I or me, myself or ourselves

Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   My cousin and ___ painted the sign. Cover the extra words: ___ painted the sign. Ari is fixing a poster for the school fair. My cousin and ___ painted the sign. Which pronoun fits the blank?

   • myself
   • me
   • I
   • us

2. Read this first

   Sentence frame

   The librarian thanked my friend and ___ for the donated books. Cover the extra words: The librarian thanked ___ for the donated books.

3. 2.

   Bo is writing a thank-you note. The librarian thanked my friend and ___ for the donated books. Which pronoun fits the blank?

   • me
   • myself
   • we
   • I
4. 3.

   ___ students want a longer recess. Cover the extra word: ___ want a longer recess. Esme is writing to the principal. ___ students want a longer recess. Which pronoun fits the blank?

   • Us
   • We
   • Ourselves
   • Them
5. 4.

   We waved at Mom and ___ from the porch. Cover the extra words: We waved at ___ from the porch. Jun is telling a story about a surprise party. Dad pulled into the driveway. We waved at Mom and ___ from the porch. Which pronoun fits the blank?

   • he
   • they
   • him
   • she

6. Sentence frame

   The principal gave ___ students extra time to finish. Cover the extra word: The principal gave ___ extra time to finish.

7. 5.

   Luz is writing about test day. The principal gave ___ students extra time to finish. Which pronoun fits the blank?

   • us
   • ourselves
   • we
8. 6.

   I built the volcano ___ without any help. Arrow: the blank points back to I. Milo is bragging about a science fair project. I built the volcano ___ without any help. Which word completes the sentence?

   • myself
   • myselves
   • yourself
   • ourselves
9. 7.

   We ran the whole sale ___, with no grown-up help. Arrow: the blank points back to We. Pia is writing about a bake sale. We ran the whole sale ___, with no grown-up help. Which word completes the sentence?

   • ourselfs
   • ourself
   • ourselves
   • myself
10. 8.

    My sister fixed the broken lamp ___ in one afternoon. Arrow: the blank points back to my sister. Ren is showing off a family talent. My sister fixed the broken lamp ___ in one afternoon. Which word completes the sentence?

    • hisself
    • itself
    • themselves
    • herself
11. 9.

    The green backpack belongs to my sister, so it is ___. Nothing comes after the blank. Tala is sorting the lost-and-found box. The green backpack belongs to my sister, so it is ___. Which owner word fits the blank?

    • hers
    • her
    • hers'
    • her's
12. 10.

    The red kayak must be ___, because the neighbors paddle it every day. A comma comes right after the blank. Zee is watching boats at the dock. Our kayak is blue. The red kayak must be ___, because the neighbors paddle it every day. Which owner word fits the blank?

    • theirs'
    • their's
    • their
    • theirs