Reflexive Pronouns worksheet for practicing correct usage in sentences.

Let's solve this worksheet on reflexive pronouns step by step.

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🔹 What are Reflexive Pronouns?

Reflexive pronouns are words like:
- myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

They refer back to the subject of the sentence and are used when someone does something to or for themselves.

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Now, let’s go through each sentence and fill in the correct reflexive pronoun.

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1. I burned ______ with the oven.
→ "I" is the subject. The action (burning) happened to me.
✔ myself
✔️ *I burned myself with the oven.*

2. Be careful! That knife is sharp. Don’t cut ______.
→ You're warning someone not to hurt themselves.
✔ yourself
✔️ *Don’t cut yourself.*

3. They never share with other people. They only think about ______.
→ "They" refers to multiple people who think only of themselves.
✔ themselves
✔️ *They only think about themselves.*

4. Tom got out of the pool and dried ______ with a towel.
→ Tom dried himself.
✔ himself
✔️ *Tom dried himself with a towel.*

5. Sally fell off the bike, but she didn’t hurt ______.
→ Sally didn't hurt herself.
✔ herself
✔️ *She didn’t hurt herself.*

6. I would like to know more about you. Tell me about ______.
→ Asking the person to talk about themselves.
✔ yourself
✔️ *Tell me about yourself.*

7. Goodbye! Have a good trip and enjoy ______.
→ Wishing someone to have fun on their own.
✔ yourselves (since it's plural: "you" could be one or more people)
But note: The hint says "(two people)", so it's plural.
✔ yourselves
✔️ *Enjoy yourselves.*

8. She lives by ______ in a small townhouse.
→ She lives alone.
✔ herself
✔️ *She lives by herself.*

9. We always behave ______ at Grandpa’s house.
→ We behave properly for ourselves — meaning we act well because we’re being respectful.
✔ ourselves
✔️ *We always behave ourselves.*

10. The old shed fell in on ______ after the rainstorm.
→ The shed collapsed onto itself.
✔ itself
✔️ *The old shed fell in on itself.*

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✔ Final Answers:

1. myself
2. yourself
3. themselves
4. himself
5. herself
6. yourself
7. yourselves
8. herself
9. ourselves
10. itself

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📝 Summary Tips:

- Use myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself for singular subjects.
- Use ourselves, yourselves, themselves for plural subjects.
- Reflexive pronouns often follow verbs like *cut, hurt, dry, behave*, etc., especially when the action affects the subject.

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