Year 4 · SPaG · Nouns and pronouns
Year 4 recognising pronouns worksheet and PowerPoint
To recognise personal and possessive pronouns, singular and plural.
Pronouns
A pronoun takes the place of a noun so that we do not repeat it. Personal pronouns are I, you, he, she, it, we, they (and me, him, her, us, them). Possessive pronouns show who owns something: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs. Use a singular pronoun for one and a plural pronoun for many.
| personal | She gave him a book. |
|---|---|
| possessive | That coat is mine. These are theirs. |
| singular / plural | The boy lost his coat. The boys lost their coats. |
Examples
- Mia lost her key, so she searched the garden.
- The twins said they were tired.
Key words
- pronoun
- takes the place of a noun
- personal pronoun
- I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, us, them
- possessive pronoun
- mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs
- singular
- just one
- plural
- more than one
What is on the worksheet
Every sheet for this lesson has a short teaching box and 12 questions that get gradually harder: 8 fluency questions, then 4 reasoning questions that ask pupils to explain or choose. A writing challenge follows. The questions use the same styles as the key stage 2 grammar and punctuation test (circle, underline, tick, fill the gap, add punctuation, rewrite, explain). They are written for this website, not copied from past papers.
All the answers are on the last page of the same editable Word file. New questions are made every time, so you can print a different sheet for every group or for homework. The same sheet code always gives the same sheet.
Writing challenge: Find ten pronouns in a story. Write each one and the noun it stands for.
Pupil target: I can find the pronouns in a sentence.
The PowerPoint
A 20-slide lesson deck for the same lesson: a starter that revisits earlier learning, key words, an I do and a You do question on each slide with a countdown timer, answers that appear one click at a time, and a challenge. Download the recognising pronouns PowerPoint.
Where this lesson fits
This is lesson 24 of 60 in the Year 4 SPaG scheme, in the block “Nouns and pronouns”.
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