Understanding Demonstratives
A Grade 5 ELA worksheet focusing on understanding and correctly using demonstrative pronouns and adjectives.
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Understanding Demonstratives
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will test your knowledge of demonstratives.
Demonstratives are words that point to specific things. They can be used as pronouns or adjectives. The most common demonstratives are: this, that, these, and those.
• This: points to something singular and near.
• That: points to something singular and far.
• These: points to something plural and near.
• Those: points to something plural and far.
Complete each sentence with the correct demonstrative (this, that, these, those).
1. Look at bird flying high in the sky. (far, singular)
2. I really like cookies right here on the table. (near, plural)
3. is my favorite book. (near, singular)
4. Can you hand me pencils over there? (far, plural)
5. car parked next to ours is red. (far, singular)
Choose the best demonstrative to complete each sentence.
1. Please put flowers in the vase. (The flowers are right next to you.)
that
these
this
those
Read each sentence. Underline the demonstrative and write whether it is used as an ADJECTIVE or a PRONOUN.
1. This is my favorite color.
2. That tall tree provides a lot of shade.
3. These shoes are too small for me.
4. Those are your books on the shelf.
Write two sentences using 'this' and 'that' as demonstrative adjectives, and two sentences using 'these' and 'those' as demonstrative pronouns.
1. (This - adjective):
2. (That - adjective):
3. (These - pronoun):
4. (Those - pronoun):