Pronoun Grid
About This Worksheet
This Grade 7 Language Arts worksheet gives students a broad review of the many different types of pronouns they may see in reading and writing. Students search each sentence for every pronoun, then identify both its type and the job it performs. The page includes personal, possessive, reflexive, intensive, relative, demonstrative, indefinite, interrogative, and reciprocal pronouns. For example, in “She designed the poster by herself,” she is a personal pronoun acting as the subject, while herself is a reflexive pronoun connected back to the subject.
Learning Goals
The main goal is to help students understand that pronouns can be grouped by both type and function. Students should already know that pronouns take the place of nouns or refer back to them. This activity moves them toward more careful grammar analysis by asking not only what kind of pronoun appears, but also what job it performs in the sentence. It supports CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.1, which focuses on standard English grammar and the way words function within sentences.
Student Tasks
On this worksheet, students will read ten sentences and underline or list every pronoun they find. Some sentences contain only one pronoun, while others include two or more. Students will record the sentence number, pronoun, pronoun type, and grammatical function in the large chart. They may identify functions such as subject, direct object, possessive determiner, possessive pronoun, object of a preposition, or another role that fits the sentence.
Common Challenges
Students may correctly find a pronoun but confuse its type with its function. For example, hers is possessive by type and also functions as a possessive pronoun, while her may work as either an object pronoun or possessive determiner depending on the sentence. Reflexive and intensive pronouns can also look identical. Encourage students to ask whether the pronoun is needed to complete the meaning or is only adding emphasis.
Teaching Suggestions
A teacher can model one sentence in two steps. First, identify each pronoun and name its type. Then, look at where it appears and decide what job it performs. At home, a parent can ask the child to replace the pronoun with the noun it represents and see whether the sentence still makes sense. This helps students understand both reference and function without relying only on memorized labels.
Worksheet Features
The worksheet includes ten varied sentences and one large four-column recording chart. A type list and function list are printed directly on the page, giving students helpful support while they work. The examples include singular, plural, possessive, reciprocal, interrogative, and reflexive forms. This page works well as a broad pronoun review, small-group lesson, homework assignment, or cumulative grammar assessment.