Demonstratives Practice Worksheet

Demonstratives Practice Worksheet

Read each instruction carefully and complete the exercises. This worksheet will help you practice identifying and using demonstrative adjectives and pronouns.

Demonstratives are words that point out specific people, places, or things. They can function as either demonstrative adjectives (modifying a noun) or demonstrative pronouns (standing in for a noun). The four main demonstratives are: this, that, these, and those.

This/These refer to things close by.

That/Those refer to things farther away.

This and that are singular, while these and those are plural.

Circle the demonstrative in each sentence.

1.   book on the table is mine.

2. Do you see   birds flying south?

3.   is my favorite song.

4. Please hand me   pencil.

5.   shoes are too big for me.

Determine if the underlined demonstrative is used as an adjective or a pronoun.

1. Look at _that_ painting over there.

2. _These_ are the cookies I baked.

3. I prefer _this_ shirt over that one.

Fill in the blank with the correct demonstrative (this, that, these, or those).

1. Could you pass me   salt shaker? (It's right next to you.)

2.   mountains in the distance are breathtaking. (They are far away.)

3.   puppies are so cute! (They are in my lap.)

4. I remember   day we first met. (It was a long time ago.)

5.   is the reason I came here. (I'm holding the answer.)

Write two sentences. In the first sentence, use a demonstrative as an adjective. In the second sentence, use a demonstrative as a pronoun.

Sentence 1 (Demonstrative Adjective):

Sentence 2 (Demonstrative Pronoun):