Subject Pronouns

​👥 “Who’s Doing the Action? Understanding Subject Pronouns!”

Learn how to replace names with short, simple words like he, she, and they!

What Is a Subject Pronoun?

A subject pronoun takes the place of a person or thing doing the action in a sentence.

Examples:

• Maria runs fast. → She runs fast.

• The dogs bark loudly. → They bark loudly.

Subject Pronouns:
👉 I, you, he, she, it, we, they

Why We Use Pronouns

We use pronouns to make our sentences shorter and sound smoother.

Without pronouns:

Emma likes music. Emma plays the piano. Emma sings songs.

With pronouns:

Emma likes music. She plays the piano and sings songs.

The Pronoun Chart

Singular	Plural
I	we
you	you
he / she / it	they

Tip:

• Use he for a boy/man

• Use she for a girl/woman

• Use it for one thing or animal

• Use they for more than one

Multiple Choice

Replace the underlined word with the correct pronoun.

Sophie is my best friend.

• He

• She

• It

• They

Multiple Choice

Replace the underlined word with the correct pronoun.

Tom and Ben like soccer.

• They

• We

• It

• He

Multiple Choice

Replace the underlined word with the correct pronoun.

The cat is sleeping.

• Us

• It

• They

• We

Multiple Choice

Replace the underlined word with the correct pronoun.

My brother and I are late.

• We

• Us

• They

• He

Match

Match the noun to the correct subject pronoun.

• She

• He

• They

• We

• It

Olivia

Jason

The Puppies

My Family & I

The Bird

• Olivia

• Jason

• The Puppies

• My Family & I

• The Bird

Multiple Choice

Directions: Choose the correct subject pronoun for each sentence.

___ am reading a new book.

• They

• I

• It

• We

Multiple Choice

Directions: Choose the correct subject pronoun for each sentence.

___ is my best friend.

• She

• It

• They

• We

Multiple Choice

Directions: Choose the correct subject pronoun for each sentence.

___ like to play basketball after school.

• It

• Us

• They

• Him

Multiple Choice

Directions: Choose the correct subject pronoun for each sentence.

___ is a smart dog.

• It

• You

• They

• We

Multiple Choice

Directions: Choose the correct subject pronoun for each sentence.

___ are going to the movies

• We

• He

• She

• It

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence:

Ben and Ava packed their lunches. Then they sat under a tree and ate sandwiches.

What pronoun replaces “Ben and Ava”?

• He

• She

• It

• They

Multiple Choice

Directions: Choose the correct subject pronoun for each sentence.

___ is riding his bike to the park.

• He

• I

• We

• They

Multiple Choice

Directions: Choose the correct subject pronoun for each sentence.

___ are cleaning your desk now.

• You

• He

• She

• Him

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence:

Emma helped her brother with homework. Then she read a story to him before bed.

Who does “she” refer to?

• Emma

• Her Brother

• Both of them

• It

Multiple Choice

Directions: Choose the correct subject pronoun for each sentence.

___ is cooking dinner tonight.

• She

• They

• It

• We