Demonstratives (This, That, These, Those)
Practice demonstratives (this, that, these, those) with interactive fill-in-the-blank exercises. This unit is part of the foundations level of our English grammar course, designed for PTE and IELTS test takers.
demonstratives
pointing
vocabulary
Read & Listen
1
Demonstratives are pointing words. We use them to show exactly which thing or things we are talking about. The word you choose depends on two things: distance and number.
2
If an object is close to you, use 'this' for one thing, and 'these' for two or more things. For example, 'This is my coffee' or 'These are my shoes'.
3
If an object is far away from you, use 'that' for one thing, and 'those' for two or more things. For example, 'That is a tall building' or 'Those are stars in the sky'.
Practice
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1
easy
is my new phone right here in my hand.
2
easy
Look at
bird way up in the tree!
3
easy
Are
your keys on the table next to you?
4
medium
I love
shoes you are wearing over there.
5
medium
Can you pass me
pen? The one right next to your hand.
6
medium
I bought
apples from the market just now; let's eat them.
7
hard
was a great movie we watched last night.
8
hard
I don't like
dark clouds coming towards us.