II Put in the right (appropriate) possessive pronouns

1. Autumn has come. I like _____ beauty.
2. I have got a relative in England. _____ aunt lives in Manchester.
3. - Is this _____ tape-recorder? - No, they don't have a taperecorder.
4. Put on _____ coat when you go out. It's very cold.
5. We are going to invite all _____ friends to the party.
6. They've got two children but I don't remember _____ names.
7. Some women aren't happy with _____ looks.
8. Thank you for _____ letter. It was good to hear from you again.
9. John is a teacher but _____ sister is a nurse.
10. I know Mr Watson but I don't know _____ wife.

 

III Choose the right word.

1. Are these your/yours shoes?
2. They know our/ours address but we don't know their/theirs.
3. That's not my/mine umbrella. My/mine is yellow.
4. Can we use your/yours telephone? Our/ours is out of order.
5. I remember the house but I don't remember its/ his/it's number.
6. Your/yours problem is my/mine problem.
7. I told her my/mine life story and she told me her/hers.
8. Is this camera your/yours?
9. Are your/yours hands warm? Mine/my are quite cold.
10. Is this money him/his or her/hers?

IV Fill in the blanks with appropriate possessive pronouns.

1. This is _____ (I) bag but that one over there _____ (you).
2. He has come to see me, _____ (I) father and _____ (he) are school friends.
3. _____ (they) holiday starts the week after _____ (we).
4. If you are a friend of _____ (he), then you are a friend of _____ (I).
5. You can very well do without my help but not without _____ (their).
6. _____ (Our) was the last turn.
7. A friend of _____ (my) is coming to stay with me next week.
8. We went on holiday with some friends of _____ (our).
9. Whose luggage is this? – It’s _____ (our).
10. It’s my fault. I’m very sorry. – No, the fault is _____ (their).

 

V Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1. Можно мне воспользоваться вашим принтером?

2. Этот калькулятор наш, а тот их.

3. Мы с женой рады приветствовать вас.

4. Пожалуйста, помоги мне написать доклад для него.

5. Все ваши чемоданы в их машине. Возьмите их.

6. Ваше новое пальто очень красивое. – Правда?

7. Это редкая книга. Её стоимость очень высокая.

8. Он рассказал мне свою историю жизни (life story), а я свою.

9. Чьи это цветы? – Мои. Они для моей жены.

10.Не паркуй свою машину рядом с моей.

11.Это новая книга Д.Гришэма. Она очень интересная.

VI Fill in this/that/these/those.

1. _____ gloves are of the best quality.
2. _____ was ages ago!
3. _____ whole business worries me.
4. “I won the competition!” “_____'s great!”
5. My friend is getting married _____ year on Valentine's Day.
6. “What do you think of this pair of sunglasses?” “I prefer _____ ones over there.”
7. “We're moving to a bigger house!” “Really? _____'s fantastic.”
8. “I bought _____ socks today.” “What a lovely shade of green!”
9. “Can you pass me _____ book on the shelf behind you please?”
10. “What's wrong, Sally?” “Well, you won't like _____, but I've got to tell you!”
11. “_____ boots hurt my feet.” “Maybe you should get another pair.”
12. The prices _____ days are absolutely astronomical.