Grade 6 English Language Arts — Subject, object and possessive pronouns

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

Name: ________________________

1.Match each pronoun that does the action to the one that receives it.
- I
- we
- he
- she
- they
- her
- me
- them
- us
- him
2.This umbrella is ____; the blue one is yours.
- a) I
- b) my
- c) me
- d) mine
3.In "They gave us the tickets", which pronoun is on the receiving end of the action?
- a) us
- b) tickets
- c) They
- d) gave
4.One word, please. The sentence is about a girl: Please help ____ with the heavy bag.
5.The teacher praised ____ for the neat work.
- a) we
- b) our
- c) us
- d) ours
6.Sort each pronoun by the job it does.
Groups: Does the action · Receives the action · Shows who it belongs to
- I
- us
- me
- mine
- them
- theirs
- they
- ours
- we
7.Which sentence is correct?
- a) The parcel was for they.
- b) The parcel was for she.
- c) The parcel was for hers.
- d) The parcel was for her.
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
- our
- my
- your
- yours
- ours
- mine

Answer key — Grade 6 English Language Arts — Subject, object and possessive pronouns

1. I → me; we → us; he → him; she → her; they → them
2. d) mine
3. a) us
4. her
5. c) us
6. 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
7. d) The parcel was for her.
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