Point It Out Clearly: Mastering Demonstrative Pronouns for Grade 6 

This Grade 6 worksheet helps students master demonstrative pronouns — words like this, that, these, and those — that point to specific things based on distance (near vs. far) and number (singular vs. plural). Through multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blanks, true/false statements, sentence corrections, and paragraph editing, learners understand when to use "this" and "these" for nearby objects and "that" and "those" for objects farther away, while avoiding common errors like "these pen" or "this are." 

Why Demonstrative Pronouns Matter in Grammar? 

Demonstrative pronouns help students identify and point to specific people, places, or things clearly. For Grade 6 learners, this topic is important because: 
1. "This" is used for singular nouns that are near the speaker. 
2. "These" is used for plural nouns that are near the speaker. 
3. "That" is used for singular nouns that are far from the speaker. 
4. "Those" is used for plural nouns that are far from the speaker. 
5. Mastering these pronouns eliminates confusion in both speaking and writing about location and distance. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

This worksheet includes five engaging activities that build fluency with demonstrative pronouns: 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students read 10 sentences and choose the correct demonstrative pronoun (this, that, these, those) based on number (singular/plural) and distance (near/far). 

✏️ Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks 
Students complete 10 sentences by filling in the correct demonstrative pronoun, with clues about distance (near/far) provided in parentheses. 

📋 Exercise 3 – True or False 
Students read 10 statements about demonstrative pronoun rules (e.g., "These is used for singular nouns that are near") and mark them as true or false. 

🔤 Exercise 4 – Correct the Demonstrative Pronoun Error 
Each sentence contains an error involving demonstrative pronoun agreement (singular/plural mismatch). Students rewrite the sentence correctly. 

📝 Exercise 5 – Paragraph Editing (Demonstrative Pronoun Focus) 
Students read a paragraph about a morning in the kitchen and correct all errors related to demonstrative pronoun usage. 

Help your child stop confusing "this" with "these" and "that" with "those" and start pointing with grammatical precision. 

🔹 Answer Key 

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
1. b) These 
2. b) This 
3. a) These 
4. b) This 
5. b) Those 
6. b) This 
7. b) These 
8. a) That 
9. b) These 
10. b) That 

Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks 
1. This 
2. These 
3. That 
4. Those 
5. This 
6. That 
7. Those 
8. This 
9. These 
10. That 

Exercise 3 – True or False 
1. False ("These" is used for plural nouns, not singular) 
2. False ("That" is used for singular nouns, not plural) 
3. True 
4. False ("Those" is used for plural nouns that are far, not near) 
5. True 
6. True 
7. True 
8. False ("Those" is used for plural nouns, not singular) 
9. True 
10. False ("That" is used with objects that are far, not close) 

Exercise 4 – Correct the Demonstrative Pronoun Error 
1. This pen is on the desk. 
2. These are my friends. 
3. That is my favorite color. (already correct) 
4. Those are the shoes I want. 
5. These are the cookies I made. 
6. That apple is delicious. 
7. Those are the children we saw yesterday. 
8. These are the pencils I use for drawing. 
9. This is the book I was looking for. 
10. Those are the books I bought last week. 

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Editing (Corrected version) 
This morning, I walked into the kitchen and saw these fresh fruits on the counter. That is a basket of apples, and this is the bowl of oranges beside it. These are the sandwiches we prepared for lunch. That is my favorite spot to sit by the window. This is where I usually read my books. On the table, those are the newspapers we need to look through later today. I also noticed that these are the keys I was looking for. Over there, those are my shoes I forgot to put away last night. Later, I went to the garden, and these are the flowers my mom planted. That is the tree I've been taking care of for years. These are the tools I use for gardening, and that is the shed where we keep them. 

(Note: The paragraph above is already correct as written. The demonstrative pronouns are used appropriately throughout.) 

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