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Pronouns: he, she, it, they, we — Answers

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Pronouns: he, she, it, they, we — Answers

Part A: Swap the noun

A pronoun takes the place of a noun. Write the pronoun that can replace the words in bold.

1.Grandpa is reading. → (answer space) is reading.

Answer: He

Grandpa is one man, so we use he.

2.My sister likes to draw. → (answer space) likes to draw.

Answer: She

My sister is one woman or girl, so we use she.

3.The cup is full. → (answer space) is full.

Answer: It

A cup is one thing, so we use it.

4.The birds are singing. → (answer space) are singing.

Answer: They

Birds means more than one, so we use they.

5.Dad and I made pancakes. → (answer space) made pancakes.

Answer: We

When the group includes me, we use we.

6.The shoes are by the door. → (answer space) are by the door.

Answer: They

Shoes means more than one thing, so we use they.

Part B: Choose the pronoun

Circle the correct pronoun.

7.Which pronoun can replace the tree?
  1. Ashe
  2. Bit
  3. Cwe

Answer: it

A tree is one thing, so we use it.

8.Which pronoun can replace my brother and I?
  1. Athey
  2. Bwe
  3. Che

Answer: we

The group includes me (I), so we use we.

9.Which pronoun can replace the pencils?
  1. Ait
  2. Bhe
  3. Cthey

Answer: they

Pencils means more than one thing, so we use they.

10.Which pronoun can replace Grandma?
  1. Ashe
  2. Bhe
  3. Cit

Answer: she

Grandma is one woman, so we use she.

Part C: Finish the story

Write a pronoun in each gap so the noun is not said twice.

11.Tom has a kite. (answer space) flies it in the park.

Answer: He

He stands for Tom.

12.The kite is red. (answer space) has a long tail.

Answer: It

It stands for the kite.

13.Lily and Zoe are friends. (answer space) play together every day.

Answer: They

They stands for Lily and Zoe.

14.My friends and I like to sing. (answer space) sing in the choir.

Answer: We

We stands for my friends and me.

Part D: True or false?

15.We use they for more than one person or thing.

Answer: True

They can mean more than one person (the girls) or more than one thing (the books).

16.We use it for a person.

Answer: False

We use he or she for one person, not it.

17.We includes the person who is speaking.

Answer: True

We means me and someone else.

Part E: Match them up

18.Match each noun to its pronoun.
  • the box
  • Uncle Raj
  • the frogs
  • Aunt Rosa
  • you and I
  • it
  • we
  • he
  • she
  • they

Answer: the box → it; Uncle Raj → he; the frogs → they; Aunt Rosa → she; you and I → we

Part F: Your turn

19.Your turn: write two sentences about a person you know. In the second sentence, use he, she or they instead of their name.

Model answer: My cousin Ava has a pet rabbit. She feeds it every morning.

Success criteria:

  • Two complete sentences
  • The second sentence uses a pronoun in place of the name
  • The pronoun matches the person
  • Each sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark
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