Practice Sheet -Pronouns

Practice Work -Pronoun(English)

Name: __________________Date: _______________
 A pronoun is a word which is used in place of a noun in a sentence. Pronouns
are used to avoid repetition of the noun in a sentence.
 E.g. Rahim is a strong boy. Rahim is fond of football
Rahim practices hard.
 The above sentences can be written like this :

Rahim is a strong boy. He is fond of football. He practices hard.
 Words like he, she, it, you, me, his, they, her, him, them,
are known as pronouns.
Q.I Fill in the banks with suitable pronouns in place of the nouns given in the  brackets.
1. Mohan is an athlete. _________ (Mohan) is very active in sports. This is_________ (Mohan’s) cricket bat. _________ (Mohan’s) likes to play cricket with  _________ (Mohan’s) friend Arun. _________ (Mohan and Arun) both go to  play.

2. Rewrite each sentence. Change the underlined word or words to a pronoun.
a. Sarah made dinner for the whole family.
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b. Tom played tag with Meena and Reena.
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c. Mr. Cane went to the movies with Mrs. Cane.
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d. The house needs a fresh coat of paint.
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Q.II  Possessive pronouns are used to show that something or someone belongs to someone else.
 Example: Tim bought a new laptop computer.
 The computer is his.
The possessive pronoun his is referring to a laptop computer
that belongs to Tim.
1. Use a possessive pronoun from the options below to complete each sentence.

(mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs)

a. I bought a new video game. It is _____________.
b. The jacket belongs to David. The jacket is _____________.
c. The cats belong to Lisa and Sheila. The cats were _____________.
d. This telephone number belongs to Betsy. It is _____________.
e. You and I live in this house. The house is _____________.
f. My dog is bigger than your dog. The larger dog is _____________.
g. You go to Maple School. The school is _____________.
h. Ted's baseball is over here. The baseball is ____________.
i. That skateboard belongs to Jan. The skateboard is ______.
j. You want the last slice of pizza. The last slice is ________.
k. Mom and dad's car is in the driveway. The car in the driveway is _______________.
l. My brother and I bought tickets. The tickets are ____________.