Review: Nouns, Demonstrative and Reflexive Pronouns (Lessons 37–41)

October 22, 2025

NOUNS (Lessons 37–41)

English Pronunciation Lithuanian
bee /biː/ bitė
biscuit /ˈbɪskɪt/ sausainis
bread /bred/ duona
cheese /tʃiːz/ sūris
chocolate /ˈtʃɒklɪt/ šokoladas
custom /ˈkʌstəm/ paprotys
delight /dɪˈlaɪt/ žavesys
earth /ɜːθ/ žemė
filling įdaras
food /fuːd/ maistas
fool /fuːl/ kvailys
goddess /ˈɡɒdɪs/ deivė
harvest /ˈhɑːvɪst/ derlius
hope /həʊp/ viltis
joke /dʒəʊk/ pokštas
lightning /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ žaibas
neighbour /ˈneɪbə/ kaimynas
problem problema
squirrel /ˈskwɪrəl/ voverė
sweet /swiːt/ saldainis
theatre /ˈθɪətə/ teatras
thunder /ˈθʌndə/ griaustinis
warmth /wɔːmθ/ šiluma
wish /wɪʃ/ noras

Correction: gym means sports hall or gymnastics, not sports shoes.


GRAMMAR: DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

Pronoun Meaning Example
this this one (near) Look at this girl.
these these (near, plural) These flowers are beautiful.
that that one (far) Can you solve that problem?
those those (far, plural) Those Easter eggs are colourful.

GRAMMAR: REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

English Lithuanian Example
myself aš pats I can do it myself.
yourself tu pats You can do it yourself.
himself jis pats He can do it himself.
herself ji pati She can do it herself.
itself jis, ji (daiktas) pats The cat washed itself.
ourselves mes patys We can do it ourselves.
yourselves jūs patys You can do it yourselves.
themselves jie patys They can do it themselves.

EVERYDAY PHRASES

Man: What’s your surname?
Vanessa: Starling.
Man: Where will you live?
Vanessa: I’ll live at 8, North Street, Kaunas.
Man: Are you married?
Vanessa: Yes, I am.
Man: Have you got any children?
Vanessa: I have a daughter and a son.
Man: Thank you very much.
Vanessa: So long!


All examples and grammar rules are correct.

Exercises

Exercise 1Translate the Nouns

Translate into English.

  1. žaibas
  2. šiluma
  3. paprotys
  4. bitė
  5. noras

Exercise 2Fill in the Blanks – Demonstrative Pronouns

Complete with this, that, these, or those.

  1. ___ biscuits are delicious.
  2. Can you open ___ window, please?
  3. ___ book is mine.
  4. ___ people live near the theatre.
  5. Do you like ___ chocolates?

Exercise 3Choose the Correct Answer

  1. ___ girl is my friend.
    a) These b) This
  2. Look at ___ apples.
    a) that b) those
  3. ___ is my neighbour.
    a) This b) These
  4. ___ flowers are red.
    a) Those b) That
  5. Do you like ___ movie?
    a) these b) this

Exercise 4Fill in the Reflexive Pronouns

Use myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

  1. I cut ___ while cooking.
  2. Did you make this cake ___?
  3. The boy dressed ___.
  4. The cat washed ___.
  5. We painted the room ___.

Exercise 5Translate to Lithuanian

Translate.

  1. This cheese is very good.
  2. Those biscuits are sweet.
  3. She made the dress herself.
  4. Look at these flowers.
  5. We can do it ourselves.

Exercise 6Everyday Phrases – Fill in the Blanks

Complete the missing words.

  1. What’s your ___?
  2. Where will you ___?
  3. Have you got any ___?
  4. Thank you very ___.
  5. So ___!

Exercise 7Grammar – Reflexives in Context

Complete with correct reflexive pronouns.

  1. Ted looked at ___ in the mirror.
  2. They helped ___ to dinner.
  3. I don’t want you to blame ___.
  4. The dog hurt ___ while running.
  5. Children, behave ___!

Exercise 8Choose the Correct Pronoun

  1. ___ flowers are in the garden.
    a) Those b) That
  2. He can do it ___.
    a) itself b) himself
  3. I like ___ house very much.
    a) these b) this
  4. The cat cleaned ___.
    a) itself b) herself
  5. We enjoyed ___ at the festival.
    a) ourselves b) themselves

Exercise 9Short Answers

Answer in one or two sentences.

  1. What does “this” mean?
  2. What is the plural of “that”?
  3. How do you say “mes patys” in English?
  4. What does “gym” mean?
  5. What kind of conversation is “Everyday Phrases”?

Exercise 10Write Sentences

Write 5 sentences using these words: this, those, myself, chocolate, cheese.