Reflexive
- Emphatic Pronouns / Both- Neither / Possessives
Exercise
1) Fill in: myself,
yourself, himself, ourselves or
yourselves.
Jim: Bye Mum. We're going to Simon's
birthday party.
Mum: OK. Enjoy 1)____________ boys.
And Jim, don't eat too much cake or you'll make 2) _________sick. Did
you get him a card?
Jim: Yes, we did. Actually, Mark and I
made it 3)____________ . What are you and Dad going to do this
afternoon, Mum?
Mum: I'm going to buy 4) __________some
new clothes and Dad's going to study. He's trying to teach 5)____
Italian. Have a good time at the party but behave 6)__________.
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Exercise
2) Fill in the appropriate reflexive
pronoun or each other
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1 A: Did you help Jimmy finish
his homework?
B: No, he finished it__________
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4 A: How is Dan?
В: I don't know. We haven't
seen ____for a long time.
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2 A: What's wrong with Tom and
Henry?
B: They don't get along
with____________
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5 A: I'm hungry. Have you got
anything to eat?
B: There is some food in the fridge.
Help_________!
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3 A: Are you going to the park
with your friends?
B: No, they are going by____________
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6 A: Do you need to turn off the
heater?
B: No, it will actually
turn____________off.
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Exercise 3) Fill in: some,
any, no or their derivatives.
When the three bears came home, Mother
Bear said, "1)________of the soup has gone!" The
little bear looked in his bowl and said, "There is 2)_________
soup in my bowl! There isn't 3)__________ left at all! 4)_______
has eaten it!" Then the bears heard
5)_________in the bedroom. Father Bear called out, "Is there
6)________ there?" but 7)___________answered. The little girl
in the bedroom woke up and looked for 8)____________
to hide but she couldn't find
9)_________. Father Bear called out again,
"Is there 10) _________there?" and
the frightened girl said, "No,
11)__________is here!"
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Exercise
4)Fill in the gaps with the words given.
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anything something
someone nobody some nowhere
anywhere any
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1 A: Do you like living in
Switzerland?
B: It's OK. But_________is
better than LA.
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5 A: I'd like to see you now. I
have____ to say to you.
B: Of course. Come to my office.
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2 A: I went to Angela's
house but there was _______ there.
B: They have gone away for the
weekend.
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6 A: Is ________wrong with
Jimmy? He looks upset.
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B: He had an argument with his
parents.
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3 A: Tina, I need _______help with
this project.
B: Sure, what can I do for you?
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7 A: There aren't_______oranges left.
Would you like an apple?
B: No, thanks. I don't like apples.
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4 A: Have you seen Frank
____________?
B: He was in Mr Smith's office two
minutes ago.
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8 A: Mum, there's_______waiting for
you at the door.
B: Who is it?
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Exercise
5)
Circle the correct
item.
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1 A: How did your class do in the exam?
B: Luckily, we ____________passed.
A neither В both
C all
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5 A: How will you get to the party?
B: I'll probably ask my dad to give me a lift.
_________ of my
friends have a car.
A None В All
С Both
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2 A: Did you find someone to watch the boys?
B: No. I saw two babysitters yesterday
but________
of them had much experience.
A both В all
С neither
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6 A: Both of these dresses look lovely.
B: Yes, but I think__________ of
them fits me well.
A all В none С
neither
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3 A: Are the girls going shopping with you?
B: No, _______of
them are coming. They've made other plans.
A none В all
С both
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7 A: Who do you like better, Christina
Aguilera or Britney Spears?
В: I don't have a favourite. I
think they are_______ great singers.
A neither В both
С all
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4 A: How many
sisters do you have?
B: Two and ________of
them are younger than me.
A none В both
С all
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8 A: There are some very nice clothes in
that shop.
B: Yes, I know but _____of
them are very expensive.
A both В all
С none
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9 A: Are you going to town today?
B: Yes, I want to return the two vases I bought
yesterday because they are____________ damaged.
A neither В both
С all.
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Exercise
6) Fill in the gaps with another, the other, the second.
1.He asked the coach to give him _________ chance.
2.This ring is gold but ___________one
is silver.
3.Amy has got three boys. The first one is
sixteen, __________one is nine and the
third is four.
4 There are ________________ways
to get to the town centre but this is the quickest.
5 Helen is much cleverer than all__________
students in her class.
6 Her first novel wasn't good, her
____________one was OK but her third was excellent.
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Exercise
7)Translate the text into English.
Мы с моим лучшим другом живем по
соседству. Мы оба играем в теннис и любим
слушать музыку. Но ни один из нас еще не
участвовал в международных соревнованиях.
Я не люблю находиться в одиночестве.
Вот почему я часто навещаю свою бабушку,
которая живет одна. Она все умеет делать
сама. Но когда я прихожу к ней, я сам чиню
что-нибудь в ее доме. Я даже однажды
поранился, когда ремонтировал крышу
бабушкиного дома.
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Answers:
Exercise
1) 1
yourselves, 2 yourself , 3 ourselves 4 myself 5
himself 6
yourselves
Exercise
2) 1
himself , 2 each other, 3 themselves, 4 each other, 5
yourself, 6 itself
Exercise
3) 1
some, 2 no, 3 any, 4 Someone / Somebody , 5 something, 6 anyone /
anybody
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nobody/no one, 8 somewhere, 9 anywhere, 10 anyone / anybody, 11 no
one / nobody
Exercise
4) 1
nowhere, 2 nobody, 3 some , 4 anywhere, 5 something, 6 anything, 7
any, 8 someone
Exercise
5) 1
C , 2 C, 3 A, 4 B, 5 A, 6 C, 7 B, 8 B , 9 B
Exercise
6) 1
another, 2 the other, 3 the second, 4 other, 5 the other, 6 second
Exercise
7) Translation (suggested
answers)
My best friend and I live next door to
each other. We both play tennis and like listening to music. Neither
of us has ever taken part in an international competition. I don't
like being on my own. That is why I often visit my grandmother, who
lives alone. She can do everything herself. But when I visit her, I
usually repair something in her house myself. Once I hurt myself
while I was repairing the roof of my grandmother's house
