Intensive Pronouns Worksheet
A Grade 8 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and using intensive pronouns correctly in sentences.
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Intensive Pronouns Practice
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Read the instructions for each section carefully and complete the exercises. This worksheet will help you understand and use intensive pronouns.
Intensive pronouns are used to emphasize a noun or pronoun. They always end in -self or -selves and appear right after the noun or pronoun they are emphasizing, or at the end of the sentence. Remember, intensive pronouns are NOT essential to the meaning of the sentence.
1. Which of the following sentences uses an intensive pronoun correctly?
I myself baked the cake.
She gave the book to myself.
They bought themselves new shoes.
He hurt himself playing.
2. In which sentence is 'herself' used as an intensive pronoun?
She saw herself in the mirror.
The queen herself greeted the guests.
She blamed herself for the mistake.
She taught herself to play guitar.
Complete each sentence with an appropriate intensive pronoun.
3. The principal announced the good news.
4. We built the treehouse .
5. You must decide what is best.
6. I saw the famous actor at the store.
Rewrite each sentence, adding an intensive pronoun to emphasize the underlined noun or pronoun. Make sure the intensive pronoun is placed correctly.
7. The students organized the fundraiser.
8. She finished the entire project.
Indicate whether the intensive pronoun in each sentence is used correctly (True) or incorrectly (False).
9. The cat itself opened the door.
True
False
10. They enjoyed themselves at the party.
True
False
Write a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) about a time you or someone you know accomplished something without help. Be sure to use at least two different intensive pronouns in your writing.