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Class 5 English — Subject, object and possessive pronouns

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

Name: ________________________

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

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

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

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

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

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

  5. 5.This umbrella is ____; the blue one is yours.

    • a) I
    • b) me
    • c) mine
    • d) my

  6. 6.____ are waiting outside the gate.

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

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

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

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

  8. 8.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

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

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

  1. 1. her
  2. 2. 1. She 2. handed 3. the keys 4. to 5. me.
  3. 3. b) us
  4. 4. his
  5. 5. c) mine
  6. 6. a) They
  7. 7. 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
  8. 8. 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