Exercises A1 : use Gender in English (answers)

These exercises will help you practise using he, she, and it correctly in English, a key grammar point covered in the course.

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Exercise 1 : He, She, or It?

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun: he, she, or it.

1. My brother is ten years old. ___ goes to school every day.
2. This is my cat. ___ is very small.
3. Emma is my teacher. ___ is very kind.
4. I have a new phone. ___ is very fast.

Correction

1. My brother is ten years old. He goes to school every day.
2. This is my cat. It is very small.
3. Emma is my teacher. She is very kind.
4. I have a new phone. It is very fast.

Exercise 2 : Spot the Mistake

Each sentence contains one mistake with he, she, or it. Rewrite the sentence correctly.

1. My sister loves music. He plays the guitar every evening.
2. This book is very interesting. She has 300 pages.
3. David is my friend. She lives near my house.
4. I have a new bag. He is blue and very big.

Correction

1. My sister loves music. She plays the guitar every evening.
2. This book is very interesting. It has 300 pages.
3. David is my friend. He lives near my house.
4. I have a new bag. It is blue and very big.

Exercise 3 : Choose the Right Pronoun

Choose the correct answer to replace the underlined word or words.

1. My grandmother makes great cakes. ___ is a fantastic cook.
   • He is a fantastic cook.
   • She is a fantastic cook.
   • It is a fantastic cook.
   • They is a fantastic cook.
2. Look at that car! ___ is really fast.
   • He is really fast.
   • She is really fast.
   • It is really fast.
   • We is really fast.
3. My dad works in a hospital. ___ is a doctor.
   • She is a doctor.
   • It is a doctor.
   • He is a doctor.
   • They is a doctor.
4. In English, a table has no gender. So we say ___ when we talk about it.
   • he
   • she
   • it
   • he or she

Correction

1. She is a fantastic cook.
2. It is really fast.
3. He is a doctor.
4. it