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Reflective Pronouns Worksheet for Grade 5

Section 1: Theory and Rules with Example Sentences

Suggested Time: 10 minutes

What Are Reflexive Pronouns?
Reflexive pronouns are pronouns that end in “-self” or “-selves” and are used when the subject and the object of a sentence are the same person or thing. They are used to reflect the action back onto the subject.

Reflexive Pronouns:

• Singular: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself
• Plural: ourselves, yourselves, themselves

When Do We Use Reflexive Pronouns?

1. When the subject and object are the same:
   • Example: "I taught myself to play the piano."
   • Explanation: The subject "I" is the same person who is the object "myself."
2. For emphasis (to emphasize that the subject did the action alone):
   • Example: "She cooked the entire meal herself."
   • Explanation: This emphasizes that "she" did the cooking without help.

Common Errors:

• Incorrect: "Please give it to myself."
• Correct: "Please give it to me."
• Incorrect: "Himself went to the store."
• Correct: "He went to the store by himself."

Section 2: Challenging NAPLAN-Style Questions

Suggested Time: 10 minutes

Instructions: Choose the correct reflexive pronoun to complete each sentence. Pay close attention to context and ensure the pronoun agrees with the subject.

1. "After making the cake, Julia decorated it ______."
   • a) herself
   • b) himself
   • c) itself
   • d) themselves
2. "The committee members decided to handle the problem ______."
   • a) themselves
   • b) itself
   • c) ourselves
   • d) himself
3. "The robot fixed ______ after the malfunction."
   • a) himself
   • b) itself
   • c) themselves
   • d) ourselves
4. "You must learn to rely on ______ if you want to be independent."
   • a) myself
   • b) yourselves
   • c) himself
   • d) yourself
5. "The magician performed all the tricks ______, without any help."
   • a) itself
   • b) themselves
   • c) himself
   • d) herself

Short Answer Section: Instructions: Fill in the blank with the correct reflexive pronoun.

6. "The cat saw ______ in the mirror and jumped back."
7. "I taught ______ how to play the guitar by watching videos online."
8. "The children built the treehouse all by ______."
9. "During the test, remember to pace ______."
10. "We enjoyed ______ at the amusement park yesterday."

Section 3: Writing Task to Practice Errors

Suggested Time: 15 minutes

Instructions: Write a short paragraph (4-5 sentences) about a time when you learned to do something by yourself. Use at least two reflexive pronouns in your paragraph.

Example Prompt: "Write about a time you learned a new skill or completed a task by yourself, such as riding a bike, cooking, or doing a school project. Describe what you did and how you felt."

Example Response: "I remember when I learned to bake cookies by myself. I followed the recipe carefully and didn’t ask for any help. I felt proud of myself when the cookies came out delicious. It was fun to bake all by myself!"

What did Tony eat yesterday

AUXILIARIES (DO/DOES / DID)
A SUMMARY OF USES AND EXAMPLES.
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Where did you go on holidays

do - did go - went

E5 U3 L1 Where did you go on summer holiday?

EX1: Viết các câu sau ở thể khẳng định (+), thể phủ định (-), thể nghi vấn (?) ở thì quá khứ đơn.

1.         (+) They decided to leave soon.

(-) They didn't decide to leave soon.

(?) Did they decide to leave soon?

2.         (+) ________________________________________________________________.

(-) There were not many homeless people here ten years ago.

(?) ________________________________________________________________?

3.         (+) ________________________________________________________________.

(-) _________________________________________________________________.

(?) Did Tom’s grandfather use to be a soldier?

4.         (+) My teacher started teaching here 6 years ago.

(-)_________________________________________________________________.

(?) _________________________________________________________________?

5.         (+) Jane often went to school on foot 3 years ago.

(-) _________________________________________________________________.

(?) _________________________________________________________________?

6.         (+) _________________________________________________________________.

(-) The cat didn’t want to eat yesterday.

(?) _________________________________________________________________?

7.         (+) _________________________________________________________________.

(-) __________________________________________________________________.

(?) Did the train arrive late yesterday?

8.         (+) _________________________________________________________________.

(-) There wasn’t anything left in the fridge.

(?) _________________________________________________________________?

EX2. Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn.

1. Picasso __________ (be)born in 1881.
2. You _______(be) my inspiration when I was a boy.
3. Neil Armstrong (be)__________ the first person to walk on the moon.
4. Last night, I (be)___________ sick.
5.  Last week, my mother (take) _____________ me to the zoo.
6. Yesterday, she (be)___________ at home yesterday.
7. Lorena and I (be)_________ in the same class when we were in secondary school.
8. When we (arrive) _____________ at the party, there (not be) _____________ many people there.
9. My mother (say) _____________ that she (buy) _____________ me a new dress.
10. Last summer, my father (teach) _____________ me to drive.
11. I (start) _____________ doing charity when I (be) _____________ a first year student.
12. Many rich people (donate) _____________ money for this volunteer program.
13. My friend (ring) _____________ me yesterday and (invite) _____________ me to his party.
14. What (you/ watch) _____________ on TV last night?
15. When my father (be) _____________ young, he (use to) ______ be the most handsome boy in the village.
16.  _____________ (you/ go) to see the concert yesterday?
17. My performance (not be) _____________ really good. I (not feel) _____________ happy about it
18. Jim (spend) _____________ the whole day taking after his brother
19. I (write) _____________ a letter to my foreign friend but he (not write) _____________ back.
20.  _____________ (they/ be) students of our school?

