Language summary 5

Pronouns

Pronuns are used in place of nouns in sentences.

Subject pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they

Object pronouns: me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them

Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and object are the same.

e.g. We enjoyed ourselves very much.

Do it yourself.

They are: myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

Underline the correct pronoun.

1. Look at they / them.

2. I / Me am swimming.

3. Her / She has got a blue dress.

4. Give that ball to me / I.

5. Where is her / she?

6. Do you want to play with we / us?

7. He /Him isn´t coming to the party.

8. I / Me have got a cool backpack.

9. Listen to he / him.

10. Do you know she / her?

Replace each word in bold with a subject or object pronoun as in the example.

1. Emily likes cream cakes. She likes them.

2. John is afraid of mice.

3. Caroline is coming with Bill and me.

3. This present is for my father.

4. My brother is talking to those people.

5. My sister and I live near you and Tom.

6. Those flowers belong to Helen.

7. Is this book for you and Matthew?

Fill in the correct subject or object pronoun.

1. “Do you know that girl?” “Yes, I live next door to her.”

2. I can´t find my shoes. Where are _____?

3. Come here, John! I need to talk to _____.

4. We are playing cards. Do you want to join _____?

5. I think we are lost. Where are _____?

6. I can´t find my glasses. I don´t remember where I put _____.

7. I like Mrs Baker. _____ is very kind.

8. My uncle has a new house. _____ built it himself.