KS3 Quiz: Practice Identifying Pronouns in English

English Quiz - Pronouns 01 (Questions)

Pronouns replace nouns to avoid repetition. In this KS3 English quiz, practise subject, object, possessive, and demonstrative forms like this, that, these, and those.

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Fascinating Fact:

This and that can show time as well as distance, This morning was cold, That Friday in July was 28 degrees.

In KS3 English, pronouns stand in for nouns to make writing clear and concise. You will use subject and object forms correctly, match pronouns to their antecedents, and choose demonstratives that point to people, places, or times.

Key Terms

Pronoun: A word that replaces a noun, such as she, them, or yours.
Antecedent: The noun a pronoun refers to, for example the dog in “The dog wagged its tail.”
Demonstrative pronoun: A pointing word like this, that, these, those used to indicate items or times.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is a pronoun in KS3 English?

A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun. Examples include I, you, he, she, it, we, they and object forms like me, him, her, us, them.

What is the difference between subject and object pronouns?

Subject pronouns do the action (She runs). Object pronouns receive it (I saw her). Choose the form based on the pronoun’s job in the sentence.

When do I use this, that, these, and those?

Use this/these for things nearby in space or time (this week), and that/those for things farther away (that summer, those books).

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See if you can find the pronoun(s) in the following sentence.
James took the book; he gave it to the teacher.

[ ]	book, to
[ ]	he, it
[ ]	James, teacher
[ ]	took, gave

See if you can find the pronoun(s) in the following sentence.
The teacher thanked him and gave it to Bob.

[ ]	him, it
[ ]	teacher, Bob
[ ]	thanked, gave
[ ]	The, and

See if you can find the pronoun(s) in the following sentence.
The concert was long and it was late when it finished.

[ ]	concert, late
[ ]	it, it
[ ]	long, late
[ ]	was, finished

See if you can find the pronoun(s) in the following sentence.
How late was it when you left the concert?

[ ]	How, when
[ ]	it, you
[ ]	late, left
[ ]	you, the

See if you can find the pronoun(s) in the following sentence.
The torrential rain made him wet; he shivered with cold.

[ ]	him, he
[ ]	made, shivered
[ ]	rain, cold
[ ]	torrential, wet

See if you can find the pronoun(s) in the following sentence.
We didn't play football yesterday as it rained all day.

[ ]	as, all
[ ]	football, day
[ ]	play, rained
[ ]	We, it

See if you can find the pronoun(s) in the following sentence.
The cousins came to tea with us; we played cricket too.

[ ]	came, played
[ ]	cousins, tea
[ ]	tea, cricket
[ ]	us, we

See if you can find the pronoun(s) in the following sentence.
They were camping and came to us for shelter.

[ ]	and, for
[ ]	camping, shelter
[ ]	They, us
[ ]	were, came

See if you can find the pronoun(s) in the following sentence.
They were grateful for the hot tea mum gave them.

[ ]	grateful, for
[ ]	hot, tea
[ ]	They, them
[ ]	were, gave

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See if you can find the pronoun(s) in the following sentence.
The rain stopped and they returned to the campsite.

[ ]	campsite
[ ]	rain
[ ]	stopped
[ ]	they

English Quiz - Pronouns 01 (Answers)

See if you can find the pronoun(s) in the following sentence.
James took the book; he gave it to the teacher.

[ ]	book, to
[x]	he, it
[ ]	James, teacher
[ ]	took, gave

Personal pronouns refer to people: for example, "you", "I", "us"

See if you can find the pronoun(s) in the following sentence.
The teacher thanked him and gave it to Bob.

[x]	him, it
[ ]	teacher, Bob
[ ]	thanked, gave
[ ]	The, and

Here are more personal pronouns: "me", "he", "him", "she" and "her"

See if you can find the pronoun(s) in the following sentence.
The concert was long and it was late when it finished.

[ ]	concert, late
[x]	it, it
[ ]	long, late
[ ]	was, finished

Remember that "it" is a pronoun because it takes the place of a noun

See if you can find the pronoun(s) in the following sentence.
How late was it when you left the concert?

[ ]	How, when
[x]	it, you
[ ]	late, left
[ ]	you, the

Use personal pronouns for succinct writing

See if you can find the pronoun(s) in the following sentence.
The torrential rain made him wet; he shivered with cold.

[x]	him, he
[ ]	made, shivered
[ ]	rain, cold
[ ]	torrential, wet

"Him" and "he" are the personal pronouns used here

See if you can find the pronoun(s) in the following sentence.
We didn't play football yesterday as it rained all day.

[ ]	as, all
[ ]	football, day
[ ]	play, rained
[x]	We, it

Using "we" avoids having to write the list of everyone's names

See if you can find the pronoun(s) in the following sentence.
The cousins came to tea with us; we played cricket too.

[ ]	came, played
[ ]	cousins, tea
[ ]	tea, cricket
[x]	us, we

"Us" and "we" are both personal pronouns

See if you can find the pronoun(s) in the following sentence.
They were camping and came to us for shelter.

[ ]	and, for
[ ]	camping, shelter
[x]	They, us
[ ]	were, came

Using "they" means that you do not need to list all of the names