6th grade pronoun-antecedent agreement worksheets

Sixth graders handle the subtle cases: collective nouns (the team keeps its streak), indefinite pronouns (everyone brought his or her or their book), and sentences where a vague pronoun could point two ways. Clarity, not just agreement, becomes the standard.

Free printable PDF worksheet, aligned to Common Core L.3.1.f.

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The kind of sentences you'll get

Circle the letter of the pronoun that matches its owner.

Anya and Tomas, after arguing about the rules for ten minutes, finally started board game. their · her · his
Answer: their
The mayor and the librarian, standing before the crowd, unveiled plan for the reading garden. her · their · its
The student council, hoping to raise money for new library books, planned first bake sale. their · her · its

Every print pulls a fresh set of sentences at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling never gets the same sheet.

What's on each sheet

Choose the word. Circle the letter of the pronoun that matches its owner. 10 questions per page.

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

How to teach this

Bring in the ambiguity conversation: when a pronoun could point at two nouns, agreement isn't enough, because the sentence needs rewriting. Have your student find one vague pronoun in their own draft and repair it. That editing move is where this worksheet skill pays off for real.

Watch for: The pronoun matches its owner, not the nearest noun. In 'Maya put the books in her bag', her matches Maya, not books. In formal writing, a team, class, or family counts as one thing and takes its.

Common questions about pronoun-antecedent agreement

Is singular they acceptable?: In everyday writing, increasingly yes, and style guides now bless it for unknown or general persons. Our items avoid the battleground: correct answers agree in number the traditional way, and no item forces a choice between their and his or her.
What's a vague pronoun, and why does it matter?: One that could point at two owners: when Maya met Jo, SHE was late. Which she? Agreement is fine; clarity is broken. Sixth grade is when writers must start catching that in their own drafts, and the arrow-drawing habit from these sheets is the catching tool.

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Aligned to Common Core L.3.1.f. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 137, updated August 2026.

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