This, That, These, Those: practical A1 early English

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A1 early15 minutes of guided practiceFree learning resourceReviewed 23 August 2026

A pointing skill you can use anywhere

I can point at things and ask what they are.

اردو میں دیکھیں

میں چیزوں کی طرف اشارہ کر کے ان کے بارے میں پوچھ سکتا یا سکتی ہوں۔

At a market stall

Buyer: What is this?

Seller: This is a notebook.

Buyer: What are those?

Seller: Those are phone covers.

Buyer: Are these covers new?

Seller: Yes, they are.

اردو میں دیکھیں

خریدار قریب اور دور کی چیزوں کے بارے میں سوال پوچھتا ہے۔

Use your hand before the rule

Hold your phone and say “this phone.” Point to one distant object and say “that chair” or “that door.” Put two pens near you and say “these pens.” Point to two distant objects and say “those chairs.”

Distance and number make the choice

First decide whether the thing is near or farther away. Then decide whether there is one or more than one. Use this for one near thing and that for one farther thing. Use these for several near things and those for several farther things.

NearFarther away
Onethis bookthat book
More than onethese booksthose books

The verb follows the number. Ask “What is this?” for one thing and “What are these?” for several things.

اردو میں دیکھیں

قریب ایک چیز کے لیے this، دور ایک کے لیے that، قریب کئی کے لیے these اور دور کئی کے لیے those کہیں۔

Keep the noun and verb in the same number

Not: These is a pen.

Use: This is a pen.

Why: One pen needs this and is.

Not: That are chairs.

Use: Those are chairs.

Why: Several distant chairs need those and are.

اردو میں دیکھیں

ایک چیز کے ساتھ is اور کئی چیزوں کے ساتھ are رکھیں۔

Decide near or far, then one or many

1. One key is in your hand. ___ is my key.
Check the answer

This.

2. Several bags are across the room. ___ are heavy.
Check the answer

Those.

3. What ___ these?
Check the answer

are.

4. One building is far away. ___ building is old.
Check the answer

That.

5. Two cups are beside you. ___ cups are clean.
Check the answer

These.

6. Choose the correct one-thing question.
Check the answer

What is this?

7. Those ___ my shoes.
Check the answer

are.

8. Which pair is plural?
Check the answer

these and those.

Walk, point and name five things

  1. Choose two near objects.
  2. Choose one distant object and one distant group.
  3. Record five sentences without reading.

Finish with one question, such as “What are those?” Your goal is a clear choice, not speed.

اردو میں دیکھیں

کمرے میں چیزوں کی طرف اشارہ کر کے پانچ جملے ریکارڈ کریں۔

Bring is and are back

Say the missing words: This ___ new. Those ___ old. ___ these yours? That ___ my bag. These ___ useful.

Check after speaking

is, are, Are, is, are.

Label a real space

Write four small labels for objects near and far. Read each label as a full sentence before removing it.

Two decisions solve it

Choose near or far, then one or many. This and that are singular, so they take is. These and those are plural, so they take are.

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