PERSONAL PRONOUNS

PRONOUNS Singular Plural Pronouns must agree with their

A pronoun is a word used in place of antecedents. Pronouns must
I me
we they
a noun. agree with their antecedents in
ANTECEDENTS he she
us number, person and gender.
An antecedent is the noun that the it him
pronoun refers to or replaces. them
her

A singular pronoun refers to a The gender of pronouns (her, his,

singular antecedent. A plural and its) must be the same as the
pronoun refers to a plural gender of its antecedent. ‘It’ is used
antecedent. for nouns that are neither male nor
female.

Write the correct pronoun for each

antecedent. Then write the antecedent each Write the correct pronoun for each
pronoun refers to. antecedent. Then write the antecedent
each pronoun refers to.
1. Henry Ford changed the world when (he,
they) built the first automobile. Manuel enjoyed (1)her visit to
Greenfield Village. (2)She liked his
2. The chair Abraham Lincoln sat in at the
time of ( their, his) assassination is at the buildings and the people in historical
Henry Ford Museum. costumes. Manuel visited Henry Ford’s
Pronoun Antecedent
childhood home, and (3)she saw a
3. The bus on which Rosa Parks refused to
1. ……………… …………………… model of the factory where Mr. Ford
give up (their, her) seat is also on exhibit.
2. ……………… …………………… made (4) its first automobile. At the
4. Henry Ford invented (their, his) a vehicle 3. ……………… …………………… end of the tour, (5) she even took a
called the quardricyle.
4. ……………… …………………… ride in a Model – T car.
5. ……………… ……………………
5. Paul carried (his, their) notebook to the 6. ……………… ……………………
Museum. 7. ……………… ……………………
8. ……………… ……………………
6. Paul and Angela took careful notes for
(his , her, their) class.

7. Mrs. Brown’s children enjoyed (her, their,

them) trip to the Museum.
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8. The students rode on a bus to the museum
his
but (he, she, they) walked back to class.

Manuel

Use the pronoun(s) that completes each sentence correctly.

1. This queen is wearing a beautiful cape. _____ is pink and
elegant. (her, it)
2. Bob and Julia work in a hospital. _______ work for long
hours. (she, she, they)
3. Pizza is the Brown’s favourite food. Pam bakes _____ for
_____ family every Friday. (her, his, it)
4. Pedro’s favourite subject is Science. ______ has a
tremendous bug collection. (their, he)
5. Rover loves playing with _____ rubber bone. However
________ can’t find _______ anywhere. (it, he, his, their)
6. Cindy is a friendly person who waves at _____ neighbours
when _______ pass by. (them, they, her)
7. CeCe loves lying on ______ bedroom floor. ________
thinks off everything that happened during the day. (his,
her, she)
8. George and his band practice at ______ house on
Friday’s. _______ play at the local pizzeria. (his, him,
they)
9. These kids love ______ country. _____ are wearing
______ national colours. (them, they, their, he)

Then match each sentence with its picture.

 PERSONAL PRONOUNS
PRONOUNS Singular Plural Pronouns must agree with their
A pronoun is a word used in place of antecedents. Pronouns must
I me
we they
a noun. agree with their antecedents in
ANTECEDENTS he she
us number, person and gender.
An antecedent is the noun that the it him
pronoun refers to or replaces. them
her

A singular pronoun refers to a

singular antecedent. A plural The gender of pronouns (her, his,
pronoun refers to a plural and its) must be the same as the
antecedent. gender of its antecedent. ‘It’ is used
for nouns that are neither male nor
female.
Write the correct pronoun for each
antecedent. Then write the antecedent each
pronoun refers to. Write the correct pronoun for each
antecedent. Then write the antecedent
1. Henry Ford changed the world when (he,
they) built the first automobile. each pronoun refers to.

