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Year 5 English — Subject, object and possessive pronouns

Choose the right pronoun for the job it does in the sentence.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Sort each pronoun by the job it does.

    Groups: Does the action · Receives the action · Shows who it belongs to

    • them
    • I
    • me
    • mine
    • ours
    • we
    • they
    • theirs
    • us

  2. 2.In "They gave us the tickets", which pronoun is on the receiving end of the action?

    • a) us
    • b) gave
    • c) They
    • d) tickets

  3. 3.Sort each word: does it need a noun straight after it, or can it stand on its own?

    Groups: Needs a noun after it · Stands on its own

    • your
    • yours
    • mine
    • my
    • our
    • ours

  4. 4.Which sentence is correct?

    • a) The parcel was for she.
    • b) The parcel was for they.
    • c) The parcel was for hers.
    • d) The parcel was for her.

  5. 5.Put the parts in order to make one correct sentence.

    • She
    • to
    • me.
    • the keys
    • handed

  6. 6.One word, please. The sentence is about a girl: Please help ____ with the heavy bag.

  7. 7.One word, please. "Ravi has lost Ravi's pen." Which word should stand in place of the second "Ravi's"?

  8. 8.The teacher praised ____ for the neat work.

    • a) our
    • b) ours
    • c) us
    • d) we

Answer key — Year 5 English — Subject, object and possessive pronouns

  1. 1. I → Does the action; me → Receives the action; mine → Shows who it belongs to; we → Does the action; us → Receives the action; ours → Shows who it belongs to; they → Does the action; them → Receives the action; theirs → Shows who it belongs to
  2. 2. a) us
  3. 3. my → Needs a noun after it; mine → Stands on its own; our → Needs a noun after it; ours → Stands on its own; your → Needs a noun after it; yours → Stands on its own
  4. 4. d) The parcel was for her.
  5. 5. 1. She 2. handed 3. the keys 4. to 5. me.
  6. 6. her
  7. 7. his
  8. 8. c) us