Pronouns: he, she, they

What is a pronoun?

A pronoun is a little word that stands in for a name. 🙋 Instead of saying a name again and again, we use a pronoun.

Sam has a ball. Sam kicks Sam's ball. 😕 Sam has a ball. He kicks it. 😀

Much better!

he and she 👦👧

We use he for a boy or a man. We use she for a girl or a woman.

• This is Tom. He can run. 👦
• This is Mia. She can sing. 👧

it 🧸

We use it for a thing or an animal.

• Here is a ball. It is red. ⚽
• Here is a cat. It is soft. 🐱

they 👫

We use they when there is more than one.

• Tom and Mia play. They are happy. 😀
• The dogs run. They are fast. 🐶🐶

See pronouns work

Watch the names turn into little words:

The girl has a cat. → She has it. 👧🐱

The children sing. → They sing. 🎤

Play and practise

Play the matching game to swap each name for its pronoun. Then build the words he, she and they from the letter tiles. Say each one out loud!

Keep going

Try these next:

• Naming words: Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives
• Joining ideas: Joining Words: and, but, because
• Make sentences: Reading Your First Sentences

Now you know your first pronouns. Yay! 🌟