Choose the Demonstrative

This worksheet helps students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 strengthen their understanding of demonstrative pronouns by choosing the correct word-this, that, these, or those-to complete each sentence. Through careful reading, context clue analysis, pronoun agreement, and sentence completion, learners practice determining distance and number to select the option that clearly and accurately conveys meaning.

Learning Goals

• Pronoun Usage and Agreement (Grades 3-5) – Students choose demonstrative pronouns that correctly match singular or plural nouns.
• Recognizing Context Clues – Learners use hints in the sentence to decide whether something is near or far.
• Grammar: Demonstrative Pronouns – Students understand how this, that, these, and those clarify reference.
• Sentence Completion and Meaning – The activity reinforces how correct pronoun choice improves clarity and comprehension.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed to align with elementary ELA grammar standards.
• Focused Multiple-Choice or Fill-In Format – Encourages thoughtful decision-making based on meaning.
• Supports Reading Comprehension – Students must interpret sentence details to select the correct pronoun.
• Flexible Use – Ideal for independent practice, homework, grammar centers, or review lessons.

This demonstrative pronoun worksheet supports grammar accuracy, contextual reasoning, and sentence clarity. By choosing pronouns that match both distance and number, students gain confidence using standard English conventions correctly. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool language arts setting, this printable provides clear, no-prep practice that strengthens pronoun usage and overall reading comprehension.

This worksheet is part of our Demonstrative Pronouns Worksheets collection.