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English Language: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Grade 1 Language - Pronouns 1 (Questions)

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‘Katie liked her apple. Katie’s apple was green. Katie was hungry.’ Instead of writing Katie’s name each time, we would write a pronoun instead like this: ‘Katie liked her apple. Her apple was green. She was hungry.’ The words ‘her’ and ‘she’ are pronouns and stop us from repeating her name.

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Which word is not a pronoun?

[ ]	he
[ ]	him
[ ]	them
[ ]	bus

Which word is not a pronoun?

[ ]	she
[ ]	her
[ ]	toy
[ ]	they

Which of these words is not a pronoun?

[ ]	yellow
[ ]	us
[ ]	they
[ ]	we

Which word is not a pronoun?

[ ]	laugh
[ ]	me
[ ]	I
[ ]	you

'Hannah loved swimming.' Which pronoun could we use to replace 'Hannah'?

[ ]	he
[ ]	they
[ ]	she
[ ]	we

'Tom didn't want to eat any vegetables today.' Which pronoun could we use to replace 'Tom'?

[ ]	she
[ ]	us
[ ]	he
[ ]	you

'Debbie and Arul climbed the mountain.' Which pronoun could replace both names?

[ ]	We
[ ]	They
[ ]	I
[ ]	You

'He told the sailor to put his cap on.' How many pronouns are in that sentence?

[ ]	1
[ ]	2
[ ]	3
[ ]	4

'They said they would play with me but I don't think they will.' How many pronouns are in that sentence?

[ ]	2
[ ]	3
[ ]	4
[ ]	5

10.

'I don't want to play golf with him as he is too good.' Which words are the pronouns in that sentence?

[ ]	him, play, golf
[ ]	I, him and he
[ ]	don't, he, him
[ ]	want, good, is

English Language: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Grade 1 Language - Pronouns 1 (Answers)

Which word is not a pronoun?

[ ]	he
[ ]	him
[ ]	them
[x]	bus

All but the last answer are good pronouns for males (boys).

Which word is not a pronoun?

[ ]	she
[ ]	her
[x]	toy
[ ]	they

These are all pronouns that can be used for females (girls).

Which of these words is not a pronoun?

[x]	yellow
[ ]	us
[ ]	they
[ ]	we

The pronouns here are good ways to describe groups of people or more than one person.

Which word is not a pronoun?

[x]	laugh
[ ]	me
[ ]	I
[ ]	you

'Me' and 'I' are good pronouns to use if you are writing in first person.

'Hannah loved swimming.' Which pronoun could we use to replace 'Hannah'?

[ ]	he
[ ]	they
[x]	she
[ ]	we

Swimming has been in the Olympics since 1896.

'Tom didn't want to eat any vegetables today.' Which pronoun could we use to replace 'Tom'?

[ ]	she
[ ]	us
[x]	he
[ ]	you

Dark green vegetables are better for you as they contain more Vitamin C than lighter green ones.

'Debbie and Arul climbed the mountain.' Which pronoun could replace both names?

[ ]	We
[x]	They
[ ]	I
[ ]	You

Heights of mountains are usually taken from above sea level.

'He told the sailor to put his cap on.' How many pronouns are in that sentence?

[ ]	1
[x]	2
[ ]	3
[ ]	4

'He' and 'his' are the pronouns and the word 'sailor' is a noun.

'They said they would play with me but I don't think they will.' How many pronouns are in that sentence?

[ ]	2
[ ]	3
[ ]	4
[x]	5

The pronouns were three lots of 'they', 'me' and 'I'. There were lots of pronouns in that sentence - imagine if I wrote the character names each time, now that would be a long sentence!

10.

'I don't want to play golf with him as he is too good.' Which words are the pronouns in that sentence?

[ ]	him, play, golf
[x]	I, him and he
[ ]	don't, he, him
[ ]	want, good, is

The first place golf was ever played was Scotland.