Pronouns

Grade 2
 Pronouns are
words that take the
place of nouns.
 Before we get to pronouns, let’s
review nouns!
Nouns are:

Person place thing

A girl school present

 What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word used in
place of a noun or nouns.
Pronouns are:
I
he
she
it
we
you
they
 I
We use I when
we talk about
ourselves.
Pronoun “I” is
always
capitalized.
he
1 boy
1 man
she
1 girl 1 woman
My brother Tom likes to read.

He
My sister Molly likes to draw.

She
 it
1 animal
1 place
1 thing
 we
group of people including me
 they
group of people (without me)
group of animals, things, places
My mom and I stay at home.

We
My mom and dad go out.

They
Be careful!
it they
Be careful!
it they
 YOU
….......can be singular or plural.

Ahmed, did you finish Girls, can you help me?

your work? PLURAL
SINGULAR
• READER’S & WRITER’S
NOTEBOOK pg. 391
 Write the pronoun that can take the place of the underlined word or
words. Use he, she, it, we, or they.

1/ Len Smith has a sick dog. _______He

2/ Len and I will take the pet to the vet. We
_______
3/ People are waiting for the doctor. They
_______
4/ Gina Jones helps the vet. _______She
5/ “Put the dog on the table,” said Gina. _______it
6/ Carlos Lopez helped the dog. He
_______
Extra Practice
 Let’s practice!
Replace the nouns with pronouns: he, she, it, we, they, them, me, us, him, her,
1. The children read a book today. I (He, They)

They
_____________ read a book today.

2. Dad is outside mowing the grass. (He, She)

_______ is outside mowing the grass.

He
3. Mom and I are making cookies. (She, We)
__________ are making cookies.

We
 Let’s practice!
Replace the nouns with pronouns: he, she, it, we, they, them, me, us, him, her,
I

4. Sue is a good student. (He, She)

She
_________ is a good student.

5. The dog is outside the yard. ( They, It)

__________ is outside the yard.
It
Congratulations!!! You are now
pronoun experts!!!