Pronouns
and stuff!
LO: to use relative clauses
beginning with who, which,
where, why, whose, that,
or an implied pronoun.
What is a pronoun?
Pronouns are words that
you use to replace nouns.
They can make
your writing
flow better and
easier to
understand.
Examples of pronouns are:
me
it
he
In your book, write today’s date,
the heading ‘Pronouns’ and list as
many as you can.
Finish the story by using pronouns.
My sister Lucy was very silly, _____ got jam all
over _____ duvet cover and this made mum
very mad. _______ made ______ take it off
the bed and _______ had to put in the washing
machine. _______ was not allowed to go out
and play with ______ friends. However,
_______ thought it was very funny and
_______ laughed. In fact, ______ laughed so
much that _____ knocked over my cup tea. It
spilled all over my homework. ____ was not
laughing now. It was my sister who was now
laughing at _______!
Rewrite each sentence and replace the
underlined word with a pronoun.
1. Charlie had wrapped a present up for Tina add gave
the present to Tina at her party.
2. Edward and Sarah lost Mickey, so Edward and
Sarah went to look for Mickey.
3. Mrs Cross the teacher was annoyed with Peter, so
Mrs Cross made Peter stay in at break time.
When you replace the noun with a pronoun in
sentences like this – they are known as ‘implied
pronouns’ because there is an assumption that it
is the same person / object that you are
referring to.
Relative pronouns are words like:
who
which
where
why
whose
that
us
we
Write this
heading and
the words
in your
literacy
book.
Copy these examples and underline
the relative pronoun.
1. Mark saw the dentist who said he had
beautiful teeth.
2. They always go to the same shop which
sells the best ice-cream
3. I like the red sweets which have the
sherbet inside.
4. Jack drove the tractor which had the
cleanest wheels.
5. My mother went back to see the florist
who lent her the glass vase.
Insert – ‘that’, ‘whose’, ‘which’, ‘who’,
‘us’ or ‘we’ into these sentences.
1.
2.
3.
4.
I have a new friend _____ lives down the
next street.
This is the shop _______ sells the best
carrots.
That’s the lady ______ sister works at
Tesco.
Jackie owns the horse ______ has the blue
saddle.
Answers
1.
2.
3.
4.
I have a new friend who lives down the
next street.
This is the shop which sells the best
carrots.
That’s the lady whose sister works at
Tesco.
Jackie owns the horse that has the blue
saddle.
Extension Activity –
using ‘we’ and ‘us’
1.
2.
When Jack and I walk in the park, our
dog always barks at the squirrels. It
makes ____ laugh. _____ sometimes
laugh so much ______ fall over.
The man down the street shouts at
_____ when our football goes onto his
grass.