EX3. Viết các câu sau ở thể khẳng định (+), thể phủ định (-), thể nghi vấn (?) ở thì hiện tại hoàn thành.

1.         (+) I have finished my homework.

(-) ________________________________________________________________.

(?) ________________________________________________________________?

2.         (+) ________________________________________________________________.

(-) My uncle hasn’t been to Singapore before.

(?) ________________________________________________________________?

3.         (+) ________________________________________________________________.

(-) ________________________________________________________________.

(?) Have they found their keys?

4.         (+) Jim has just played video games with his brother.

(-) ________________________________________________________________.

(?) ________________________________________________________________?

5.         (+) ________________________________________________________________.

(-) My grandmother hasn’t visited me since November.

(?) ________________________________________________________________?

6.         (+) ________________________________________________________________.

(-) ________________________________________________________________.

(?) Has your sister studied Medicine for 2 years?

7.         (+) It has been long since our last encounter.

(-) ________________________________________________________________.

(?) ________________________________________________________________?

8.         (+) ________________________________________________________________.

(-) We haven’t graduated yet.

(?) ________________________________________________________________?

EX4. Điền “for” hoặc “since” vào chỗ trống sao cho thích hợp.

1. I (learn)________ Japanese for 3 months.

2. May (work)_________ for a non-profit organization since he graduated.

3. Kim (unemploy)  _________ for half a year.

4. I miss my friend. I (see)________ her for  months.

5. We (live)_______ in the dorm since our first year at university.

6. Jim and Jane (know)_____each other for quite a long time.

7. The baby’s hungry. He (not eat) __________anything since the morning.

8. (you/use)________ this laptop for 4 years?

9. They(be)_________ close friends since they started college.

10. My grandmother (be)________ a vegetarian for several years.

Exercise 1 – Affirmative Sentences (Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets)

Exercise 2 – Negative Sentences (Rewrite the sentences in the negative.)

Exercise 3 – (Yes / No) Questions  (Make questions using Did + subject + verb.)

Exercise 4 – Short Answers (Write short answers.)

Exercise 5 – Wh-Questions (Write questions using the question word given.)

People talk about what they did on hoilidays

Simple past listening

Listen numbers and write.

Past simple How did you feel?

QUESTION FORM

Match the people and occupations

Se explica el do y did y aparecen preguntas y respuestas

Read about what Mike did at Easter and put the words into the past simple text

Speak Out Elementary

Write the simple PAST tense of the verbs in parentheses.

1. Bianca and her friends ______ (plan) to have a picnic but the weather was bad, and they had to cancel.

2. One of the older ladies __________ (trip) and ______ (fall) because there were many rocks and pebbles on the path.

3. Do you know where my group ____ (go)? I _____ (lose) them in the crowd.

4. Although the dancing squad _________ (practice) for weeks, they did not come in first place in the competition.

5. Every day I put my cell phone away in class. Yesterday, I _______ (leave) it there because I _________ (forget) to take it with me.

6. My best friend and I ______ (argued) yesterday. She _____ (hurt) my feelings because she ____ (say) mean things about me.

7. After we _____ (calm) down and _____ (talk), she ________ (apologize) and we _________ (become) friends again.

8. My Dad _________ (want) to buy something very special for my mother on their anniversary. He ________ (save) money in order to buy it.

9. When he saw the bracelet on sale, he __________ (order) it and ________ (buy) it.

10. The guys _______(be) disappointed that their team did not win the game. They ______ (spend) a lot of money on the tickets and _____ (drive) a long way to get there.

11. You ___________ (visit) your uncle and aunt in Tennessee, didn't you? I ____ (try) to call you, but my calls were not going through.

12. He ______ (tell) you how to build the doghouse and it appears that you ___________ (listen) well because it looks very sturdy.

13. If you ____ (have) another chance to past the test, you should have ______ (study) hard to get a better grade.

14. We ____ (use) all of the supplies at the campsite. When we ____ (run) out of everything, we _____ (have) to go to the store.

15. At the park, we ______ (drink) a lot of water, because it ___ (is) very hot. We also ____ (feed) bread to the ducks at the lake.

16. At the end of the day, I ____ (feel) tired, so I _____ (take) my vitamins and ___ (go) to bed.

past tense
yes/no

A worksheet to learn and practice Past Simple Tense