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Year 5 English · Pronouns

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Which word is a pronoun in: 'Mia lost her hat, so she looked everywhere.'?
- ☐ (a) Mia
- ☐ (b) looked
- ☐ (c) she
2. Which pronoun can replace 'The boys' in: 'The boys ran to the park.'?
- ☐ (a) Them
- ☐ (b) They
- ☐ (c) He
3. Choose the correct pronoun: 'Dad called Sam and ___.'
- ☐ (a) I
- ☐ (b) me
- ☐ (c) we
4. Which sentence is unclear about who the pronoun refers to?
- ☐ (a) Ana won the race and she was thrilled.
- ☐ (b) Ana told Zoe that she had won the race.
- ☐ (c) Ana said, 'Zoe, you won the race!'
5. In 'The cat chased the ball until it rolled under the couch', what does 'it' refer to?
- ☐ (a) the ball
- ☐ (b) the cat
- ☐ (c) the couch
6. Replace 'Grandma' with a pronoun: 'Give the book to Grandma.' → 'Give the book to ___.'
7. Replace 'Leo and I' with one pronoun: '___ built a sandcastle.'
8. Type the pronoun in: 'Tia waved at us from the bus.'

Answer sheet

1. she — 'She' takes the place of the noun 'Mia'.
2. They — 'The boys' are doing the action and there is more than one, so use 'They'.
3. me — Take away Sam: 'Dad called me.' So 'Dad called Sam and me.'
4. Ana told Zoe that she had won the race. — In 'Ana told Zoe that she had won the race', 'she' could mean Ana or Zoe.
5. the ball — The ball is the thing that rolled under the couch.
6. her — Grandma receives the book, so use the object pronoun 'her'.
7. We — 'Leo and I' together are 'we'.
8. us — 'Us' takes the place of the names of the people Tia waved at.