Pronouns — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Read: 'Maya and Jake planted seeds. Every day ___ watered the garden.' Pick the best pronoun.
A) he
B) she
C) they
D) it
Maya and Jake is a plural subject, so the matching pronoun is they.
2. Read: 'The old oak stood tall. ___ branches spread wide over the yard.' Pick the best pronoun.
A) His
B) Her
C) Its
D) Their
Its is the possessive pronoun used for a single thing like a tree.
3. Read: 'When Grandma visits, she brings cookies. ___ always tastes great.' Pick the best pronoun.
A) They
B) It
C) He
D) We
It stands for the batch of cookies treated as one tasty thing in the sentence.
4. Read: 'The runners stretched before the race. Soon ___ were ready to begin.' Pick the best pronoun.
A) he
B) she
C) it
D) they
Runners is a plural noun, so the matching subject pronoun is they.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Our class went to the museum. We saw dinosaur bones and old paintings.
Our class includes the speaker, so the plural pronoun we keeps the passage clear.
2. Mr. Patel reads to his students every morning. His voice is calm and gentle.
His is the possessive pronoun that matches the male subject Mr. Patel.
3. The bakery opens early. It smells like fresh bread by sunrise.
Bakery is a singular thing, so the matching subject pronoun is it.
4. My sisters love music, so they practice piano together after school.
Sisters is plural, so they is the correct pronoun to keep agreement.
5. I finished my book last night, and now I want to read another one.
Keeping I through both clauses avoids a shift and keeps the point of view steady.