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Pronouns - quiz
Level A
1. Choose the right pronoun to correctly finish this sentence:
_________ need to follow me closely.
A)
B)
C)
D)
You
He
She
It
2. Lewis, Luke and Thomas were cross because ________ had waited ages for the bus.
A)
B)
C)
D)
them
he
they
it
3. Palvinder watched the children carefully as _________ crossed the road.
A)
B)
C)
D)
them
him
they
us
4. Hold the bag please while I put the shopping in ________ .
A)
B)
C)
D)
him
it
she
I
5. Melanie and I are going soon so you can come with _________ .
A)
B)
C)
D)
we
them
they
us
6. Thank you for collecting ________ .
A)
B)
C)
D)
me
he
she
they
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7. I wonder why Geoff rushed off. Did you upset _______ ?
A)
B)
C)
D)
he
him
we
they
8. _______ hope those flowers are for me.
A)
B)
C)
D)
We
Them
I
Him
9. Open the door. It's ______ .
A)
B)
C)
D)
I
they
me
she
10. Sarah wanted Lisa to follow ________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
she
they
I
her
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Level B
1. Choose the right personal pronoun to correctly finish this sentence:
They have taken the money. Please run after ________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
they
she
we
them
2. ______ thought the holiday would be ideal for us.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Him
Her
We
Me
3. I was stopped by a woman who wanted to ask ________ the way to the post office.
A)
B)
C)
D)
it
we
me
she
4. What is wrong with ______?
A)
B)
C)
D)
he
them
she
they
5. Ali and Marcus would like to invite ________ to the party too.
A)
B)
C)
D)
you
I
they
she
6. I can't find ________ anywhere.
A)
B)
C)
D)
it
he
she
they
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7. There is a message for ________ on the pad.
A)
B)
C)
D)
he
she
you
they
8. Now you're here, please go with _________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
we
they
she
them
9. My jumper doesn't fit anymore. I think I've shrunk __________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
he
she
it
I
10. What can ________ do about it?
A)
B)
C)
D)
him
her
you
us
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Pronouns - quiz
Level C
1. What does it refer to?
Dad, can you take my coat and drop it off at the dry cleaner's?
A) Dad
B) coat
C) dry cleaner's
2. What does it refer to?
They've just closed the post office and turned it into a coffee shop.
A) They
B) post office
C) coffee shop
3. What does it refer to?
I put my coffee cup on the shelf next to the phone and now it's gone!
A) coffee cup
B) shelf
C) phone
4. What does they refer to?
I asked at several shops for strawberries and the owners all told me they are out of season.
A) shops
B) strawberries
C) owners
5. What does they refer to?
Those flowers on the tables look like little trumpets . What are they called?
A) flowers
B) tables
C) trumpets
6. Complete this sentence.
him see us!
Paul is coming. Don't let _____
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A) his
B) him
C) he
7. What is the missing pronoun?
The children are coming out of school in a minute. I need to go and pick _____ up.
A) it
B) her
C) them
8. What is the missing pronoun?
Time to go to school, Sue. Have you got your keys?' 'I can't find _____'
A) their
B) them
C) they
9. What is the missing pronoun?
I tried to explain but Mum just hung up on ________.
A) me
B) I
C) mine
10. What is the missing pronoun?
Could you dry the dishes and put _____ away?
A) them
B) their
C) they
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Answers
Level A
1. Choose the right pronoun to correctly finish this sentence:
_________ need to follow me closely.
The correct answer is: A. You. 'You need to follow me closely.' This is the only option that
agrees with 'need'. Any other option would have to be 'needs' - e.g: 'He needs to follow me
closely.'
2. Lewis, Luke and Thomas were cross because ________ had waited ages for the bus.
The correct answer is: C. They. 'They' means 'Lewis, Luke and Thomas' in this sentence.
3. Palvinder watched the children carefully as _________ crossed the road.
The correct answer is: C. They. 'They' means 'the children' in this sentence and is the answer
that makes sense here, if the children are crossing the road. If it was Perminder crossing the
road, then 'she' would also be ok.
4. Hold the bag please while I put the shopping in ________ .
The correct answer is: B. It. 'It' means 'the bag' in this sentence.
5. Melanie and I are going soon so you can come with _________ .
The correct answer is: D. Us. Us' means 'Melanie and I' in this sentence.
6. Thank you for collecting ________ .
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The correct answer is: A. me. 'Me' is the only answer that makes sense here as it is the only
object pronoun (the who or what that was collected). 'Him', 'her' and 'them' would have been
ok, but not 'he', 'she' or 'they'.
7. I wonder why Geoff rushed off. Did you upset _______ ?
The correct answer is: B. him. 'Him' is the only answer that makes sense here as it is the only
object pronoun (the who or what acted upon). 'Him' means 'Geoff' in this sentence.
