Underline the Intensive

This worksheet helps students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 learn how to identify intensive pronouns within sentences by focusing on emphasis and sentence meaning. Learners practice pronoun identification, grammatical analysis, close reading, sentence structure awareness, and understanding emphasis as they underline words such as himself, herself, yourself, ourselves, and themselves that add emphasis but are not required for the sentence to function.

Skills Reinforced

• Intensive Pronoun Identification (Grades 3-5)
  Students locate and underline intensive pronouns that emphasize a noun or pronoun in the sentence.
• Distinguishing Intensive vs. Reflexive Pronouns
  Learners determine whether the sentence still makes sense without the pronoun to confirm its function.
• Analyzing Sentence Structure
  The activity strengthens understanding of how optional elements add emphasis without changing core meaning.
• Grammar and Usage Awareness
  Students build accuracy in recognizing pronoun forms and their specific grammatical roles.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource
  Designed by educators to clearly address a commonly confused grammar concept.
• Focused, Repetitive Practice
  Multiple examples reinforce recognition of intensive pronoun patterns.
• Supports Close Reading
  Encourages careful sentence analysis and attention to detail.
• Flexible Classroom Use
  Suitable for grammar lessons, literacy centers, independent work, homework, or review.

This printable grammar worksheet gives students clear, targeted practice with identifying intensive pronouns and understanding how they add emphasis in writing. By analyzing whether sentences remain meaningful without the pronoun, learners deepen their grasp of sentence structure, emphasis, and grammatical function. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this no-prep resource supports confident pronoun identification and stronger overall grammar awareness.

This worksheet is part of our intensive pronouns worksheets collection.