Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. They minimize redundancy in language. For example, instead of saying, “John went to John’s house because John’s mom wanted John home,” one can say, “John went to his house because his mom wanted him home.” Pronouns save a lot of syllables.
However, mastering pronouns can be difficult. One must learn to identify subjective, objective, and possessive cases. One must learn to avoid using vague pronouns, or pronouns with unclear antecedents. And often, all of this must be done on the fly, while one is speaking. I have created many pronoun worksheets, resources, and activities over the years. These resources have been made freely available to you. I hope that this helps.
Pronoun Worksheets, Lessons, and Tests
Pronouns and Antecedents Worksheet | With Dinosaurs – Students read dinosaur themed sentences, identify the pronouns, and locate the antecedents to which they refer.
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Pronoun Case Worksheet – Students read a variety of sentences a determine which is the appropriate pronoun to use. They then identify whether the pronoun that they have selected is a subject or an object.
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Pronoun Case and Perspective – Determine whether the pronoun is in objective or subjective case. Also identify whether it is a first, second, or third-person pronoun.
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Pronouns and Antecedents Lesson – This lesson is for students who are just beginning to study pronouns. It defines basic terms like pronoun and antecedent, provides examples, and presents a few practice problems. I’ve posted links to the PowerPoint lesson with and without sound effects. My presentation of this lesson is also embedded below in a YouTube video.
Pronouns and Antecedents Lesson | PPT
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Pronoun Case and Perspective Lesson – This lesson is for students who already have a basic knowledge of pronouns. It explains pronoun cases: subjective, objective, possessive, and reflexive. It provides definitions and examples. It covers pronoun perspective: first-person, second-person, and third-person. And it includes some practice problems. I’ve also embedded this lesson below as a YouTube video, if you’d like to see how I present it.
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Types of Pronouns Lesson – This lesson covers the seven types of pronouns: personal, possessive, reflexive, relative, demonstrative, indefinite, and interrogative. It provides definitions and examples of each and includes a short practice activity after the lesson. Download the PowerPoint with or without sound effects, or just use my YouTube video of the lesson.
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Personal Pronouns PowerPoint Lesson – This slideshow lesson will teach you about personal pronouns such as I, you, and they. The information is concise and the presentation is animated. There is a five question practice activity after the lesson.
Personal Pronouns PowerPoint Lesson
Pronouns Lesson – Slide show lesson teaching students about pronouns and antecedents. Includes a practice assessment where students identify pronouns and antecedents.
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Pronoun Case and Perspective Test | With Fairies – This test has 30 multiple-choice questions in which students must identify the case or person of a pronoun in each sentence. It is themed around a magical fairyland so that students will find it more engaging. And, I wrote this test at three different reading levels, so that you can use the same test for students of varying abilities.
Reading Level 1 | Grades 3-5
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Reading Level 2 | Grades 6-8
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Reading Level 3 | Grades 9+
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Pronoun and Antecedent Test | With Cowboys – This test contains 30 multiple-choice problems in which students must identify pronouns and antecedents. The example sentences are themed around a group of fictional cowboys. Students may find this fun and engaging. This test is also available at three different reading levels, so that it is widely accessible. All versions of this test share the same answer key, so that it is more manageable for teachers. This would make a good pretest for use at the beginning of a unit on pronouns.
Reading Level 1 | Grades 3-5
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Reading Level 2 | Grades 6-8
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Reading Level 3 | Grades 9+
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Choosing the Correct Pronoun Test | With Ninjas – This test has 30 multiple-choice problems in which students must determine which pronoun or set of pronouns best completes each sentence. It is themed around ninjas to make it more entertaining, and it is available at three different reading levels for maximum accessibility.
Reading Level 01 | Grades 3-5
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Reading Level 02 | Grades 6-8
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Reading Level 03 | Grades 9+
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Pronouns Test | With Cats – This pronoun test has 30 multiple-choice questions. Students must answer a variety of question types: choosing the correct pronoun, identifying antecedents, determining pronoun case. This test is themed around a mischievous group of cats so that student will find it more engaging. It is also available at three reading levels for maximum accessibility.
Reading Level 1 | Grades 3-5
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Reading Level 2 | Grades 6-8
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Reading Level 3 | Grades 9+
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Pronoun Case and Perspective Quiz 1– Here’s a pronoun quiz where students identify the case and perspective of pronouns and match letters to the terms. This quiz also contains a section where students determine whether words are plural or possessive.
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Pronouns and Perspective Quiz 2 – Here’s another pronoun quiz where students identify the case and perspective of pronouns. This multiple-choice quiz will test students on their understanding of pronoun case and perspective.
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Online Pronoun Practice – Check out the Parts of Speech App. It’s free and it has a bunch of practice with pronouns. You’ll love it. Try it now on phones, tablets, and desktops. Just click the link below.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.1 – Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.1d – Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their, anyone, everything).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1c – Use reflexive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1a – Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1f – Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.1a – Use relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.1a – Ensure that pronouns are in the proper case (subjective, objective, possessive).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.1b – Use intensive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.1c – Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.1d – Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).