These exercises will help you practise using he, she, and it correctly in English — a key grammar point covered in the course.
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Exercice 1 — He, She, or It?
Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun: he, she, or it.
- My brother is ten years old. ___ goes to school every day.
- This is my cat. ___ is very small.
- Emma is my teacher. ___ is very kind.
- I have a new phone. ___ is very fast.
Correction
- My brother is ten years old. He goes to school every day.
- This is my cat. It is very small.
- Emma is my teacher. She is very kind.
- I have a new phone. It is very fast.
Exercice 2 — Spot the Mistake
Each sentence contains one mistake with he, she, or it. Rewrite the sentence correctly.
- My sister loves music. He plays the guitar every evening.
- This book is very interesting. She has 300 pages.
- David is my friend. She lives near my house.
- I have a new bag. He is blue and very big.
Correction
- My sister loves music. She plays the guitar every evening.
- This book is very interesting. It has 300 pages.
- David is my friend. He lives near my house.
- I have a new bag. It is blue and very big.
Exercice 3 — Choose the Right Pronoun
Choose the correct answer to replace the underlined word or words.
- My grandmother makes great cakes. ___ is a fantastic cook.
- Look at that car! ___ is really fast.
- My dad works in a hospital. ___ is a doctor.
- In English, a table has no gender. So we say ___ when we talk about it.
Correction
- She is a fantastic cook.
- It is really fast.
- He is a doctor.
- it
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