3rd Grade This, That, These, and Those Worksheets
Third graders use the four pointing words automatically and clean up the common slip of "them" as a pointer ("them books"). The two-question habit, how many and how far, resolves every item without memorization.
Free printable PDF, aligned to Common Core L.1.1.h. One skill per page, answer key on page two.
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The kind of sentences you'll get
Circle the letter of the pointing word that fits the sentence.
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______ banners across the cafeteria list every field day winner.
Those · This
Answer: Those
- Mr. Okafor baked ______ loaf right here in front of us. this · that
- ______ fossil here in my hands is millions of years old. This · Those
Every print draws a fresh mix of sentences at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling gets a different sheet.
What's on each sheet
- Choose the word. Circle the letter of the pointing word that fits the sentence. 10 questions per page.
Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.
How to teach this
Nearly automatic at this age, so aim at the last error standing: them as a demonstrative. "Them books" is common in speech; the writing convention is those. Handle it matter-of-factly as a difference between how people talk and what tests expect, not as a moral failing.
Watch for: Two questions decide every case: how many, and how far. Answer both before choosing. Them is never a pointing word: it's those books, not them books.
Common questions about this, that, these, and those
- Why is "them books" wrong?
- Them receives action (I gave them books) but doesn't point. The pointing job belongs to those: those books. It's a speech habit in plenty of communities, so we treat it as a writing convention to practice, and the worksheet items make the correction feel routine.
- What comes after demonstratives?
- They fold into the bigger determiner family alongside articles, which we practice separately as a, an, and the. A student who can choose among this/that/these/those and a/an is handling the two determiner decisions elementary writing actually requires.
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Aligned to Common Core L.1.1.h. Reviewed by the One More Sheet curriculum team. Content version 68, updated July 2026.