PERSONAL PRONOUNS

PERSONAL PRONOUNS

Read the following.

Charlie McBing got a letter from the king. The king

wanted Charlie McBing to prepare food on Saturday.

Charlie McBing was worried. Charlie McBing used the

internet to search for the food that is fit for the king.

Charlie McBing found that the king likes stew and

custard. So Charlie McBing made huge pots of stew and

huge bowls of custard.

Did you realize that the proper noun “Charlie McBing” appeared 6 times in the

paragraph?

Now, read the short paragraph again..

Charlie McBing got a letter from the king. The

king wanted him to prepare food on coming

Saturday. Charlie McBing was worried. He used

the internet to search for the food that is fit for

the king. He found that the king likes stew and

custard. So he made huge pots of stew and huge

bowls of custard.

This time the story sounds better. The personal pronouns, He, is used to replace

or refer to people, places or things without actually naming them.

PERSONAL PRONOUNS

The subject of a sentence is the person, animal, place or thing that does the action shown by the

verb.

Example:Charlie McBing received a letter from the king.

He received a letter from the king.

Examples of personal pronouns:

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

Examples of personal pronouns:

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

PERSONAL PRONOUNS - I

My name is David.

I am 8 years old.

I like to read story books.

I have a sister.

I like to play with her at home.

PERSONAL PRONOUNS - YOU

Hi, Jenny. You are

8 years old too. You like to cycle in the park.

You go to in South View Primary School.

You are my best friend.

PERSONAL PRONOUNS - HE & SHE

a man a woman

He is Mr. Wong. He is

Jenny’s uncle. He is

wearing a hat. He works as an animal trainer in the zoo.

She is Mrs. Wong. She is my aunt. She is holding a handbag.

She works as a teacher in Choa Chu

Kang Primary School.

PERSONAL PRONOUNS - IT

This is Polly, the

parrot. It has colourful

feathers. It can talk. It can sing too.

This is an English book. It belongs to my

aunt. It is a thick

book. It is the same book that I use in

school.

PERSONAL PRONOUNS - THEY

This is Mr. and Mrs. Wong. They live in

Choa Chu Kang.

They are kind and

helpful. They take me to the park

everyday. Do you want to come

along?

PERSONAL PRONOUNS - WE

We are now going to

the park. We meet at

Jenny’s house and we start cycling to the

park at 4 o’clock. We

have so much fun. We will cycle to the park

again next week.

PERSONAL PRONOUNS - EXERCISE

1. Peter and I are brothers. ______ share a bedroom together.

Ans: Peter and I are brothers. ______ share a bedroom together.

I you we she he it they

We

PERSONAL PRONOUNS - EXERCISE

2. My mother is a doctor. _____ works in a hospital.

Ans: My mother is a doctor. _____ works in a hospital.

I you we she he it they

She

PERSONAL PRONOUNS - EXERCISE

3. Peter, we are all waiting for ______. Are you coming with us?

Ans: Peter, we are all waiting for ______. Are you coming with us?

I you we she he it they

you

PERSONAL PRONOUNS - EXERCISE

4. May _____ borrow your pen?

Ans: May _____ borrow your pen?

I you we she he it they

I

PERSONAL PRONOUNS - EXERCISE

5. The sky is getting dark. ______ is going to rain.

Ans: The sky is getting dark. ______ is going to rain.

I you we she he it they

It

PERSONAL PRONOUNS - EXERCISE

6 I have one brother and two sisters. ______ are Kenny, Mary and Kelly.

Ans: I have one brother and two sisters. ______ are Kenny, Mary and Kelly.

I you we she he it they

They

PERSONAL PRONOUNS - EXERCISE

7. James likes to sing. ______ can sing very well.

Ans: James likes to sing. ______ can sing very well.

I you we she he it they

He