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A2
Subject pronouns Object pronouns Possessive adjectives Reflexive pronouns
I me my myself
you you your yourself
he him his himself
she her her herself
it it its itself
we us our ourselves
you you your yourselves
they them their themselves
Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and object of a sentence are thesame.
For example,
Tony loves Tony. → He loves himself.
reflexive pronoun
For example,
I am Aisha.
You are my friend.
subject pronoun
possessive adjective
Aisha likes me.
I introduced myself.
object pronoun
reflexive pronoun
1. Write the correct reflexive pronoun.
It is difficult to make a stew. Can you do it .................... ?
I am confident. I believe in .................... .myself
I don’t need help. I can do it .................... .
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Clara cut her finger. She cut .................... .
Aisha and Marsha made a cake. They made it .................... .
Aisha, Marsha, the cake is great. Did you make it ................... ?
Gary talks a lot. He even talks to .................... .
The dog sleeps alone. It sleeps by .................... .
We went to London by .................... .
2. Write the correct subject pronoun for the reflexive pronoun.
............. are looking at ourselves in the mirror.
............. always do my homework myself.
............. talk about themselves a lot.
............. usually cleans the house himself.
............. made herself a cup of coffee.
............. can feed itself.
............. can help yourself to some biscuits.
............. always go shopping by ourselves.
............. live by myself.
Did ............. buy yourselves ice cream at the beach?
We
3. Select the correct pronoun. You can use the table on page 1 for help.
Vera called Anna. ................. called ................. .She
she
her
herself
she
her
herself
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Do you like ............. trainers? They are ............... favourites.me
my
myself
I
my
me
............. enjoyed ............. at the cinema.she
her
herself
she
her
herself
I can’t help ................ today. Can ................. do it .................. ?you
your
yourself
you
your
yourself
you
your
yourself
I need to fix my bike. ............... will not fix ............... .it
him
itself
it
him
itself
................ bought ................ car in Margate.
Can you see my phone? I can’t find ................ .
we
our
ourselves
we
our
ourselves
it
me
itself
................ like to be by ................ sometimes.I
me
myself
I
me
myself
I saw ................ at college yesterday.he
him
himself
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No, I don’t know ................ . Who are ..................... ?they
them
themselves
they
them
themselves
He did not make the soup ................ . I helped ..................... .he
him
himself
he
him
himself
4. Listen and write the correct pronoun.
Hi, ............ name is Aisha. ............. friend Tony and
............. cooked .................... a delicious dinner last night.
............. friends, Marcel and Clara, invited ...................... to
............. dinner. ................ are fun, so ............. did not mind.
Tony and ........... don’t usually cook for other people. ............
cook for ..................... and .......... cooks for ...................... .
............ favourite dishes are different from Tony’s. ........... like
salads and sandwiches but .............. likes soups and stews.
Marcel and Clara rarely cook for ................... . ................
like to order food from restaurants because ................ are not
good at cooking. The last time Marcel cooked, ............. cut
................... and had to go to the hospital.
After dinner, ................ bought ................... a cake. ............. rarely eat
cake, but ............ wanted to treat ................... . Clara loves cake, so
............. helped ................... to two slices. Marcel and Tony were hungry, so
.............. had the rest.
........... really enjoyed ............. evening! In the future, ............ will cook
for ............. friends more often.
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5. Answer the questions about Aisha’s evening using full sentences.
Did Aisha and Tony invite Marcel and Clara?
...................................................................................................No, they invited themselves.
Does Tony usually cook for Aisha?
...................................................................................................
Did Clara have any cake?
...................................................................................................
Did Aisha and Tony order the food from a restaurant?
...................................................................................................
Do Marcel and Clara cook for themselves?
...................................................................................................
What are Tony’s favourite dishes?
...................................................................................................
What happened the last time Marcel cooked?
...................................................................................................
Who does Aisha usually cook for?
...................................................................................................
Did Aisha, Tony, Clara, and Marcel bake the cake themselves?
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Reflexive pronouns (A2)Teacher’s notes
If students need a review on pronouns, please see our A1 resources "PersonalPronouns" and “Possessives” athttps://research.kent.ac.uk/theenglishhubforrefugees/resources/
Task 4. Listening script.
Hi, my name is Aisha. My friend Tony and I cooked ourselves a delicious dinner lastnight. Our friends, Marcel and Clara, invited themselves to our dinner. They arefun, so we did not mind.
Tony and I don’t usually cook for other people. I cook for myself and he cooks forhimself. My favourite dishes are different from Tony’s. I like salads and sandwichesbut he likes soups and stews.
Marcel and Clara rarely cook for themselves. They like to order food fromrestaurants because they are not good at cooking. The last time Marcel cooked, hecut himself and had to go to the hospital.
After dinner, we bought ourselves a cake. I rarely eat cake, but I wanted to treatmyself. Clara loves cake, so she helped herself to two slices. Marcel and Tony werehungry, so they had the rest.
I really enjoyed our evening! In the future, I will cook for my friends more often.
