Object Pronouns – Introduction and exercises

Hi guys, i’m introducing object pronouns at school and prepared this material to work with my students.
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What are object pronouns?

An object pronoun, also called objective pronoun, functions as the object of a verb or preposition, as distinguished from a subject or subjective pronoun, which is the subject of a verb.

Defining an Object Pronoun

Let’s break down just what an objective noun is, using an example sentence:

Mary ate the ice cream.

Mary is the subject of the sentence. The predicate is “ate the ice cream.” The verb is “ate,” and “the ice cream” is the objective noun. Now, let’s replace “the ice cream” with a pronoun to make an object pronoun:

“Mary ate it.”

This sentence functions the same way as the first example sentence – except “it” functions as an object pronoun. Simply put, the pronoun is being affected in some way by the “main noun,” or the subject, of the sentence. It shouldn’t be too much more complicated than that. Got the idea?

How to Make Object Pronouns

“I” becomes “me,”

“You” stays as “you”

“he” becomes “him”

“she” becomes “her”

“it” stays as “it”

“they” becomes “them”

Object pronouns come after either a verb (e.g “like”) or a preposition (e.g “to”).

Exercises

I am hungry. ►  The rice is for ___________

You are hungry. ►  The apple is for ___________

David is hungry. ►  The fish is for ___________

Sandra is hungry.  ►  The nuts are for ___________

The mouse is hungry. ►  The cheese is for ___________

We are hungry. ►  The pizza is for ___________

You are hungry. ►  The soup is for ___________

The children are hungry. ►  The cake is for___________

Choose the correct answer. 

1.John is sitting in front of Mary.

He – Him

2.Tim and I wash clothes every week.

They – We

3.Bill and Robert run quickly.

They  – Them

4.Ron and you look sad.

They – You

5.My parents punish my brother.

They  –  Them

6.I don’t like Susan and Jill.

they – Them

7.A teacher invites Sally and me to her party.

we – Us

8.You and I are friends.

We – Us

9.That boy eats ice-cream.

it – Its

10.A bicycle is expensive.

It – Its

Complete – e.g. I like her but she doesn’t like me. 

1 I like him but __________ doesn’t like   __________

2 They like us but __________  don’t like __________

3 We like him but __________  doesn’t like   __________

4 I like them but __________  don’t like   __________
5 You like him but __________  doesn’t like   __________

6 She likes him but __________  doesn’t like
7 We like them but __________  don’t like   __________

8 They like her but __________  doesn’t like   __________

9 You like them but __________  don’t like   __________

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1) Do you like James?

Yes, I like___________

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2) Do you like your neighbors?

Yes, I like  ___________

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3) Do you like me?

Yes, I like ___________

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4) Do you like Juana?

Yes, I like ___________

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5) Do you like English?

Yes, I like ___________

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6) Do you like movies?

Yes, I like ___________

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7) Do your friends like you?

Yes, they like ___________

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8) Do you like your new car?

Yes, I like ___________

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9) Does Anna like you and me?

Yes, she likes ___________

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10) Does your dog like you?

Yes, he likes ___________

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Can you help __________ with these activities?

we        us

We usually see __________ at the weekend.

they        them

How did you teach __________ to read?

he    him

__________ write to her twice a year.

I      Me

We loved __________ very much

his    him

I don’t like __________

they    them

I don’t think __________ understands me

she    her

Please don’t wait for __________

we    us

Did __________ tell her the news?

they   them

Would you like to come with __________ ?

I     me

“Is she writing to Leonardo di Caprio?”

“Yes, she is in love with __________ !”

a. her   b. him   c. his

“John is making a lot of noise!”

“I’ll ask _____________ to be quiet.”

a. him   b. it    c. its

“Please tell Mrs. Smith to come in.”

“Sorry, I don’t know __________ .”

a. her    b. him      c. she

“I can’t find my glasses!”

“You are wearing __________ !”

a. them     b. there       c. they

“Do you like bananas?”

“I love __________ !”

a. hers     b. its      c. them

“Why is he always talking about Pamela Anderson?”

“He obviously likes __________ !”

a. her     b. him     c. she

“Where is my book?
Oh, dear! I’ve lost __________ !”

a. him     b. it      c. its

“Is that Mary’s new boyfriend?”

“Don’t ask me, ask __________ !”

a. her      b. his       c. it

“What is the title of that song?”

“I’m afraid I can’t remember __________ .”

a. him     b. it      c. them

“Why is David so happy?”

“His friends gave __________ a guitar for his birthday!”

a. him     b. it      c. them

“What are you going to do with those old papers?”

“I’m going to recycle __________ .”

a. their     b. them      c. they

“Let’s see the latest Spielberg movie!”

“I have seen __________ already!”

a. him     b. it      c. there

“How are your parents?
I haven’t seen __________ for some time now!”

a. them     b. there      c. they

“Have you met Tom and Lisa?”

“No, I have never met __________ .”

a. its      b. the      c. them