Printable Reflexive and Indefinite Pronouns Worksheets
Printable reflexive and indefinite pronouns worksheets for 3rd through 5th grade, with an answer key on every sheet. The sets below cover 2 different skills, so you can start where your child actually is. Available as format 1 and format 2.
Targeted Practice by Skill
About Reflexive and Indefinite Pronouns
What this skill is
Reflexive pronouns (-self/-selves: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves) reflect action back onto the subject. Indefinite pronouns (everyone, someone, anybody, nobody, all, some, few, several) refer to non-specific people or things. Solvers study reflexive usage, non-specific reference, singular/plural indefinite pronoun agreement, reflexive vs intensive roles, pronoun classification, pronoun case rules, and pronoun selection across writing, grammar, and editing.
When children learn it
Basic reflexive pronouns (myself, himself) and common indefinite pronouns (everyone, someone) are introduced in 3rd grade. In 4th grade and 5th grade, lessons expand to plural reflexive forms (-selves), singular indefinite pronoun verb agreement (everyone IS vs are), and eliminating non-standard forms across writing workshops.
Common Mistakes
- Using non-standard informal reflexive forms like 'theirselves' or 'hisself' instead of proper forms like 'themselves' and 'himself'.
- Using a reflexive pronoun where a simple object pronoun is required (writing 'gave it to Sam and myself' instead of 'me').
- Using a plural verb with singular indefinite pronouns (writing 'everyone ARE here' instead of 'everyone IS here').