TEMA/HOMEWORK

14.06.2014

Object Pronouns
Person Object PronounsSingular Object Pronouns -Plural
1st(speaking) Me - mie Us- nou
2nd(being spoken to) You -ie You-vou
3rd(being spoken about) Him/Her/It-lui/ei Them-lor

1. Complete each sentence with the appropriate pronoun.

An object pronoun is used in place of a person or thing that is acted upon or receives the
action of the verb in a sentence.

1. (Joe, Scott, and Bob) The waiter brought out three plates of food for ................................. .
2. (My Aunt Jane) My brother and I wrote thank you letters to................................................. .
3. (Nick and I) The science teacher gave a bottle rocket to........................................................ .
4. (The neighbors car) The mechanic from the garage went to work on................................... .
5. (Jenny and Fatima) My parents bought $25 gift certificates for............................................. .
6. (The little old lady) I carried in the bags of groceries to help................................................. .
7. (Adams grandfather) Adam carefully painted a special portrait of....................................... .
8. (The blue notebook) Samantha quickly wrote down all her notes in..................................... .
9. (The pens and pencils) I bought a new zippered pouch at the store for.................................. .
10. (Your Uncle Peter) Sally expertly danced her tap dance routine for.................................... .
11. (The Andersons) We got a letter in our mailbox that belongs to.......................................... .
12. (Amanda Sanderson) Andrew went shopping and bought a ring for.................................... .
13. (The boy wearing red) The soccer goalie kicked the soccer ball to...................................... .
14. (The small girl) The waitress handed the ice cream cone to................................................. .
15. (Your parents) You couldnt wait to show thereport card to................................................ .
16. (The green apple) The kitchen store sells a special tool to cut............................................. .
17. (The sweet oranges) I learned to make a delicious recipe that uses...................................... .
18. (Sally and Jeff) Before we go to the movies, I should call................................................... .
19. (You and I) Peter and Jason will cook dinner tonight for..................................................... .
20. (Timothy Johnson) Sylvia put on an apron and baked cookies for....................................... .
21. (The city of Tokyo) We looked everywhere on the map for ................................................ .
22. (Melanie and Susan) A package from the book store arrived for......................................... .
23. (My friend, Susannah) I think she knows the answer, so I will go ask................................. .
24. (Your parents and I) All of the neighbors threw a surprise party for.................................... .
25. (Our cousin Kenny) Aunt Alexia mailed a suitcase to our house for................................... .

2. Add an interrogative pronoun to complete each question sentence.
The interrogative pronouns are:
who whom what whose which

1. ......................one of the books is your favorite?
2. To.........................should I address the letter?
3. ........................ ....shoes are sitting outside the front door?
4. .............................would you like to do tomorrow?
5. ............................ house should we go to on Saturday to watch the game?
6. To........................ was the package sent?
7. ............................is the new student in the band?
8. ............................is the title of the poem that you liked?
9. ............................is going to be the guest speaker for the assembly?
10. ..........................homework was turned in without a name written on it?
11. ..........................is your dogs name?
12. ......................... car is yours?
13. ......................... birthday is in the month of December?
14. To...................... was the angry phone call made?
15. .......................... is in the tropical punch in the punch bowl?
16. ...........................is the new principal of the elementary school?
17. ............................one of the sandwiches is made with ham?
18. ........................... did we see at the movies last week?


3. Use a pronoun from the box to complete each sentence. Write the sentence.

I us he she they' them me
you

1. My mom and ........................ plant a garden every summer.
2. .......................lets me pick out the seeds we will plant.
3. Some new flowers surprised ..................... both this season.
4. ............................looked very strange among the roses and daisies.
5. As we watched ...................... grow, we became more and more amazed.
6. Their enormous leaves and huge white flowers puzzled ............... and Mom.
7. Finally, Dad confessed.................... had planted moonflower seeds to surprise us!
8. Would ....................... have fallen for his joke?


4. Mark the letter of the pronoun that correctly completes each sentence.

1. ___ like to find wild foods.
A Them
B I
C Me
D She

2. You can make a meal of -___.
A we
B they
C them
D he
3. Dana and___ found wild strawberries.
Ahe
B him
C us
D them

4. In the fall ___ harvest cattails.
A me
B her
C us
D they

5. ___ can grind the roots to make flour.
A Him
B We
C Them
D Her

6. Papa and ___hunt for mushrooms in the
woods.
A her
B me
C she
D us

7. Have ___ ever picked wild asparagus?
A you
B it
C them
D him

8. Uncle Dick and ___ found hickory nuts.
A us
B her
C them
D they

9. Dad asked Phil and___ to shell the nuts.
A she
B he
C me
D I

10. He and ___ agreed it is a messy job.
A them
B I
C it
D her

5. Underline the correct pronoun in ( ) to complete each sentence.
1. My family and (I, me) visited Chaco Canyon.
2. (Us, We) learned about the pueblos the Anasazi built there.
3. Their skill in building with adobe amazed Sara and (I, me).
4. The people who lived here disappeared 800 years ago and took little with (them, they).
5. Why they left is a mystery to (us, we).
6. Scientists and (they, them) agree that drought may have forced them to migrate.

6. Read the following text and try to translate it.

Hogarth Hughes is a 9-year-old boy living in Rockwell, Maine in 1957. One night, while
home alone, a large object comes crashing down from the sky and lands behind his house. He
goes to investigate, and comes across a robotic giant feeding on the metal ina power plant.
Hogarth is chased away by the strange machine, but returns and meets up with him again the
next morning. The giant begins to follow him home, and Hogarth eventually allows him to
live in the shed behind his house. Hogarth befriends the giant and the giant begins to speak
and even learn. However, Kent Mansley, a government agent, sees the giant as a threat to the
country, and isn't about to let him get away. Kent Mansley calls in all types of reinforcements
to destroy the robot. After attacking it unsuccessfully several times, a nuclear missile is
accidentally fired from a battleship.