8. _______ hope those flowers are for me.
The correct answer is: C. I. The 'me' at the end of this sentence is your clue here, as this is a
person talking about themselves. The only answer that makes sense therefore is 'I'.
9. Open the door. It's ______ .
The correct answer is: C. me. Me is the only answer that makes sense here as it is the only
object pronoun (the who or what acted upon). 'Them', 'him' or 'her' would also have made
sense here, but not 'I', 'they' or 'she'.
10. Sarah wanted Lisa to follow ________.
The correct answer is: D. her. 'Her' replaces 'Sarah' in this sentence. It is the only option that
makes sense as Sarah is female AND it is the only object pronoun (the who or what acted
upon).
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Level B
1. Choose the right personal pronoun to correctly finish this sentence:
They have taken the money. Please run after ________.
The correct answer is: D. them. 'They' at the beginning of the sentence is a clue - the
sentence is about more than one person and you aren't one of them. 'Them' is the right
answer because it is an object pronoun, it is the thing that is run after.
2. ______ thought the holiday would be ideal for us.
The correct answer is: C.We. This is the only possible option as it is the only subject pronoun.
'He', 'she' or 'I' would have worked, but not 'him', 'her' or 'me'.
3. I was stopped by a woman who wanted to ask ________ the way to the post office.
The correct answer is: C. me. The clue in this sentence is that it starts with 'I' - 'I' is the
person talking. The personal pronoun therefore needs to refer back to the person talking, so
the only possible option is 'me'.
4. What is wrong with ______?
The correct answer is: B. them. This is the only possible option as it is the only object
pronoun - a pronoun that takes the action of the verb 'is'. 'Him' or 'her' would also have
worked, but not 'he', 'she' or 'they'.
5. Ali and Marcus would like to invite ________ to the party too.
The correct answer is: A. you. This is the only possible option as it is the only object pronoun
- a pronoun that takes the action of the verb 'invite'. 'Me', 'them' or 'her' would also have
worked, but not 'I', 'they' or 'she'.
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6. I can't find ________ anywhere.
The correct answer is: A. it. This is the only possible option as it is the only object pronoun - a
pronoun that takes the action of the verb 'find'. 'Him', 'her' or 'them' would have also been
possible, but not 'he', 'she' or 'they'.
7. There is a message for ________ on the pad.
The correct answer is: C. you. This is the only possible option as it is the only object pronoun
- a pronoun that takes the action of the verb 'is'. 'Him', 'her', or 'them' would also have worked,
but not 'he', 'she' or 'they'.
8. Now you're here, please go with _________.
The correct answer is: D. them. This is the only possible option as it is the only object
pronoun - a pronoun that takes the action of the verb 'go with'. 'Us' or 'her' would also have
worked, but not 'we', 'they' or 'she'.
9. My jumper doesn't fit anymore. I think I've shrunk __________.
The correct answer is: C. it. 'It' means 'my jumper' in this sentence. This is the only possible
option as it is the only object pronoun - a pronoun that takes the action of the verb 'shrunk' - it
is the thing that you shrunk.
10. What can ________ do about it?
The correct answer is: C. you. This is the only possible option as it is the only subject
pronoun - a pronoun that the sentence is about. 'He', 'she' and 'we' would also have worked,
but 'him', 'her' and 'us' don't.
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Level C
1. What does it refer to?
Dad, can you take my coat and drop it off at the dry cleaner's
The correct answer is: B. It refers to 'my coat'
2. What does it refer to?
They've just closed the post office and turned it into a coffee shop
The correct answer is: B. It refers to 'the post office'
3. What does it refer to?
I put my coffee cup on the shelf next to the phone and now it's gone!
The correct answer is: A. It refers to 'my coffee cup'
4. What does they refer to?
I asked at several shops for strawberries and the owners all told me they are out of season.
The correct answer is: B. They refers to strawberries
5. What does they refer to?
Those flowers on the tables look like little trumpets . What are they called?
The correct answer is: A. They refers to 'those flowers'
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6. Complete this sentence.
Paul is coming. Don't let _____ see us!
The correct answer is: B. him, as it refers to Paul.
7. What is the missing pronoun?
The children are coming out of school in a minute. I need to go and pick _____ up.
The correct answer is: C. them, as it refers to the children.
8. What is the missing pronoun?
Time to go to school, Sue. Have you got your keys?' 'I can't find _____'
The correct answer is: B. them, as it refers to 'your keys'.
9. What is the missing pronoun?
I tried to explain but Mum just hung up on ________
The correct answer is: A. me, it is the object of hang up.
10. Could you dry the dishes and put _____ away?
The correct answer is: A. them, as it is the object of put away.
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