Personal Pronouns

Year 5

A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun.

What is a pronoun?

He

She

We We

Personal Pronouns
I

you
he

she
it we they
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PRONOUNS
I Example: I have a bicycle. He Example: He is handsome. She Example: She is beautiful. It Example: It is made in Malaysia.

PRONOUNS
We Example: We are having lunch.

You Example: You are not allow to eat in the classroom.

They Example: They are playing in the class.

Talking about yourself

I am from Malaysia.

Talking to somebody

You are from Malaysia.

Talking about a male

He is from Malaysia.

Talking about a female

Proton She is from Malaysia. Saga

It is made in Malaysia.

Talking about one thing

Talking about you and others

We are from Malaysia.

Talking about other people or things

They are from Malaysia.

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Read and study the sentences below.

Ali put on his coat because Ali was cold. Ali put on his coat because he was cold. Ali and Zul put on their coats because Ali and Zul were cold.

Ali and Zul put on their coats because they were cold.
The Proton Saga is a car. The Proton Saga is made here.

The Proton Saga is a car. It is made here.

My friend and I like sweets. My friend and I also like fruits.

My friend and I like sweets. We also like fruits.

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I am American. And Hi my name is Lisa. __ this is my family. She has a lot My mum's name is Marge. ____ of hair. He works in a big Homer is my dad. ____ factory. He is my On the left you can see Bart. ____ We crazy brother. Bart and I often fight. ____ dont like each other. Our baby is a girl, Maggie. She ___ is still very young. My family and I live in Springfield. It is quite a nice town. __ I have two aunts called Selma and Patty. They often come and visit us. ______ What can you ___ tell me about your family?
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Hi my name is Lisa. I am American. And this is my family. My mum's name is Marge. She has a lot of hair. Homer is my dad. He works in a big factory. On the left you can see Bart. He is my crazy brother. Bart and I often fight. We dont like each other. Our baby is a girl, Maggie. She is still very young. My family and I live in Springfield. It is quite a nice town. I have two aunts called Selma and Patty. They often come and visit us. What can you tell me about your family?
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Choose the correct answers.

Ali and Jali are brothers. [ They / We ] are clever.
Siti is my sister. [ He / She ] is fifteen years old. Nora is my best friend. [ He / She ] gave me a present.

My sister and I are so happy. [ We / They ] go to school

together. John is my friend. [ He / She ] likes playing badminton. How old are [ your / you ]? [ It / he ] is a crocodile.
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Lets try these

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Exercise 1: Underline the correct personal pronoun.

1. My name is Anita. (You , I) like to collect dolls.

2. Ramli has a pet rabbit. (It, He) likes to eat carrots. 3. (He, You) should go now. Your uncle is waiting for you. 4. My sister and I woke up early because (they, we) wanted to clean the house.

5. Encik Ali is my grandfather. (He, She) works as a policeman in Ipoh.

6. Mr and Mrs Maniam go to the market because (we, they) want to buy some meat and vegetables. 7. Puan Siti is in town. (He, She) is buying new clothes for her children.

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Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct personal pronoun. 1. My uncle lives in Sabah. ______ is an accountant.

2. Zakis grandparents are farmers. _______ have a big farm in Cameron Highlands.
3. My name is Farid. _____ want to be an engineer when I grow up. 4. Sarah is my aunt. ______ is a loving and kind person. 5. My father and I like to read. ______ borrow books from the library. 6. We have a tortoise. ______ likes to eat vegetables. 7. Mr and Mrs Lee celebrated Christmas. _____ invited many friends to their house for dinner.
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

(Chinese Proverb)
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