ENGLISH

CLASS
With Teacher Gel and Ky
Welcome,
students!
 Pre-Test Please encircle the correct answer.
1. John is my student. ———————– is very intelligent.
a) He
b) She
c) They
d) It
2. Alice is my sister. —————————- lives abroad.
a) He
b) She
c) They
d) It
3. John and Mary are my students. ———————– are very hard working.
a) They
b) She
c) He
d) It
4. My dog is smarter than ————————
a) Their
b) Theirs
c) Your
d) Her
5. This is ——————— dog.
a) Mine
b) My
c) Ours
 Taking Note of Pronouns
1. Divide the class into two groups. If
there is one person left over, that person
is the scorekeeper. If you have an even
number of students, there can be two
judges/scorekeepers.
2. Pick a book, poem or any work of
literature you can read out loud.
3. As you read to the class slowly, have
each team write down the pronouns they
hear.
4. The group that has the correct (or
closest to correct) number of pronouns
wins!
LESSON
FOR THE
DAY
WHAT IS
PERSONAL
PRONOUNS?
Personal pronouns is a short word we
use as a simple substitute for the proper
name of a person. Each of the English
personal pronouns shows us the
grammatical person, gender, number,
and case of the noun it replaces.
Examples of Personal
Pronouns

I, you, he, she, it, we and

they, me, him, her, it, us,
you, them
Examples of Personal
Pronouns
• You need to stop lying to
me.
• We would love for you to
join us.
• Come look at my cat! He
has climbed to the top of
that tree.
Activity Time
GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF
PERSONAL PRONOUNS IN A
SENTENCE.
REVIEW....

PERSONAL PRONOUNS ARE

SUBSTIUTE TO NOUNS.
EXAMPLES ARE:

I, you, he, she, it, we and they,

me, him, her, it, us, you, them
 SINGULAR VS. PLURAL
When you replace a noun with a pronoun, the noun that is replaced is called the
antecedent. The pronoun selected must agree with its antecedent. Paying close
attention to the antecedent will help you choose the correct personal pronoun.

SINGULAR- President Obama delivered a speech on health care reform. He spoke

for more than an hour. ("President Obama" is the singular antecedent to the
personal pronoun "he.")

PLURAL - Paul and Jane were new to the area, but they already felt at home.
(There are two subjects, "Paul and Jane," so the plural pronoun "they" is needed
here. As Paul and Jane are the subjects of the sentence, "they" is the correct choice
rather than "them.")
 ACTIVITY Please UNDERLINE the PRONOUNS
given and identify if its SINGULAR or
2 PLURAL PROUNOUS.
_____1. Mom and dad went shopping. They bought a new dining set.

_____2. The farmer brought the cows around. Later, he fixed the fence
_____3. The woman crossed the street. Then, she entered the store

_____4. Take off your boots. They are wet.

_____5. Call Mark after supper. He seemed worried.

REVIEW....

SINGULAR- I, me, you, she, her,

he, him, it, they, them

PLURAL- we, us, you, they, them

 Once Upon a Pronoun

• Split the class into two teams: the A Team and the B Team.
• Have students make small signs. The A Team’s sign should say “SP" and the other
team’s sign should say “PS.”
• Assign one student to be the scorekeeper at the whiteboard.
• Read a fairy tale, such as “Cinderella” or “The Frog Prince,” to your class.
• As you read, have students hold up the “PS” side when they hear you read
“singular pronoun,” and “PS” when you read the word “plural pronoun.” The
scorekeeper makes a tally mark each time.
• Calculate the points for each team. Which one had the most points?