2. The chair Abraham Lincoln sat in at the Manuel enjoyed (1)her visit to
time of ( their, his) assassination is at the Greenfield Village. (2)She liked his
Henry Ford Museum. buildings and the people in historical
Pronoun Antecedent
costumes. Manuel visited Henry Ford’s
3. The bus on which Rosa Parks refused to
1. ……………… …………………… childhood home, and (3)she saw a
give up (their, her) seat is also on exhibit.
2. ……………… …………………… model of the factory where Mr. Ford
4. Henry Ford invented (their, his) a vehicle 3. ……………… …………………… made (4) its first automobile. At the
called the quardricyle.
4. ……………… ……………………
end of the tour, (5) she even took a
5. ……………… ……………………
6. ……………… …………………… ride in a Model – T car.
5. Paul carried (his, their) notebook to the
Museum. 7. ……………… ……………………
8. ……………… ……………………
6. Paul and Angela took careful notes for
(his , her, their) class.

7. Mrs. Brown’s children enjoyed (her, their,

them) trip to the Museum.
1 2 3 4 5
8. The students rode on a bus to the museum
his
but (he, she, they) walked back to class.

Manuel

Use the pronoun(s) that completes each sentence correctly.

1. This queen is wearing a beautiful cape. _____ is pink and
elegant. (her, it)
2. Bob and Julia work in a hospital. _______ work for long
hours. (she, she, they)
3. Pizza is the Brown’s favourite food. Pam bakes _____ for
_____ family every Friday. (her, his, it)
4. Pedro’s favourite subject is Science. ______ has a
tremendous bug collection. (their, he)
5. Rover loves playing with _____ rubber bone. However
________ can’t find _______ anywhere. (it, he, his, their)
6. Cindy is a friendly person who waves at _____ neighbours
when _______ pass by. (them, they, her)
7. CeCe loves lying on ______ bedroom floor. ________
thinks off everything that happened during the day. (his,
her, she)
8. George and his band practice at ______ house on
Friday’s. _______ play at the local pizzeria. (his, him,
they)
9. These kids love ______ country. _____ are wearing
______ national colours. (them, they, their, he)

Then match each sentence with its picture.

 ANSWER KEY
Write the correct pronoun for each
antecedent. Then write the antecedent each Pronoun Antecedent
pronoun refers to.
1. he Henry Ford
1. Henry Ford changed the world when (he, 2. his Abraham Lincoln
they) built the first automobile. 3. her Rosa Parks
4. his Henry Ford
2. The chair Abraham Lincoln sat in at the 5. his Paul
time of ( their, his) assassination is at the 6. their Paul and Angela
Henry Ford Museum. 7. their children
8. they students
3. The bus on which Rosa Parks refused to
give up (their, her) seat is also on exhibit.

4. Henry Ford invented (their, his) a vehicle Write the correct pronoun for each
called the quardricyle. antecedent. Then write the
antecedent each pronoun refers to.
5. Paul carried (his, their) notebook to the
Museum.
Manuel enjoyed her visit to
6. Paul and Angela took careful notes for Greenfield Village. She liked his
(his , her, their) class. buildings and the people in historical

7. Mrs. Brown’s children enjoyed (her, their,

costumes. Manuel visited Henry Ford’s
them) trip to the Museum. childhood home, and she saw a model
of the factory where Mr. Ford made
8. The students rode on a bus to the museum
its first automobile. At the end of the
but (he, she, they) walked back to class.
tour, she even took a ride in a Model –
T car.

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his He He his he

Manuel Manuel Manuel Mr. Ford Manuel

1. This queen is wearing a beautiful cape. It is pink and

elegant. (her, it)
2. Bob and Julia work in a hospital. They work for long
hours. (she, she, they)
3. Pizza is the Brown’s favourite food. Pam bakes it for her
family every Friday. (her, his, it)
3 9 7 4. Pedro’s favourite subject is Science. He has a
tremendous bug collection. (their, he)
5 5. Rover loves playing with his rubber bone. However he
4 can’t find it anywhere. (it, he, his, their)
6. Cindy is a friendly person who waves at her neighbours
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when they pass by. (them, they, her)
7. CeCe loves lying on her bedroom floor. She thinks off
everything that happened during the day. (his, her, she)
2 8. George and his band practice at his house on Friday’s.
They play at the local pizzeria. (his, him, they)
9. These kids love their country. They are wearing their
national colours. (them, they, their, he)
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