Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns:
1. These ear muffs are not mine, they are actually ______.
a) mine
b) myself
c) yours
d) your
Answer: c)
2. The monitor and the class incharge are coming to the playground._______ are bringing their sports equipment with them.
a) They
b) Their
c) Their
d) There's
Answer: a)
3. ___________ had devised the plan carefully but it backfired accidentally.
a) I, she and you
b) You, she and me
c) She, you and me
d) You, she and I
Answer: d)
4. _________ cats are so lazy that they can sleep the whole day.
a) The
b) These
c) This
d) Theirs
Answer: b)
5. Tina and _____ brother were grounded for a week by _______ parents.
a) her, their
b) his, them
c) his, theirs
d) her, there
Answer: a)
6. Erin found ________ struggling to excel at maths.
a) hisself
b) herself
c) themself
d) themselves
Answer: b)
7. Lisa, Daniel and Hazel are ________ going to the picnic ______ they are participating in the cross-country race.
a) neither, or
b) either, and
c) both, hardly
d) neither, nor
Answer: d)
8. The flat tyre posed a problem to James so _____ called in for a car mechanic.
a) she
b) he
c) his
d) him
Answer: b)
9. It was Amanda ________ had baked such delicious choco-chip cookies and not _____.
a) whom, your
b) who, yours
c) who, me
d) whom, I
Answer: c)
Choose the word that cannot fit in the blank:
10. This is the pup _______ chewed my shoes.
a) who
b) that
c) which
d) whom
Answer: d)
11. Choose an appropriate relative pronoun for the given sentence, where one option fits both the blanks:
Excuse me, can you tell me to _______ does this car belong and to _______ did the prize go? CREST (2021-22)
a) which
b) who
c) whom
d) whose
Answer: c)
12. Choose an appropriate pronoun for the given sentence, where one option fits both the blanks:
The author dedicated the book to _____________ and thanked _____________ in the acknowledgements.
a) herself
b) himself
c) themselves
d) ourselves
Answer: a)
13. James and Linda were arguing about ______ should clean up the mess, but ________ of them wanted to do it.
a) whom, either
b) who, neither
c) who, either
d) whom, neither
Answer: b)
14. The kittens, exhausted from their play, curled up next to _____________ and fell asleep.
a) ourself
b) you
c) we
d) himself
Answer: d)
15. Choose an appropriate relative pronoun for the given sentence which fits in both the blanks:
In this city _______ do you think would have a new Jaguar like that? He is the one ______ owns it. (CREST 2023-24)
a) whom
b) that
c) who
d) why
Answer: c)
16. The students completed the group project by__________, without any help from the teacher.
a) themselves
b) himself
c) ourself
d) herself
Answer: a)
17. Both Taylor and Zayn took _____________ time to finish the race, but Taylor crossed the finish line first.
a) them
b) their
c) those
d) these
Answer: b)
18. The singer dedicated the song to ___ fans, ____ had supported ___ throughout her career.
a) him, whom, him
b) her, who, her
c)her, whom, it
d) him, who, his
Answer: b)
19. The company announced its new product line, and ______________ eagerly awaited its release date.
a) everyone
b) each
c) no one
d) some
Answer: a)
20. As the storm approached, Jack's family quickly boarded up the windows of _______ house to protect it from potential damage.
a) Its
b) them
c) their
d) our
Answer: c)
