Demonstrative Pronouns Worksheet

Demonstrative Pronouns Worksheet

Class 6 English Grammar Worksheet

Demonstrative Pronouns

Name: ____________________________
Date: ____________________________
Class: ____________________________

Learning Goal: Identify and correctly use this, that, these, and those as demonstrative pronouns.

Remember: Demonstrative pronouns point to specific people, animals, places, or things.
This / These → something near
That / Those → something farther away

A. Choose the Correct Demonstrative Pronoun

Choose this, that, these, or those.

  1. ________ is my favourite book.
  2. ________ are my new shoes.
  3. ________ is a beautiful painting over there.
  4. ________ are the mountains in the distance.
  5. ________ is my pencil in my hand.
  6. ________ are the flowers beside me.
  7. ________ is the school across the road.
  8. ________ are the birds in the tree over there.
  9. ________ is a delicious sandwich.
  10. ________ are my notebooks on this desk.

B. Fill in the Blanks

  1. ________ is my new bicycle.
  2. ________ are the books I am holding.
  3. ________ is the house at the end of the street.
  4. ________ are the stars in the sky.
  5. ________ is the pen beside me.
  6. ________ are the toys on this table.
  7. ________ is the tall building over there.
  8. ________ are the clouds in the distance.
  9. ________ is my lunch box.
  10. ________ are the photographs hanging on that wall.

C. Identify the Demonstrative Pronoun

Underline the demonstrative pronoun in each sentence.

  1. This is my favourite song.
  2. Those are beautiful flowers.
  3. That is the bus we need.
  4. These are my new storybooks.
  5. This is a very interesting lesson.
  6. Those are the children playing in the park.
  7. That is the tallest tree in the garden.
  8. These are delicious apples.

D. Choose the Correct Answer

  1. ________ is my pencil here.
    a) Those
    b) These
    c) This
    d) That
  2. ________ are the houses across the river.
    a) This
    b) These
    c) That
    d) Those
  3. ________ is the bird sitting on that branch.
    a) That
    b) These
    c) Those
    d) This
  4. ________ are my books on this table.
    a) That
    b) Those
    c) These
    d) This
  5. ________ is the mountain we can see far away.
    a) These
    b) This
    c) Those
    d) That
  6. ________ are the pencils in my hand.
    a) Those
    b) These
    c) That
    d) This

E. This or That?

Choose this or that.

  1. ________ is my pen here.
  2. ________ is the moon in the sky.
  3. ________ is the chair beside me.
  4. ________ is the school across the road.
  5. ________ is my new notebook.
  6. ________ is the tall building over there.

F. These or Those?

Choose these or those.

  1. ________ are my shoes beside me.
  2. ________ are the birds in the distance.
  3. ________ are the books on my desk.
  4. ________ are the mountains far away.
  5. ________ are the flowers in my hand.
  6. ________ are the houses across the field.

G. Correct the Mistake

Rewrite each sentence correctly.

  1. These is my new bag.
  1. This are my pencils.
  1. Those is a beautiful painting.
  1. That are my friends.
  1. These is the school over there.
  1. Those are my books here.

H. Demonstrative Pronoun or Not?

Write Yes if the bold word is a demonstrative pronoun. Write No if it is not.

  1. This is my house. ________
  2. I like this book. ________
  3. Those are my shoes. ________
  4. These are delicious. ________
  5. That is my teacher. ________
  6. I bought those flowers. ________

I. Rewrite the Sentences

Replace the underlined words with a suitable demonstrative pronoun.

  1. The books near me are mine.

→ __________________ are mine.

  1. The bicycle over there belongs to Rahul.

→ __________________ belongs to Rahul.

  1. The pencils near me are new.

→ __________________ are new.

  1. The house across the street is beautiful.

→ __________________ is beautiful.

  1. The toys beside me belong to my brother.

→ __________________ belong to my brother.

J. Challenge Questions

  1. Write one sentence using this as a demonstrative pronoun.
  1. Write one sentence using that as a demonstrative pronoun.
  1. Write one sentence using these as a demonstrative pronoun.
  1. Write one sentence using those as a demonstrative pronoun.
  1. Complete the table.
NearFar
Singular: __________Singular: __________
Plural: __________Plural: __________
  1. Explain the difference between this and that.
  1. Explain the difference between these and those.

Answer Key

A

  1. This
  2. These
  3. That
  4. Those
  5. This
  6. These
  7. That
  8. Those
  9. This
  10. These

B

  1. This
  2. These
  3. That
  4. Those
  5. This
  6. These
  7. That
  8. Those
  9. This
  10. Those

C

  1. This
  2. Those
  3. That
  4. These
  5. This
  6. Those
  7. That
  8. These

D

  1. c) This
  2. d) Those
  3. a) That
  4. c) These
  5. d) That
  6. b) These

E

  1. This
  2. That
  3. This
  4. That
  5. This
  6. That

F

  1. These
  2. Those
  3. These
  4. Those
  5. These
  6. Those

G

  1. These are my new bags.
  2. These are my pencils.
  3. That is a beautiful painting.
  4. Those are my friends.
  5. That is the school over there.
  6. These are my books here.

H

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Yes
  4. Yes
  5. Yes
  6. No

I

  1. These are mine.
  2. That belongs to Rahul.
  3. These are new.
  4. That is beautiful.
  5. These belong to my brother.

J

64–67. Answers will vary.
68. Near singular: this; Far singular: that; Near plural: these; Far plural: those.
69. This refers to one person or thing that is near; that refers to one person or thing that is farther away.
70. These refers to more than one person or thing that is near; those refers to more than one that is farther away.