ESL 02/15/2023

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks with the words given below:

herself | yourself | itself | ourselves | myself | themselves | yourselves | himself

1. Anna bought ............... a new watch.

• herself

• itself

• themselves

• himself

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks with the words given below:

herself | yourself | itself | ourselves | myself | themselves | yourselves | himself

2. We have to look after …………………when we grow older.

• herself

• ourselves

• themselves

• himself

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks with the words given below:

herself | yourself | itself | ourselves | myself | themselves | yourselves | himself

3. We have to look after …………………when we grow older.

• herself

• ourselves

• themselves

• himself

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks with the words given below:

herself | yourself | itself | ourselves | myself | themselves | yourselves | himself

4. The cat is running up and down the stairs. Can you catch ……… ?

• him

• she

• her

• it

-Possessive pronouns are pronouns that shows ownership to something or someone. Like all pronouns, it substitutes a noun or noun phrase so that repetition is avoided.

​What is Possessive Pronoun?

​Examples

• This is my bicycle. This is mine.

• That is Mary’s necklace. It is hers.

• This house belongs to us. It is ours.

• This is your shirt. This is yours.

• Look at these drawings. Mine is the smaller one.

• All the pictures were good but his was the prettiest.

Multiple Choice

Those toys belong to those kids. Those toys are ....................

• theirs

• his

• hers

• mine

Multiple Choice

This book belongs to my neighbor Willie. This book is ....................

• hers

• his

• theirs

• yours

Multiple Choice

That antique chair belongs to my grandfather and grandmother. That chair is ....................

• his

• yours

• ours

• theirs

Multiple Choice

That car belongs to me. That car is ....................

• yours

• mine

• his

• hers

• is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.​

• can be used to describe the qualities of someone or something independently or in comparison to something else.

​Adjectives

Formation of Adjectives

Many adjectives we use in daily life are derived from nouns. Some examples are given below.

​Noun Adjectives

boy	boyish
fool	foolish
dirt	dirty
storm	stormy
care	careful/careless
play	playful

​Noun Adjectives

rouble	troublesome
shame	shameful/shameless
sense	senseless/sensible
silk	silky
gold	golden
pardon	pardonable
laugh	laughable
outrage	outrageous

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Form adjectives from the nouns given below.

wealth

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Form adjectives from the nouns given below.

friend

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Form adjectives from the nouns given below.

peace

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Form adjectives from the nouns given below.

pain

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Form adjectives from the nouns given below.

progress

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Form adjectives from the nouns given below.

doubt

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Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives.

This is a very ……….. matter.

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Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives.

Swimming is a …………… exercise.

Comparison of Adjectives

​Winston is clever.
Winston is cleverer than Harry.
Winston is the cleverest boy in the class.

​The adjective clever is said to be in the Positive Degree.

The adjective cleverer is said to be in the Comparative Degree.

The adjective cleverest is said to be in the Superlative Degree.

Most adjectives of one syllable, and some of more than one, form the Comparative by adding er and the Superlative by adding est to the Positive.

Open Ended

Write the Positive, Comparative and Superlative forms of the adjectives given below.

1. great

Open Ended

Write the Positive, Comparative and Superlative forms of the adjectives given below.

2. strong

Open Ended

Write the Positive, Comparative and Superlative forms of the adjectives given below.

3. wealthy

Open Ended

Write the Positive, Comparative and Superlative forms of the adjectives given below.

4. important

Open Ended

Write the Positive, Comparative and Superlative forms of the adjectives given below.

5. st

Open Ended

Write the Positive, Comparative and Superlative forms of the adjectives given below.

6. warm

Open Ended

Write the Positive, Comparative and Superlative forms of the adjectives given below.

7. handsome