205. Practice Pronouns

Section A: Find the antecedent for each bolded pronoun in the sentences below. Remember – the antecedent is the noun that the pronoun replaces.

1. Dad dropped his keys.
2. I put my boots in a safe place, but now I can’t find them.
3. Mom said she will be late getting home.
4. If I throw the ball to you, will you catch it?
5. Jim and I are going to the ball game. Do you want to come with us?
6. Sam and Bill said they would take the bus.

Section B: Use a subject pronoun for each blank in the sentences below. I, you, he, she, it, we, they

7. Mom told me ____ has to work on Saturday.
8. Rick is staying home with me so ____ will watch a movie together.
9. Rick and ____ can make popcorn for our movie.
10. Sam and Julie are stopping by; ____ want to show us their new car.

Section C: Use an object pronoun for each blank in the sentences below. me, you, him, her, it, us, them

11. Bob and Ron are building a doghouse. I helped ____ paint it.
12. I’m inviting you to go hiking with Sally and ____.
13. Sally thought you might want to join _____.
14. John isn’t feeling well, so I brought ____ some soup and crackers.

Section D: Decide if the underlined word is a pronoun or a proper noun. Then capitalize the proper nouns.

15. I had an appointment with dr. smith.
16. Because it was Friday, his office was very busy.
17. Mom brought her magazine to read while waiting.
18. We saw sue while we were there.

Answers: 1. Dad; 2. boots; 3. Mom; 4. ball; 5. Jim and I; 6. Sam and Bill; 7. she; 8. we; 9. I; 10. they; 11. them; 12. me; 13. us; 14. him; 15. proper noun Dr. Smith; 16. pronoun; 17. pronoun; 18. proper noun Sue.