THIS THESE THAT THOSE

BIRDS
BIRD
BIRD
BIRDS
We use this (singular) and these (plural) We use that (singular) and those (plural):
 to talk about people or things near us:  to talk about things that are far from us:
This is a yellow pencil.
Whose pens are these? What’s that?
 to introduce people: This is our car, and that’s Antony’s car over there.
This is Sheila. Those are very expensive shoes.
These are my friends, John and Peter  We also use that to refer back to something
ATTENTION someone said or did:
We don’t say: These are John and Peter.  Shall we go to the cinema?
We say This is John and this is Peter. Yes, that’s a good idea.
Fill in the blanks with this, that, these or those.

I lived in .......... house .................. shoes are Hello,.............. is Mary ................. lions don’t look
when I was a child. funny. speaking. dangerous.

................... flowers are Can you pick some apples ................... mountains are Mom, do you like ............
lovely. from ............. tree over very high. pictures?
there?

............. is my boat out ............... is my new car. My neighbors have a ................... is my girlfriend
there. fierce dog. I hate.........dog. Amanda.

I’m going to water......... ...................... people ski I like .........dress, but can I .......... steak looks delicious.
plant. quite well. see ............blue dress in
the window?
 ANSWERS

I lived in THAT house THESE shoes are Hello, THIS is Mary THOSE lions don’t look
when I was a child. funny. speaking. dangerous.

THESE flowers are Can you pick some THOSE mountains are Mom, do you like THESE
lovely. apples from THAT tree very high. pictures?
over there?

THAT is my boat out THIS is my new car. My neighbors have a THIS is my girlfriend
there. fierce dog. I hate THAT Amanda.
dog.

I’m going to water THIS THOSE people ski quite I like THIS dress, but THIS steak looks
plant. well. can I see THAT blue delicious.
dress in the window?