Fix the Demonstratives

This worksheet helps students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 strengthen their grammar and editing skills by correcting errors in demonstrative pronoun usage. Through careful reading, pronoun agreement analysis, sentence revision, and accuracy checks, learners identify incorrect uses of this, that, these, and those and replace them with the correct forms based on number and distance.

Learning Goals

• Editing for Pronoun Accuracy (Grades 3-5) – Students locate and correct demonstrative pronoun errors in sentences.
• Demonstrative Pronoun Agreement – Learners apply rules for singular versus plural and near versus far references.
• Sentence Revision and Correction – Students rewrite sentences clearly and correctly.
• Grammar Application – The activity reinforces correct pronoun usage in meaningful sentence contexts.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed to align with elementary ELA grammar standards.
• Clear Edit-and-Replace Format – Circling and rewriting helps students focus on accuracy and understanding.
• Challenge Extension Included – Creating and correcting incorrect sentences promotes deeper mastery.
• Flexible Use – Ideal for grammar lessons, independent practice, partner work, or formative assessment.

This demonstrative pronoun editing worksheet supports grammar mastery, sentence clarity, and proofreading confidence. By fixing incorrect pronoun usage, students gain a stronger understanding of how demonstratives function to clarify meaning in writing. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool language arts setting, this printable provides focused, no-prep practice that strengthens editing skills and pronoun accuracy.

This worksheet is part of our Demonstrative Pronouns Worksheets collection.