This, that, these those worksheet

We use this or these with is/are to talk about things or people that are near us.

• This is my phone.
• These are my friends.

We use that or those with is/are to talk about things or people that aren’t near us.

• That's her bicycle.
• Those are her shoes.

We use this or that when we talk about singularnouns and uncountablenouns.

• This is your hat.
• This is great music.
• That's my car.

We use these or those when we talk about pluralnouns.

• These are my books.
• Those are her sweets.

We can use this/that to introduce people.

• ‘Hi, Karen.’‘This is my friend Jack.’
• ‘Who's that?’‘That's Tom.’

We can use this, that, these or those in wh- questions to ask about people or things.

We can reply with it or they.

• ‘What's that?’‘It's a present for Sue.’
• ‘What's this in English?’‘It's a bag.’
• ‘What are those in English?’‘They're pens.’
• ‘Who's that?’‘That's my friend, Max.’