The Pronoun Song

A noun is a person, a thing, or a place.
Pronouns replace nouns!
But sometimes a noun takes up way too much space.
Pronouns replace nouns!
If shorter and easier is what you need,
Pronouns replace nouns!
Then cross out that noun and just use one of these.
Pronouns replace nouns!
He, him, her, she
Them, they, us, we
I, you, it, me
Pronouns replace nouns!

A) Underline the following pronouns in the sentences below: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me,
him, his, her, it, us, them.
Note: There may be more than one pronoun in the sentence.

1. Rocky is a dog. He barks loudly.
2. He goes to school by bus.
3. The children are not at home. They are at the farm.
4. Imran found his pen. He had left it on his desk.
5. She loves to read storybooks.
6. She finds them interesting.
7. Riya is helping me.
8. My brother and I will clean the house.
9. He sweeps and mops the floors and I wash the clothes.
10. Why did Neha knock on the door? What does she want?
11. Please give me the packet.
12. I gave her the message from the teacher.
13. We had a science test. We found it difficult.
14. I gave her my favourite pencil.
15. Penguins don’t live near the North Pole. They live near the South Pole.
16. The dog licked him.
17. My brother is the team captain. Everyone listens to him.
18. The children are busy. They have homework to do.
19. My father gave me the news.
20. Speak to them. They are friendly.
21. Can you come to my house tomorrow?
22. Do you know the way to the hospital?
23. You are a lucky girl.
24. All of us fell ill.
25. All of us went to the market.

B) Change the underlined noun (or nouns) into a pronoun (or pronouns).

1. I go to school with Salman.
2. Amrita is flying a kite.
3. Policemen keep us safe.
4. Rani and Salma enjoy playing kabaddi.
5. My sister makes the best rotis.
6. The coach thanked the team members.
7. Our grandmother gave my sister and my brother some sweets.
8. We got a textbook from the shop.
9. I see an elephant and a tiger.
10. Pallavi and I run in the park.

C) Adjectives are describing words. They tell us something about a noun or pronoun.
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate adjective. Choose from this list: green, silver, sharp,
clean, tall, colourful, dark, heavy, interesting, tasty.

1. I write with a ___ pencil.
2. We enjoy ___ food.
3. This is an ___ book.
4. My father gave me a ___ coin.
5. The garden has ___ grass.
6. He is a big, ___ man.
7. The bangles are red, green and yellow. They are ___.
8. I wash and dry my clothes. They are ___.
9. It may rain. There are ___ clouds in the sky.
10. The opposite of light is ___.

D) Optional exercise
1. Can you replace the adjectives in the blanks (Exercise C) with adjectives of your own?
2. Make sentences of your own with: green, clean, tall, tasty, silver.

E) A proverb is a short, wise saying.

Laughter is the best medicine.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Honesty is the best policy.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Actions speak louder than words.

Are the above proverbs true? Why? Can you give an example to show that they are true?

Audio courtesy Tanu Priya Puri