English: Pronouns, Possessive and Reflexive

English Class

Pronouns, Possessive, Reflexive

06/10/18

Pronouns

What is a pronoun?

Is a word that takes place of a noun (person, animal or thing).

Examples:

1. Mark has a red lunchbox. 2. Ginelys is in the second grade. 3. My friend and I play on the swings. 4. The cat run up the tree. 5. Tom gave his candy to Rob. 6. Tim, Max and Ben talked on the phone. 7. My sister goes with my mom and dad.

Let's practice...

Directions: Write the pronoun in the box that replaces the underlined noun in the sentence. Cross off the words as you use them.

Possessives Pronouns

What is a possessive pronoun?

Is a word that shows who or what something belongs to.

Examples:

1. This is Pam. This is _______ book. 2. This is Jimmy. This is _______ car. 3. This is Lily and me. This is _______ home. 4. This is Lee and Michelle. This is ______ game. 5. This is me. This is ______ pet. 6. This is a puppy. This is ______ bowl.

Word Bank:

• my
• your
• his
• her
• their
• our
• its

Let's practice...

Directions: Choose the correct possessive pronouns to complete the sentence.

its

mine

hers

ours

yours

his

theirs

Reflexive Pronouns

What is a reflexive pronoun?

Are used when the subject and object in a sentence refer to the same person or thing.

Examples:

1. Annie read the book silently to herself. 2. I finished my homework all by myself. 3. We made popcorn for ourselves to eat. 4. The kitten groomed itself. 5. They cannot help themselves.

Let's practice...

Directions: Circle the correct reflexive pronoun for each sentence. Write the reflexive pronoun on the line.

1. Pablo set the table ________. 2. Sometimes I talk to __________ . 3. Mila brought _______ a book. 4. We baked a cake all by _________.

herself, himself

myselves, myself

herself, herselves

ourself, ourselves

Remember to keep practicing everyday.

WITH LOVE, YOUR TEACHER