Let's solve this
Indefinite Pronouns worksheet step by step.
We are given a list of indefinite pronouns to choose from:
- someone
- something
- everyone
- everything
- anyone
- anything
- no one
- nothing
Now, let’s go through each sentence and pick the most appropriate indefinite pronoun based on meaning and grammar.
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1. Joseph called his friend, but _________ answered the phone.
Answer: no one
→ Joseph called, but
no one answered → implies nobody picked up.
✔ *No one* means "not a single person."
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2. Let's get _________ to eat after our class.
Answer: something
→ We want to eat *some food*, not necessarily specific.
✔ *Something* refers to an unspecified thing (food in this case).
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3. Did you hear that? I think _________ rang the doorbell.
Answer: someone
→ The speaker heard a sound and assumes
a person rang the bell.
✔ *Someone* = an unspecified person.
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4. _________ was on time. No one was late.
Answer: Everyone
→ "No one was late" means all people were on time → so
everyone was on time.
✔ *Everyone* = all people.
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5. I didn't eat _________ for lunch, so I am really hungry.
Answer: anything
→ Negative sentence ("didn't eat") + need for object → use
anything.
✔ In negative sentences, we use *anything* instead of *something*.
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6. Linda understood _________ that her teacher said.
Answer: everything
→ She understood
all of what the teacher said.
✔ *Everything* = all things.
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7. _________ came to school because of Covid-19.
Answer: No one
→ Because of the pandemic,
nobody attended school.
✔ *No one* = not a single person.
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8. Was _________ at home when you knocked on the door?
Answer: anyone
→ This is a question asking if
any person was present.
✔ Use *anyone* in questions and negatives.
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9. There's _________ under the bed. You must be dreaming.
Answer: nothing
→ The speaker says it’s impossible — there’s
no thing under the bed.
✔ *Nothing* = not anything.
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10. It was really dark outside. I cannot see _________.
Answer: anything
→ Negative sentence ("cannot see") → use *anything*.
✔ *Anything* is used in negative contexts.
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11. I like my classmates. _________ is very nice.
Answer: Everyone
→ The speaker likes all classmates → each one is nice.
✔ *Everyone* = all the people.
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12. John is very lazy. He does _________ at all.
Answer: nothing
→ "Does not do any work" → he does
not do anything →
nothing.
✔ *Nothing* = not anything.
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13. Help! There's _________ moving in the tent.
Answer: something
→ A mysterious movement — could be an animal, person, etc.
✔ *Something* = an unspecified object or creature.
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
no one
2.
something
3.
someone
4.
Everyone
5.
anything
6.
everything
7.
No one
8.
anyone
9.
nothing
10.
anything
11.
Everyone
12.
nothing
13.
something
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🔍 Summary of Rules Used:
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Someone / something / somewhere – positive statements
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Anyone / anything / anywhere – questions and negative sentences
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Everyone / everything – all people/things
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No one / nothing – negative meaning (zero)
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of indefinite pronouns.
