Personal Pronouns • • • • • Rules to Remember

Personal pronouns take the place of specific nouns.

Rule: A subject of a sentence takes action. (As the subject of a sentence, use these personal
pronouns: I, we, they, she, or he.)

Boy: “My best friend and I used to enjoy doing newspaper puzzles
together.”
Girl: “So what happened?”
Boy: “We ended with cross words.”
What do dragons do on the weekends?
. . . They let off steam.
Why did the coach throw Cinderella off
the basketball team?
. . . She ran away from the ball.
How did the barber-turned-criminal escape
from the police officers that chased him?
. . . He knew plenty of short cuts.

Rule: Personal pronouns can also act as objects. (Remember that an object receives action. As
objects, use these personal pronouns: me, us, them, her, or him.)

Sergeant: “Soldier, your rifle is your best friend. You work together
as a team.”
Private: “I know that, Sarge, so please don’t ask me to fire him.”
Girl: “My cousin flew here to visit me.”
Boy: “Did you meet her at the airport?”
Girl: “No, I’ve known her all my life.”
Why doesn’t an apple tree have pears?
. . . It can’t bear them.

Rule: Two personal pronouns can act as subjects or objects: you and it.
What do you break with a whisper instead of a hammer?
. . . a secret
How many feet are in a yard?
. . . It depends on how many people are standing in it.
• Explanation: “It” serves as both the subject and the object in this sentence.

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Personal Pronouns • • • • • • • Practice Page

Directions: Finish each punchline using the appropriate personal pronoun(s) from the box. The words
may be used more than once. Remember to capitalize a pronoun that begins a sentence.

it I me she he him they them we us

1. Why are frogs so happy?

. . . ___________ eat whatever bugs __________.

2. What did the mirror do when the boy told it a funny joke?
. . . __________ cracked up.

3. Why did the girl eat 1,000 fortune cookies?

. . . __________ wanted to become wealthy.

4. Why did the boy bring home lots of steel wool?

. . . __________ wanted his mom to knit ___________ a car.

5. Do you like home cooking?

. . . __________ don’t know; ___________ have never tasted a home.

6. What did the dime say to the quarter?

. . . “It would make more cents if __________ went together.”

7. Girl: “__________ know a restaurant where we can eat dirt cheap.”

Boy: “But __________ don’t want to eat dirt!”

8. What did the cat cry out when the dog grabbed its tail?
. . . “That’s the end of __________!”

9. What did the cucumber say to the vinegar?

. . . “Well this is a fine pickle you’ve gotten __________ into!”

10. Why did Santa Claus plant a gigantic garden?

. . . ___________ likes to hoe, hoe, hoe!

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 Answer Key
Note: When multiple answers are required, they are separated by commas. When
multiple words could work for one answer blank, they are separated by slashes.

Personal Pronouns
1. They, them
2. It
3. She
4. He, him
5. I, I
6. we
7. I, I/we
8. me
9. us
10. He

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