Let's solve the worksheet step by step and explain each answer based on the rules of
"this, that, these, those".
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🔹 Rules Recap:
| Distance | Singular | Plural |
|--------|----------|--------|
| Near | This | These |
| Far | That | Those |
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This / These = things close to the speaker.
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That / Those = things far from the speaker.
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Now, let’s go through each question:
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1. These / Those books are great.
👉 The picture shows
books near the hand, so they are
close.
✔ Correct answer: These
>
✔ These books are great.
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2. Is this / these your pencil?
👉 The picture shows
one pencil near the hand (singular).
✔ Correct answer: this
>
✔ Is this your pencil?
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3. This / Those gift is really nice.
👉 The picture shows
one gift (singular), and it's
near the hand.
✔ Correct answer: This
>
✔ This gift is really nice.
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4. These / This are my friends.
👉 The picture shows
multiple people (plural), and they are
near.
✔ Correct answer: These
>
✔ These are my friends.
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5. Look at those / these beautiful flowers!
👉 The flowers are shown
far away from the hand.
✔ Correct answer: those
>
✔ Look at those beautiful flowers!
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6. I like this / those t-shirt.
👉 The picture shows
one t-shirt (singular) and it's
near.
✔ Correct answer: this
>
✔ I like this t-shirt.
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7. Do you see this / that car? It's too far away.
👉 The car is
far away, so we use "that".
✔ Correct answer: that
>
✔ Do you see that car? It's too far away.
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8. This / these are my pencils.
👉 The picture shows
multiple pencils (plural), and they are
near.
✔ Correct answer: These
>
✔ These are my pencils.
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9. Are that / those your parents?
👉 The picture shows
two people (plural), and they are
far away.
✔ Correct answer: those
>
✔ Are those your parents?
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10. These / this students are from Canada.
👉 The word
students is plural, so we need a
plural demonstrative pronoun.
Even though "these" is correct, the sentence says "
these / this", but
"this" is singular — can't be used with plural noun.
✔ Correct answer: These
>
✔ These students are from Canada.
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11. This / that is your pen. Here you are.
👉 The pen is
close to the hand, and it's
singular.
✔ Correct answer: This
>
✔ This is your pen. Here you are.
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12. Look at these / those clouds!
👉 The clouds are
far away in the sky.
✔ Correct answer: those
>
✔ Look at those clouds!
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13. Is these / this your eraser under the chair?
👉 The eraser is
singular, so we need
"this".
Also, "these" is plural — doesn’t match "eraser".
✔ Correct answer: this
>
✔ Is this your eraser under the chair?
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
These
2.
this
3.
This
4.
These
5.
those
6.
this
7.
that
8.
These
9.
those
10.
These
11.
This
12.
those
13.
this
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🎯 Summary Tips:
- Use
this / these for things
near.
- Use
that / those for things
far.
- Match
singular/plural with the noun:
-
this / that → singular
-
these / those → plural
Let me know if you'd like a printable version or flashcards! 😊
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of this that these those worksheet.
