A pronoun takes the place of a noun. Practise choosing between I and me, my and mine, using reflexive pronouns, naming the kind of pronoun and replacing nouns with pronouns. The answer key is at the end.
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A. Choose the right pronoun
Circle the correct pronoun.
- (I / Me) am going to the market.
- Please give the book to (she / her).
- (We / Us) students love sports.
- This pen is (my / mine).
- The dog wagged (its / it's) tail.
- Between you and (I / me), this is a secret.
- Ravi and (he / him) are brothers.
- Is this bag (your / yours)?
B. Reflexive pronouns
Fill in the blank with myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves or themselves.
- She made the cake __________.
- We enjoyed __________ at the party.
- The cat cleaned __________.
- He hurt __________ while playing.
- Children, please help __________ to the snacks.
- I taught __________ to swim.
C. Name the kind of pronoun
Write the kind of the pronoun in capitals: personal, possessive, reflexive, demonstrative, interrogative, relative or indefinite.
- THIS is my house.
- WHO broke the window?
- SOMEBODY is at the door.
- The boy WHO won the race is my cousin.
- The red bag is HERS.
- THEY live next door.
- She looked at HERSELF in the mirror.
D. Replace the nouns
Rewrite each sentence, replacing the words in capitals with a pronoun.
- RAVI gave the book to PRIYA.
- MY FRIENDS AND I went to the cinema.
- I met YOUR SISTER at the station.
- THE CHILDREN are playing with THE PUPPY.
Answer Key
A. Choose the right pronoun
- I
- her
- We
- mine
- its
- me
- he
- yours
B. Reflexive pronouns
- herself
- ourselves
- itself
- himself
- yourselves
- myself
C. Name the kind of pronoun
- demonstrative
- interrogative
- indefinite
- relative
- possessive
- personal
- reflexive
D. Replace the nouns
- He gave the book to her.
- We went to the cinema.
- I met her at the station.
- They are playing with it.