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Antecedent Practice Worksheet

A worksheet to practice identifying antecedents for pronouns at a Grade 3 level.

Grade 3 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsParts of SpeechPronounsAntecedents
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2 Short AnswerFill in the BlanksMultiple Choice

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.A

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ELAGrammarPronounsAntecedentsGrade 3
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Antecedent Practice

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Read each sentence carefully. Underline the pronoun once and circle its antecedent (the noun it refers to).

1. The dog wagged its tail happily.

2. Sarah went to the park, and she played on the swings.

3. The children love ice cream, so they asked for some.

4. My brother lost his hat.

5. The book fell off the shelf. It landed with a thud.

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun. Then, write its antecedent on the line.

1. My mom baked cookies.   smelled delicious. Antecedent:  

2. The boy rode his bike.   was very fast. Antecedent:  

3. The flowers are blooming.   are so pretty. Antecedent:  

4. Dad likes to read.   reads every night. Antecedent:  

5. The cat chased the mouse.   ran very quickly. Antecedent:  

Circle the correct antecedent for the underlined pronoun.

1. The bird sang its song.

a

song

b

bird

c

sang

d

its

2. Mom packed her lunch.

a

packed

b

lunch

c

Mom

d

her

Write two sentences. In each sentence, use a pronoun and underline it. Then, circle its antecedent.