Interactive grammar exercise for learning object pronouns after prepositions, featuring colorful illustrations and real-life scenarios.
Educational worksheet titled "Object Pronouns After Prepositions" with 24 illustrated scenes, each containing a sentence with a blank to be filled with a suitable object pronoun.
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Let's solve this worksheet step by step. The task is to fill in the blanks with the correct object pronoun after prepositions (e.g., *for, with, about, of, at, etc.*). Object pronouns include: me, you, him, her, it, us, them.
We'll go through each sentence, determine who or what the preposition refers to, and use the correct object pronoun.
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1. She met Alan five years ago and got married to last month.
→ "married to him"
✔ him
2. Bob’s radio is very old but he enjoys listening to when he gets up in the morning.
→ "listening to it"
✔ it
3. It was Lara’s birthday on Monday. Her friends prepared a surprise party for .
→ "party for her"
✔ her
4. On Saturday Jim did the shopping and his mother went with .
→ "went with him"
✔ him
5. They liked the painting and after looking at for a while decided to buy it.
→ "looking at it"
✔ it
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6. Mark did not play very well and his coach got a bit angry with .
→ "angry with him"
✔ him
7. Bob’s girlfriend broke up with last week. He says he can’t live without .
→ "broke up with her", "live without her"
✔ her, her
8. Whenever he plays a game of chess, he loses. He’s really bad at .
→ "bad at it"
✔ it
9. The vet found a little dog in the street and took care of till its owner appeared.
→ "took care of it"
✔ it
10. Peter lent me a very good book about insects. He’s always keen to .
→ "keen to read it" – but here, we need the pronoun after "to"? Wait, the sentence says:
*"He’s always keen to kind to ."* — This seems like a typo. Probably meant:
*"He’s always keen to lend it to others"*? But as written:
Actually, the original says: *"He’s always keen to kind to ."* — likely a typo.
Looking closely: *"He’s always keen to kind to ."* → probably should be:
*"He’s always keen to talk to me."*? Or maybe: *"He’s always keen to give it to me."*?
But based on context: Peter lent me a book. So:
*"He’s always keen to lend it to me."* — but blank is only one word.
Wait — perhaps it's: *"He’s always keen to help me."*? But that doesn't fit.
Let's recheck the image text:
> "Peter lent me a very good book about insects. He’s always keen to kind to ."
That must be a typo. Likely intended:
> "He’s always keen to lend it to me."
But since there's only one blank, and the sentence is:
*"He’s always keen to _______."* — but no verb?
Wait, actually, the full sentence is:
*"Peter lent me a very good book about insects. He’s always keen to kind to ."*
This appears corrupted. But looking at the picture: Peter is giving a book to someone.
Perhaps it's: *"He’s always keen to talk to me."* — but "kind to" doesn't make sense.
Alternatively, maybe it's: *"He’s always keen to lend it to me."* — but "lend" isn't there.
Another possibility: It might be: *"He’s always keen to share it with me."* — but again, not matching.
Given the confusion, let’s assume the intended meaning is:
*"He’s always keen to give it to me."* — but "give" isn't in the sentence.
Wait — perhaps the sentence is:
*"He’s always keen to be kind to me."* — but "kind to" is already written.
So: *"He’s always keen to be kind to ___."* → then blank is me
Yes! That makes sense. So:
> "He’s always keen to be kind to me."
✔ me
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11. Harry loves snakes, which is really strange. He has never been afraid of .
→ "afraid of them"
✔ them
12. Last week Tim’s son was ill and could not go to school. His father had to look after .
→ "look after him"
✔ him
13. On his last birthday, Dave had a party with his friends. He got lots of presents from .
→ "presents from them"
✔ them
14. Fred didn’t do his homework and his teacher got angry and shouted at .
→ "shouted at him"
✔ him
15. We went to the zoo but Adam didn’t come with as he didn’t have money for the ticket.
→ "come with us"
✔ us
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16. My little sister loves sweets and spends all her pocket money on .
→ "spends... on them"
✔ them
17. When I was a child my father used to read me nice tales. I listened to very carefully.
→ "listened to them" (the tales)
✔ them
18. The bus was late and they had to wait for over 20 minutes.
→ "wait for it"
✔ it
19. Steve met a girl at the disco last Saturday night and fell in love with .
→ "fell in love with her"
✔ her
20. There is a little mouse in the office. Susan is on her desk because she’s scared of .
→ "scared of it"
✔ it
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21. Look! This is Paul’s dog. Haven’t you noticed that it looks just like ?
→ "looks just like him" (Paul)
✔ him
22. Frank has to do a lot of exams and he is very worried about .
→ "worried about them"
✔ them
23. Yesterday my boyfriend took a photo of while I was not looking.
→ "photo of me"
✔ me
24. Lisa’s best friend is Beth. She often goes out with at the weekend.
→ "goes out with her"
✔ her
25. I was sure this horse was going to win the race and bet all my money on .
→ "bet all my money on it"
✔ it
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| Sentence | Answer |
|--------|--------|
| 1 | him |
| 2 | it |
| 3 | her |
| 4 | him |
| 5 | it |
| 6 | him |
| 7 | her, her |
| 8 | it |
| 9 | it |
| 10 | me |
| 11 | them |
| 12 | him |
| 13 | them |
| 14 | him |
| 15 | us |
| 16 | them |
| 17 | them |
| 18 | it |
| 19 | her |
| 20 | it |
| 21 | him |
| 22 | them |
| 23 | me |
| 24 | her |
| 25 | it |
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- Object pronouns are used after prepositions (like *to, for, with, about, of, at, on, etc.*).
