2 - I couldn't treat you any better if you were the Queen of England. a - himself b - yourselves c - herself d - ourselves e

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1 A) Select the best reflexive pronouns for each blank: 1 - Sarah, I wish you would behave. d - itself e - yourselves 2 - I couldn't treat you any better if you were the Queen of England. a - himself b - yourselves e I'm afraid there is nobody to help you. You'll all have to do everything for. b - each other c - himself e - yourselves 4 - John cut shaving. a - himself b - ourselves 5 - We will do most of the work. a - yourselves b - ourselves d - herself 6 - Tom and Harry are good sports. They don't mind making fools of. b - themselves c - yourself d - myself e - herself 7 - Mary bought a nice blouse. a - itself b - themselves e - yourself 1

2 8 - Help to anything you need, Simon. a - myself c - themselves d e - ourselves 9 - When she saw how well she'd done, the student gave a pat on the back. a - herself b c - yourself e - myself 10 - This exercise by is not enough. You need to study more. a - myself b - yourselves c - themselves e - itself 11 - Welcome to both of you. I hope you'll make at home. a - yourselves d - each other 12 - He really knows how to enjoy. b - himself d - yourselves 13 - I can recommend them. In fact, I have bought three. a - themselves c d - myself e - each other 14 - I'm too thirsty to think. I need to make a cup of tea before I do anything else. a - yourself b e - myself 2

3 B) Complete the text with Reflexive Pronouns. Self-talk is the way we explain a problem to ourselves. It can affect how we feel and how we act. Take the case of Tom and Sara. They both got laid off from their jobs at the same company, but their reactions were totally different. Sara frequently talked on the phone with her friends, continued her free-time activities, and kept herself fit. Tom, on the other hand, spent all of his time by himself didn't allow himself to have a good time, and gained 10 pounds. Why were their reactions so very different from one another? They both lost their jobs, so the situation itself can t explain Tom's problems. The main difference was the way Tom and Sara explained the problem to themselves. Sara told herself that the problem was temporary and that she herself could change it. Tom saw himself as helpless and likely to be unemployed forever. Tom and Sara both got their jobs back. Their reactions when they talked to each other were, again, very different. For his part, Tom grumbled, "Oh, l guess they were really desperate." Sara, on the other hand, smiled and said, "Well! They finally realized that they need me!" C) Fill in the correct Reflexive Pronouns. 1. Robert made this T-shirt himself. 2.Lisa did the homework herself 3.We helped ourselves to some cola at the party. 4. Emma, did you take the photo by yourself? 5. I wrote this poem myself. 6. He cut himself with the knife while he was doing the dishes. 7. The lion can defend itself. 8. My mother often talks to herself. 9. Tim and Gerry, if you want more milk, help yourselves. 10. Alice and Doris collected the stickers themselves. D) Choose a pronoun from the box below for each sentence. 3

4 herself myself itself themselves himself yourself themselves him ourselves her 1. She looked at herself in the bathroom mirror. 2. Did you hear about Fred and Amy? He asked her to go out with him! 3. I taught myself how to speak English, I never had a teacher. 4. The dog had fleas and was scratching itself the whole day! 5. Nobody wanted to help them, so they cleaned the streets themselves 6. Bobby is a bit crazy. He always sits alone and talks to himself 7. Wow! Did you write this book yourself? 8. They blame themselves for the accident, because they didn t pay attention to road signs. 9. James forgot Susan s birthday, but she told him not to worry. 10. We painted the house ourselves. Nobody helped us! E) Complete each sentence by putting a reflexive pronoun for each space. 1. My dog managed to bite itself on the leg and we were laughing so much. 2. I held the map upside down, confused myself completely and got lost for an hour. 3. We only have ourselves to blame for the disaster that has happened to our company. 4. We're going to miss the deadline. You yourself said we would definitely finish in time! 5. Melanie cut herself on the finger when she was making a stew for dinner. 6. Help yourselves to the sandwiches, everyone! There are plenty more. 7. Did you pay for yourself when you went to New York or did the company pay? 8. The table collapsed on iteself and everyone in the room laughed. F) Fill in the correct Reflexive Pronouns. 1. The children went to the movies by themselves. 2. She made a new dress for herself, but she didn't make one for anyone else. 3. Car racing is so dangerous. Please take care of yourself. 4. He studied by himself. He likes to study alone. 5. The little bird injured itself when it fell out of the tree. 6. I hit myself on the door. 7. I can't carry anything else. This box itself must weigh a hundred pounds! 4

5 8. When did they hurt themselves? 9. Let's get ourselves some ice cream. 10. Lucy never stops admiring herself. 11. When I see myself in mirror, I'm scared. 12. Don't look at yourself, look at me. 13. We disguised ourselves into monsters. 14. They talked about themselves for an hour! 15. Tom, Harry! look at yourselves. 16. I think he's mad, he talks to himself all day long. 17. Be careful! Don't cut yourself. 5