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Year 4 English — Subject, object and possessive pronouns

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

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.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

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

  2. 2.Which sentence is correct?

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

  3. 3.____ are waiting outside the gate.

    • a) Their
    • b) Them
    • c) They
    • d) Themselves

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answer key — Year 4 English — Subject, object and possessive pronouns

  1. 1. 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
  2. 2. a) The parcel was for her.
  3. 3. c) They
  4. 4. c) us
  5. 5. 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
  6. 6. 1. She 2. handed 3. the keys 4. to 5. me.
  7. 7. his
  8. 8. her