1. At Christmas _____ (friends) often give _____ (Mary) presents.

2. _____ (Mary) likes _____ (her friends).

3. _____ (the bird) is singing lovely.

4. We feel so lonely, stay with _____ .

5. _____ (my sister and I) don’t like to walk _____ (our dog).

6. – Who is speaking?

- It’s _____, Ann.

7. Where are my note-books? Has anybody seen _____?

8. _____ (your brother and you) spend too much time watching TV.

9. Is Jack at home? Can I speak to _____ ?

Упражнение 3. Заполните пропуски соответствующим личным местоимением.

1 A: Do your brothers play football?

B: Yes, _______ play ______ all the time. ________ think ________’s a

brilliant game.

2 A: Does Susan eat chocolate?

B: Yes, _______ eats ______ all the time. ________ says ________’s her favourite food.

3 A: Do your parents know Mr Jones?

B: Yes, ______ know ______ very well. ______ lives next door to _______.

4 A: Do you listen to rock music?

B: Yes, ______ listen to _____ all the time. ______ think _____’s fantastic.

5 A: Does Tony enjoy fishing?

B: Oh, yes. _______ enjoys ______ very much. ______ says ______ relaxes him.

Упражнение 4. Употребите соответствующее притяжательное местоимение.

1. I and my brother have a dog. It is _____ dog.

2. You are a student, aren’t you? Where is _____ institute?

3. She is a famous writer. _____ books are always interesting.

4. He has a sister. _____ sister’s name is Ann.

5. It is my dog. _____ name is Jim.

6. Tom and Nick are students. _____ friends are students too.

7. We live in Berezniki. _____ town is a big industrial centre.

8. He has a brother. _____ brother works at a plant.

9. Helen is married. _____ husband is a manager.

10. Have you got a telephone? Give me _____ telephone number.

11. My small sister plays with a doll. _____ name is Jane.

12. Who are these people on the photo? – They are _____ son, _____ wife and _____ child.

Упражнение 5. Употребите its или it ’ s в зависимости от смысла высказывания.

1 The car is nice to drive, but I don’t like _______ colour.

2 This town is wonderful. _________ got lots of shops!

3 I’m staying at home today because ________ cold.

4 Let’s go in here. ________ my favourite restaurant.

5 A bird has built ________ nest in our garden.

6 The company I work for has changed ________ name.

Упражнение 6. Заполните пропуски соответствующим притяжательным местоимением.

1 A: Have you met _______ new neighbours yet?

B: No. I’ve seen ________ children in the garden.

2 A: You took _______ coat home last night.

B: I know, I’m sorry. I thought it was _______ because they’re both black.

3 A: What’s wrong with Rosie?

B: Oh, she’s been having problems with _______ back recently.

4 A: James is doing well at school.

B: I know. ________ teacher says he’s very advanced for his age.

5 A: Is this bag _______ ?

B: Oh, yes, thank you. I nearly forgot it.

6 A: Julie and Frank are so lucky. _______ house is beautiful.

B: Yes, and it’s so much bigger than _______ . I envy them.

7 A: I like _______ shirt. It’s like Sandra’s.

B: Actually, it is _______. I borrowed it from her yesterday.

8 A: Why did you lend Tom _______ car?

B: Because _______ is being repaired at the moment.

Упражнение 7. Прочтите информацию  и заполните пропуски в диалоге соответствующим личным или притяжательным местоимением.

John, Jane, Mike and Betty are brothers and sisters. John and Jane are single. Mike and Betty are married. Mike’s wife is Maggie. Bob is Betty’s husband. Their father, Mr. Smith is dead. They are going to divide everything that is left after his death: the house, a car, apple trees, pictures, books and a canary.

John:               The house is _____ . _____ am going to have _____ .

Jane:   Bob and Betty are fond of gardening. Let _____ have the apple-trees.

Betty:  Mike is a good driver. Let _____ give the car to _____ .

It is going to be _____ car.

Mike:   Maggie and I, _____ are crazy about art. Give _____ the pictures.

Bob:     Betty is a great reader. ____is fond of books. Give the books to ___ .

John:    But what about _____, Jane? What are _____ going to have?

What is going to be _____ ?

Jane:     The canary, _____ think.

Упражнение 8. Переведите местоимения в скобках, определите вид местоимения.

1. (Его) friends love (его).

2. (Эта) book is interesting. (Я) know (её) author.

(Её) books are always interesting.

(Я) can give (её) to (вам) for (несколько) days.

3. (Их) university is not far from (моего) house.

I often see (их).

4. (Они) told (нам) about (своем) university and (его) history.

5. (Они) made (эти) experiments (сами).

6. (Я) translated (ту) article (сама).

7. (Я) take (свой) dictionary, and (вы) – (свой).

8. (Он) hasn’t got (никаких) questions to (ко мне).

Упражнение 9. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на перевод местоимений.

1. Вы рассказали имэту новость?

2. Отдай ему его ручку. Он любит писать только ею. Она всегда с ним.

3. Мы пригласили их пожить с нами на нашей даче (cottage).

4. Это не моя комната. У меня нет своей.

5. Вы долго ждали нас?

6. У них не кирпичный коттедж (brick cottage), их – деревянный (wooden).

7. Пусть он идет в свою комнату.

8. Позови ее к телефону.

9. Им хочется побывать в Париже, а мне нет.

10. Это не его ключ, а её.

11. Его никогда нет дома.

12. Посмотри на этого пса. Его уши такие большие.

13. Мы сделали эту работу сами.

14. Ты будешь делать это сам?

15. Эти картины такие красивые. Мой брат нарисовал их сам.