Lesson Twenty
Reflexive Pronouns
Subject | Reflexive Pronoun |
I | myself |
you | yourself |
he | himself |
she | herself |
it | itself |
we | ourselves |
you | yourselves |
they | themselves |
Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject: | |
I taught myself how to build this website. | |
Do you listen to yourself when you speak English? | |
The boy hurt himself while playing hockey. He hurt himself. | ![]() |
She made herself dizzy by spinning around. | ![]() |
A computer can turn itself off to save on energy. It turns itself off. | ![]() |
We can learn for ourselves how to do many things. | |
You decide for yourselves to study English. No one tells you what to do. | ![]() |
They decide for themselves where to sit in class. The teacher doesn’t tell them where to sit. | ![]() |
Match each question to a correct answer:
1. Did you come to school by yourself today? Answer: _______ 2. Does she know how to get dressed by herself? Answer: _______ 3. How did you hurt yourself? Answer: _______ 4. Is he able to help himself? Answer: _______ 5. Why are you crying? Answer: _______ | a. No, he’ll need some help. b. No, I walked with two of my friends. c. I did it while I was working on my car. d. I can’t help myself. These onions are really strong. e. No, she’s only two years old. |
Answers: 1. b; 2. e; 3. c; 4. a; 5. d |
Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct reflexive pronoun. The subject in each sentence will help you make the correct decision.
1. She hurt _____________ when she fell off of the swing.
2. Try not to blame _____________ for that mistake.
3. I cut ___________ almost every morning when I shave.
4. Did you all enjoy _______________at the party?
5. They are not old enough to dress ________________.
6. He taught ______________ how to play the guitar.
7. I told _____________ that I would get that job, and I did!
8. We entertained ________________ with video games.
9. You’re going to hurt _____________ with that knife.
10. My mother burned _____________ while she was cooking.
11. The cat hurt ____________ when it jumped off the fence.
12. Some girls spend hours looking at _______________ in front of a mirror.
13. The soldier shot _______________ so he could leave Iraq.
14. We need to protect _______________ so I bought a gun.
15. The boy killed _______________ with drugs and alcohol.
16. The car is so hi-tech it can drive _______________.
17. Kids, don’t hurt ________________ on the playground.
18. I did the work all by _________________.
19. Give _________________ a round of applause. You all did a good job!
20. Help _________ to some more food.
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