DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES

This / These to indicate someone or something near the speaker.

That / Those to indicate someone or something far from the speaker.

Singular Plural
This woman These women
This boy These boys
That child Those children
That book Those books

! ! ! Note: They can be used as both adjectives and pronouns.

Examples:
1. This coat is cheap.
2. What are those girls doing?
3. This is a good place.
4. That’s my car over there.
5. These are my suitcases.

A- Complete the sentences with ‘’this”, “that”, “these”, “those’’

1. Can I introduce you? Sandra, _______ is John. John, _______ is Sandra.

2. “Is _______ Peter over there?” “No, _______ Tim.”
3. Are_______ bananas in the bowl?
4. Is _______ a kitten over there?
5. “Sorry, is _______ your pencilcase?” “Oh, yes.Thank you.”
6. Good morning! _______ is Mark Williams speaking?
7. Who are _______ tall men over there in front of the newsagent?
8. “Excuse me! Is _______ seat free?” “No, it isn’t.”
9. “What are _______ over there? Are they owls?” “Yes, they are.”
10. “I’m sorry I’m late.” “ _______ is all right. Come and sit.”
B- Rewrite the sentences in ‘’plural form’’.

1. That is a dictionary. _____________________

2. That is a baby.
3. This is a present.
4. This is an umbrella.
5. That isn’t a hamster.
6. Is that a newspaper?
7. Is this a postcard?
8. Is that a Spanish flag?
9. Is this a fly?
10. Is this a sheep?
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C- Put the words into the correct order.

1. over there / box / is / that / a _________________________?

2. what / pillows / are / color / these _________________________?
3. this / her / is / playstation / new _________________________
4. difficult / are / exercises / these _________________________
5. that / whose / is / village _________________________?
6. knives / those / look / at _________________________
7. daughters / my / are / these _________________________
8. guests / are / in / garden / those / the / our _________________________
9. this / model’s / is / favourite / your / poster _________________________?
10. eyeglasses / are / my / these / father’s _________________________

D- Fill in the blanks with ‘’this”, “that”, “these”, “those”.

Ex: “This is a bus and these are cars”.

1. _______ a wolf and _______ wolves.

2. _______ some oil and _______ some sugar.
3. _______ a mouse and _______ mice.
4. _______ a fish and _______ fish.
5. _______ a toy and _______ some toys.
E-Write the questions to these answers.

Ex: A: “What is this?”

B: “It’s a subway.”

1. _________________________? (that)
It’s a butterfly.

2. _________________________? (those)
They’re keys.

3. _________________________? (these)
They ‘re policemen.

4. _________________________? (this)

It’s a ticket.

5. _________________________? (those)
They’re radios.
 Grammar snacks: This, that, these, those - exercises

Watch the video and read the conversation between

Sophie and Anita. Then do these exercises to check
your understanding of this, that, these and those.
You can watch the video at: http://bit.ly/OJR7qL

1. Check your grammar: gap fill – this, that, these and those
Complete the gaps with the best answer from the box.

this / that / these / those general things physically near us

that / those physically at a distance from us On the phone

1. We use _________________________ to explain what we are talking about.

2. We use ‘this / these’ for things which are _________________________.

3. We use ‘that / those’ for things which are _________________________.

4. We also use _________________________ for things which are distant from us in time.

5. We can use ‘this / that’ to refer to _________________________, e.g.: what somebody has said.

6. _________________________ we can say, ‘This is Ollie’ (if you are Ollie) or ‘Is that Alfie?’

2. Check your grammar: multiple choice – this, that, these and those
Circle the best answer for these sentences.

this
1. We’re going to play tennis _____ morning.
that

that
2. Shall I wear this shirt or _____ one?
those

that
3. Can I have a look at _____ trousers?
those

this
4. Let’s go to _____ new club in the centre.
that
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5. _____ posters you gave me look great on my wall.
Those

this
6. Look at _____ ring over here.
that

this
7. We’ll have to do some work now; _____ isn’t a holiday, you know.
that

this
8. Hi Stuart, _____ is my friend Sylvie.
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3. Check your grammar: gap fill – this, that, these and those
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.