Pronouns and this / that worksheets
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Pronouns & this / that worksheets
31 printable worksheets with answer keys; the 24 most used, easiest level first.
About Pronouns & this / that
Pronouns replace nouns so we don't repeat them. Subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) come before the verb, and object pronouns (me, you, him, her, it, us, them) come after a verb or preposition: She likes him. Give it to me. Demonstratives point to things: this and these for things near the speaker, that and those for things further away: This is my pen. Those are your books.
They are taught from Kids level and A1, with reflexive pronouns (myself, themselves) at A2, and points such as generic you and singular they revisited at C1–C2. Common errors are subject/object confusion (*Him is my brother), *this books, dropping the subject pronoun (*Is raining) and using he or she for objects.
This page brings together printable pronouns worksheets with answer keys that you can print as PDFs or solve online via a class link.
Teaching tips: Pronouns & this / that
- Turn a short, repetitive text into a gap-fill so learners see how pronouns avoid repetition.
- Use real objects at different distances to teach this/that and these/those, asking learners to point to or touch them.
- Drill subject and object pairs as a chant: I – me, he – him, she – her, we – us, they – them.
- Watch for *this books: demonstratives agree in number with their noun, so these books.
Questions teachers ask
What's the difference between this and that?
This refers to something near the speaker in space or time, that to something further away or already mentioned. Their plurals are these and those.
Is it correct to use 'they' for one person?
Yes. Singular they is standard English when gender is unknown or irrelevant, or when a person uses they as their pronoun: Someone left their umbrella.
Should learners say 'my friend and I' or 'me and my friend'?
My friend and I is the standard subject form, especially in writing; me and my friend is common in informal speech. As an object, we say with my friend and me.