure it was Chris and Bonzo’s mother? Mrs Brown from Number 193?
6. Mum: Of course I’m sure. I spoke to her ________ .
7. Kenneth: We didn’t invite them, Mum. They must have invited _______. !
8. Mum: What’s wrong? Don’t you like them? I thought all the boys and girls in your class liked _____ .
9. Victor: Most of us do, Mum, and Bonzo ______ is OK. But nobody likes Chris Brown much.