Basic Details
Word: Pronoun
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A word such as he, she, it, they or we that is used in place of a noun, so the noun need not be repeated.
How to Spell Pronoun
Syllables: pro - noun
Tricky part: It is pro joined to noun, with nothing in between. Some students write pronown because noun sounds like town.
Watch out for: pronown, pronoune, pronnoun
Memory tip: A pronoun stands for a noun - pro (for) + noun. Spell the word noun correctly and the rest follows.
Usage Examples
Example 1: When Dev wrote it in place of the kite, he was using a pronoun.
Example 2: Our grammar test had ten questions on pronouns.
Example 3: Using a pronoun saves you from writing Rahul, Rahul, Rahul in every line.
Fun Fact
In English the pronoun I is the only one that is always written as a capital letter, wherever it comes in a sentence.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the meaning of the correctly spelt word:
1. conjuction 2. preposision 3. pronoun 4. ajective
a) a word used in place of a noun
b) a joining word such as and or but
c) a word showing position, such as on or under
d) a word that describes a noun
Show answer
a) a word used in place of a noun. Adjective needs a d, preposition ends in tion and conjunction has an n before the c, so pronoun is the correct one.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
In the second sentence our teacher wrote on the board, the word she is a pronown standing for the name of the girl.
a) teacher
b) board
c) sentence
d) pronown
Show answer
d) pronown. Its last part is the word noun, spelt with ou and an n.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence and choose the word they make:
Replace the repeated name with a suitable nunpoor in the second line.
a) pronoun
b) renown
c) pronounce
d) proton
Show answer
a) pronoun. Seven letters with two n's, two o's and a u: pronounce is too long and renown and proton have no u.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these words is a pronoun?
a) happy
b) they
c) under
d) quickly
Show answer
b) they
2. In 'Ravi lost his umbrella', the pronoun his refers to ____.
a) the umbrella
b) nobody
c) the teacher
d) Ravi
Show answer
d) Ravi
