Pronouns



Pronouns Name ______________________

Practice Test

I. Circle any pronoun in the sentences below.

1. The car was losing its tailpipe.

2. Did you tell him the correct answer?

3. Yours is good, but mine is even better.

4. Did anyone hear that announcement?

5. Marvin was eating something at the breakfast table, but I wouldn't touch it.

6. Many of my friends ate a few, but I didn't want some at all.

7. He hit that out of the park.

8. We walked out our back door.

9. It was raining all afternoon, and they didn't care about anything.

10. I didn't hear a thing.

II. For each pronoun write its person and number. Example: I = 1S (first person, singular)

1. me ____________

2. them __________

3. you (as in "Class, you all passed!") __________

4. it __________

5. his _________

6. our __________

7. us __________

8. she _________

9. we _________

10. him _________

III. On the lines below, write any pronoun and its antecedent. Remember, it (the antecedent) can be in a different sentence.

1. My brother lost his tennis match to the number one seed. __________ ____________

2. It was a really close battle. ______________, _______________

3. After he won, Jackson was given a trophy. ______________ ______________

4. Jackson's coaches said they were very proud of him. ______________ _____________

5. "I can't believe I won!" Jackson replied. ___________ _____________

IV. Circle the correct pronoun in each sentence.

1. Dad expects (us, we) girls to help.

2. (We, Us) seventh graders are in charge of the dance.

3. Do (we, us) swimmers need to wear caps?

4. The animals were in (its, their) cages.

5. Each of the boys ate (his, their) meal silently.

6. Neither of the cats had (its, their) claws clipped.

7. Anyone in the choirs at school can bring (his, their) family to the concert.

8. No one should eat (his or her, their) lunch before running.

9. Everyone took (their, his) seat.

10. My cousin went for a sail with Pauline and (I, me).

11. Are those sandwiches for Jane and (I, me)?

12. I was taller than (him, he) but not heavier.

13. It was (her, she) who spoke up.

14. I am five years older than (him, he).

15. You should have tossed Mike and (him, he) a life preserver.

16. Jack and (I, me) played in the tennis match.

17. The captain for this week has been (he, him).

18. Last Saturday Tom and (he, him) earned $10,000.

19. The coach finally put (he, him) and (I, me) into the game.

20. The teacher gave Mark and (she, her) an A on the project.

V. Some of the sentences below are wrong. Cross out the incorrect pronoun and write the correct pronoun above it. Place a C before the numbers of any correct sentences.

1. ______ Jim and me took pictures on our vacation. 8. ______ Everybody in the room needs (his, their)

2. ______ They and Lucy baked ten dozen cookies. assignment notebook.

3. ______ Mrs. Jones reminded us girls about the volleyball practice.

4. ______ Jess will get the tickets for we students. 9. _____ The money was divided between Marge

5. ______ I can eat as much as him. and (she, her).

6. ______ It was she you saw last night. 10. _____ Give the books to Hank and (they, them).

7. ______ Somebody left their books on the bus this morning.

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