📝 Comprehensive Practice Worksheet for Demonstrative Adjectives

Worksheet for Demonstrative Adjectives – A: Fill in the Blanks (10 Questions)

Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the correct demonstrative adjective (This, That, These, Those).

1. Can you pass me __________ (far) red pen on the teacher’s table? 

2. __________ (near) mangoes in my basket are very sweet.

3. Look at __________ (far) birds flying high up in the sky!

4. I really love __________ (near) shirt I am wearing right now.

5. __________ (far) building across the street is the new city hospital.

6. __________ (near) shoes here fit me perfectly.

7. Who painted __________ (far) picture hanging on the distant wall?

8. __________ (near) exercise on my page is very easy to solve.

9. __________ (far) mountains over there are covered with white snow.

10. Please take __________ (near) laptop resting right here on my desk.

Worksheet for Demonstrative Adjectives B: Demonstrative Adjective vs. Demonstrative Pronoun

Instructions: State whether the underlined bold word is used as a Demonstrative Adjective (DA) or a Demonstrative Pronoun (DP).

Rule Hint: If it is followed by a noun, it’s an Adjective. If it stands alone followed by a verb, it’s a Pronoun.

1. This dress belongs to my sister. ( ______ )

2. This is my favorite dress. ( ______ )

3. Can you see those stars? ( ______ )

4. Those are my old toys. ( ______ )

5. That boy won the first prize in the race. ( ______ )

6. That was a fantastic performance! ( ______ )

7. These apples taste delicious. ( ______ )

8. These are the keys I was looking for. ( ______ )

9. Those trees near the lake were planted last year. ( ______ )

10. This phone in my hand belongs to Amit Sir. ( ______ )

Worksheet for Demonstrative Adjectives C: Sentence Correction

Instructions: Rewrite the following incorrect sentences using the proper demonstrative adjective.

1. These boy is my best friend.

   ➜ Correction: ________________________________________

2. Look at this mountains over there in the distance.

   ➜ Correction: ________________________________________

3. Those cat sitting here on my lap is sleeping peacefully.

   ➜ Correction: ________________________________________

4. Can you hand me this scissors lying on the far shelf?

   ➜ Correction: ________________________________________

5. That flowers in my hand smell wonderful.

   ➜ Correction: ________________________________________

6. I want to buy these bicycle parked across the street.

   ➜ Correction: ________________________________________

7. This students standing outside the gate are waiting for the bus.

   ➜ Correction: ________________________________________

8. Look at those puppy playing right here next to my feet.

   ➜ Correction: ________________________________________

9. That books on my desk belong to the library.

   ➜ Correction: ________________________________________

10. These star shining brightly in the night sky is Venus.

    ➜ Correction: ________________________________________

🔑 Complete Answer Key

Worksheet for Demonstrative Adjectives A:

1. That

2. These

3. Those

4. This

5. That

6. These

7. That

8. This

9. Those

10. This

Worksheet for Demonstrative Adjectives B:

1. DA (Modifies ‘dress’)

2. DP (Followed by verb ‘is’)

3. DA (Modifies ‘stars’)

4. DP (Followed by verb ‘are’)

5. DA (Modifies ‘boy’)

6. DP (Followed by verb ‘was’)

7. DA (Modifies ‘apples’)

8. DP (Followed by verb ‘are’)

9. DA (Modifies ‘trees’)

10. DA (Modifies ‘phone’)

Worksheet for Demonstrative Adjectives C:

1. This boy is my best friend.

2. Look at those mountains over there in the distance.

3. This cat sitting here on my lap is sleeping peacefully.

4. Can you hand me those scissors lying on the far shelf?

5. These flowers in my hand smell wonderful.

6. I want to buy that bicycle parked across the street.

7. Those students standing outside the gate are waiting for the bus.

8. Look at this puppy playing right here next to my feet.

9. These books on my desk belong to the library.

10. That star shining brightly in the night sky is Venus.

Happy Learning!

Amit Poonia

Founder & Lead Educator | EnglishEraWithAmitPoonia