Demonstratives – This / That / These / Those

Demonstratives – This / That / These / Those

We use this / these for things that are near.

We use that / those for things that are far away.

Singular: this / that
Plural: these / those

Example:
This book is interesting.
[Dieses Buch ist interessant.]

Those houses are expensive.
[Diese Häuser dort sind teuer.]

1. ______ is my phone (in my hand).
a) This
b) That
c) These
d) Those
[Das ist mein Handy.]

2. ______ are my shoes (near me).
a) This
b) That
c) These
d) Those
[Das sind meine Schuhe.]

3. ______ is your car (far away).
a) This
b) That
c) These
d) Those
[Das ist dein Auto dort.]

4. ______ are beautiful mountains (far away).
a) This
b) That
c) These
d) Those
[Das sind schöne Berge dort.]

5. ______ book here is mine.
a) This
b) That
c) These
d) Those
[Dieses Buch hier gehört mir.]

6. ______ apples on the table are fresh (near).
a) This
b) That
c) These
d) Those
[Diese Äpfel sind frisch.]

7. ______ building over there is old.
a) This
b) That
c) These
d) Those
[Dieses Gebäude dort ist alt.]

8. ______ people over there are waiting.
a) This
b) That
c) These
d) Those
[Diese Leute dort warten.]

9. I like ______ shirt (the one I am wearing).
a) this
b) that
c) these
d) those
[Ich mag dieses Hemd.]

10. Do you see ______ bird in the sky?
a) this
b) that
c) these
d) those
[Siehst du den Vogel dort?]

11. ______ are my friends here.
a) This
b) That
c) These
d) Those
[Das sind meine Freunde hier.]

12. ______ is a nice café (near).
a) This
b) That
c) These
d) Those
[Das ist ein schönes Café.]

13. ______ cars over there are expensive.
a) This
b) That
c) These
d) Those
[Diese Autos dort sind teuer.]

14. I don’t like ______ movie (far away reference).
a) this
b) that
c) these
d) those
[Ich mag diesen Film nicht.]

15. ______ chairs here are comfortable.
a) This
b) That
c) These
d) Those
[Diese Stühle sind bequem.]

16. ______ is my house (pointing far away).
a) This
b) That
c) These
d) Those
[Das ist mein Haus dort.]

17. I like ______ flowers here.
a) this
b) that
c) these
d) those
[Ich mag diese Blumen.]

18. Do you know ______ people over there?
a) this
b) that
c) these
d) those
[Kennst du diese Leute dort?]

19. ______ is delicious (food in front of you).
a) This
b) That
c) These
d) Those
[Das ist lecker.]

20. ______ are great songs (playing nearby).
a) This
b) That
c) These
d) Those
[Das sind tolle Lieder.]