Pronouns
Mixed Pronoun Practice
Using he, she, him, her, my, their and the rest correctly.
- Mastered by
- ASHA places me, mine and you - and possessives like "Daddy's sock" - in the 19-to-24-month band
- Practice items
- 158
- Sections
- 16
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The rule, explainedShow ↓Hide ↑
A pronoun is a short word that stands in for a name, so you do not have to keep saying the name.
Who is doing it: he, she, they, I, we. Who it is done to: him, her, them, me, us. Whose it is: his, hers, theirs, mine, ours.
- Mom is cooking. She is cooking.
- Give the ball to Dad. Give it to him.
Watch for: "Him is running" and "her did it" - the doing-word and the done-to word swapped. Common until three and a half.
What this skill is
Pronouns are shortcuts that stand in for a name once everyone knows who is being talked about. English sorts them into groups by their job in the sentence: subject pronouns do the action (he, she, they), object pronouns receive it (him, her, them), possessive pronouns show ownership (his, her, their), and reflexive pronouns point back at the subject (himself, herself, themselves).
What to expect
Children usually start with "I," "me," and "my," then add "you," then the third-person forms. Case errors ("her is running") and gender mix-ups ("he" for a girl) are both normal until about 4. Mixing up subject and object forms ("me do it," "him went") is also typical into the preschool years and generally sorts itself out without direct teaching.
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Put it into practice
Tap any item below to open it full screen, one at a time, so a child can answer without reading the answer first.
These activities are a starting point, not the practice itself. A structured task is a good way to introduce a form and to find out whether a child has it yet. What actually moves it into everyday speech is using it in the real world and in ordinary play — which means the four things below matter more than finishing the list.
Recast
Say their sentence back correctly, without asking them to repeat it. Child: “he goed.” You: “he went! Where did he go?”
Expand
Add one or two words to what they said and hand it back. Child: “big truck.” You: “a big red truck!”
Simplify what you ask
Cut a long instruction into single steps and say them in the order they happen, rather than repeating the long one louder.
Follow their lead
Use whatever they are already playing with. A form practiced on something they chose is the one that shows up again tomorrow.
Subject Pronouns: I, You, He, She, It, We, They
10 itemsReplace the underlined words with the right pronoun. Tap any item to open it full screen.
Subject Pronouns: I, You, He, She, It, We, They: Round 210 moreOpen ↓Close ↑
Read the first sentence. Then say the second one with a pronoun instead of the name. Tap any item to open it full screen.
Subject Pronouns: I, You, He, She, It, We, They: Round 310 moreOpen ↓Close ↑
Read the first sentence. Then say the second one with a pronoun instead of the name. Tap any item to open it full screen.
Subject Pronouns: I, You, He, She, It, We, They: Round 410 moreOpen ↓Close ↑
Read the first sentence. Then say the second one with a pronoun instead of the name. Tap any item to open it full screen.
Object Pronouns: Me, You, Him, Her, It, Us, Them
10 itemsFill in the blank with the correct object pronoun. Tap any item to open it full screen.
Object Pronouns: Me, You, Him, Her, It, Us, Them: Round 210 moreOpen ↓Close ↑
The pronoun goes after the verb or after "to". Say the whole sentence. Tap any item to open it full screen.
Object Pronouns: Me, You, Him, Her, It, Us, Them: Round 310 moreOpen ↓Close ↑
The pronoun goes after the verb or after "to". Say the whole sentence. Tap any item to open it full screen.
Object Pronouns: Me, You, Him, Her, It, Us, Them: Round 410 moreOpen ↓Close ↑
The pronoun goes after the verb or after "to". Say the whole sentence. Tap any item to open it full screen.
Possessive Pronouns: My, Your, His, Her, Its, Our, Their
10 itemsFill in the blank to show who owns the thing. Tap any item to open it full screen.
Possessive Pronouns: My, Your, His, Her, Its, Our, Their: Round 210 moreOpen ↓Close ↑
Say whose it is, using one word instead of the name. Tap any item to open it full screen.
Possessive Pronouns: My, Your, His, Her, Its, Our, Their: Round 310 moreOpen ↓Close ↑
Say whose it is, using one word instead of the name. Tap any item to open it full screen.
Possessive Pronouns: My, Your, His, Her, Its, Our, Their: Round 410 moreOpen ↓Close ↑
Say whose it is, using one word instead of the name. Tap any item to open it full screen.
Reflexive Pronouns: Myself, Yourself, Himself, Herself
8 itemsFill in the blank with the pronoun that points back at the subject. Tap any item to open it full screen.
Reflexive Pronouns: Myself, Yourself, Himself, Herself: Round 210 moreOpen ↓Close ↑
The person does it to themselves, so the word ends in -self or -selves. Tap any item to open it full screen.
Reflexive Pronouns: Myself, Yourself, Himself, Herself: Round 310 moreOpen ↓Close ↑
The person does it to themselves, so the word ends in -self or -selves. Tap any item to open it full screen.
Reflexive Pronouns: Myself, Yourself, Himself, Herself: Round 410 moreOpen ↓Close ↑
The person does it to themselves, so the word ends in -self or -selves. Tap any item to open it full screen.
Describe the picture
72 questionsPick a picture, then answer with a pronoun instead of the person’s name. Tap a picture to start.










