Identifying pronouns

What is a noun?

• Name of a person, place or thing

• A being, doing or having word

• A describing word

What is a pronoun?

• A word that can take the place of an adjective

• A word that can take the place of a verb

• A word that can take the place of a noun to avoid repetition

Tick all the personal pronouns.

• Who

• He

• Theirs

• You

Tick the possessive pronouns.

• Theirs

• Ours

• These

• I

Where is the pronoun in this sentence?

He was very tired.

• Was

• He

• Tired

Where is the pronoun in this sentence?

Safa and Hawwa were so happy with their work.

• Were

• Safa

• Hawwa

• Their

Where is the pronoun in this sentence?

The chefs stood nervously in the kitchen because they had to cook for the judges.

• Chefs

• Judges

• They

• Because

Where is the pronoun in this sentence?

Yusuf placed his coat and bag on the hook.

• Yusuf

• Coat

• His

Tick the pronouns used in this sentence.

That's my lunch, not yours!

• That's

• My

• Lunch

• Yours

Tick all the pronouns used in this sentence.

Their work was done all by themselves and not with the teacher.

• Their

• Work

• Themselves

• Teacher