Yes. My, your, his, her, its, our, and their are possessive pronouns; they stand in for a noun and show ownership at the same time. Third graders should count them, because standards at this level expect the full set, not just he/she/it.

What is an antecedent?

The noun a pronoun points back to. In "The geese honked before they flew away," the antecedent of "they" is "the geese." Third grade is when students start naming this connection, and it's the foundation for the agreement skills that come in 4th and 5th.

3rd grade personal pronouns

3rd grade personal pronouns worksheets

A pronoun replaces a noun: he, she, it, we, they, and the possessives my, her, their. By 3rd grade, students find every pronoun in a sentence and point back to the noun it stands for.

Free printable PDF worksheet, aligned to Common Core L.1.1.d.

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The kind of sentences you'll get

Underline every pronoun in each sentence.

We will visit the science museum on Saturday.
Answer: We
We had packed the picnic basket early.
Noor can braid her sister's hair.

Every print pulls a new set of sentences at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling gets a different mix.

What's on a 3rd grade sheet

3rd grade sheets draw from 179 sentences, 12 to a page. 71 of the 179 aren't on 2nd grade sheets. The other 108 are. 2nd grade sheets print 10 to a page.

Some of the words to find:

histheirMyusHethemeveryonemeYouI

Identify. Underline every pronoun in each sentence. 12 questions per page.
Multiple choice. Circle the letter of the word that is a pronoun. 10 questions per page.

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.

How to teach this

The question that does the work at this level is "who or what does this word stand for?" Every pronoun a student underlines, they should be able to answer that for. If they can't, either it isn't a pronoun or the sentence is ambiguous, and both are worth a conversation. Fold in the possessives (my, her, their) since students often don't realize those count.

Watch for: Words like my, his, and their are pronouns too. They show who owns something. The word 'it' is easy to skip because it's short. It still counts.

Common questions about 3rd grade personal pronouns

Is "my" a pronoun?: Yes. My, your, his, her, its, our, and their are possessive pronouns; they stand in for a noun and show ownership at the same time. Third graders should count them, because standards at this level expect the full set, not just he/she/it.
What is an antecedent?: The noun a pronoun points back to. In "The geese honked before they flew away," the antecedent of "they" is "the geese." Third grade is when students start naming this connection, and it's the foundation for the agreement skills that come in 4th and 5th.

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Aligned to Common Core L.1.1.d. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 241, updated July 2026.

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