- Examples:
- *She gave the book to him* → "him" is the object of "to"
- *I am thinking about her* → "her" is the object of "about"
- We use me, you, him, her, it, us, them — never subject pronouns like *I, he, she, we, they*.
- In sentence 10, the phrase "keen to kind to" is likely a typo; corrected as "keen to be kind to me".
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✔ All answers are now filled correctly using appropriate object pronouns after prepositions.
We'll go through each sentence, determine who or what the preposition refers to, and use the correct object pronoun.
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Row 1
1. She met Alan five years ago and got married to last month.
→ "married to him"
✔ him
2. Bob’s radio is very old but he enjoys listening to when he gets up in the morning.
→ "listening to it"
✔ it
3. It was Lara’s birthday on Monday. Her friends prepared a surprise party for .
→ "party for her"
✔ her
4. On Saturday Jim did the shopping and his mother went with .
→ "went with him"
✔ him
5. They liked the painting and after looking at for a while decided to buy it.
→ "looking at it"
✔ it
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Row 2
6. Mark did not play very well and his coach got a bit angry with .
→ "angry with him"
✔ him
7. Bob’s girlfriend broke up with last week. He says he can’t live without .
→ "broke up with her", "live without her"
✔ her, her
8. Whenever he plays a game of chess, he loses. He’s really bad at .
→ "bad at it"
✔ it
9. The vet found a little dog in the street and took care of till its owner appeared.
→ "took care of it"
✔ it
10. Peter lent me a very good book about insects. He’s always keen to .
→ "keen to read it" – but here, we need the pronoun after "to"? Wait, the sentence says:
*"He’s always keen to kind to ."* — This seems like a typo. Probably meant:
*"He’s always keen to lend it to others"*? But as written:
Actually, the original says: *"He’s always keen to kind to ."* — likely a typo.
Looking closely: *"He’s always keen to kind to ."* → probably should be:
*"He’s always keen to talk to me."*? Or maybe: *"He’s always keen to give it to me."*?
But based on context: Peter lent me a book. So:
*"He’s always keen to lend it to me."* — but blank is only one word.
Wait — perhaps it's: *"He’s always keen to help me."*? But that doesn't fit.
Let's recheck the image text:
> "Peter lent me a very good book about insects. He’s always keen to kind to ."
That must be a typo. Likely intended:
> "He’s always keen to lend it to me."
But since there's only one blank, and the sentence is:
*"He’s always keen to _______."* — but no verb?
Wait, actually, the full sentence is:
*"Peter lent me a very good book about insects. He’s always keen to kind to ."*
This appears corrupted. But looking at the picture: Peter is giving a book to someone.
Perhaps it's: *"He’s always keen to talk to me."* — but "kind to" doesn't make sense.
Alternatively, maybe it's: *"He’s always keen to lend it to me."* — but "lend" isn't there.
Another possibility: It might be: *"He’s always keen to share it with me."* — but again, not matching.
Given the confusion, let’s assume the intended meaning is:
*"He’s always keen to give it to me."* — but "give" isn't in the sentence.
Wait — perhaps the sentence is:
*"He’s always keen to be kind to me."* — but "kind to" is already written.
So: *"He’s always keen to be kind to ___."* → then blank is me
Yes! That makes sense. So:
> "He’s always keen to be kind to me."
✔ me
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Row 3
11. Harry loves snakes, which is really strange. He has never been afraid of .
→ "afraid of them"
✔ them
12. Last week Tim’s son was ill and could not go to school. His father had to look after .
→ "look after him"
✔ him
13. On his last birthday, Dave had a party with his friends. He got lots of presents from .
→ "presents from them"
✔ them
14. Fred didn’t do his homework and his teacher got angry and shouted at .
→ "shouted at him"
✔ him
15. We went to the zoo but Adam didn’t come with as he didn’t have money for the ticket.
→ "come with us"
✔ us
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Row 4
16. My little sister loves sweets and spends all her pocket money on .
→ "spends... on them"
✔ them
17. When I was a child my father used to read me nice tales. I listened to very carefully.
→ "listened to them" (the tales)
✔ them
18. The bus was late and they had to wait for over 20 minutes.
→ "wait for it"
✔ it
19. Steve met a girl at the disco last Saturday night and fell in love with .
→ "fell in love with her"
✔ her
20. There is a little mouse in the office. Susan is on her desk because she’s scared of .
→ "scared of it"
✔ it
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Row 5
21. Look! This is Paul’s dog. Haven’t you noticed that it looks just like ?
→ "looks just like him" (Paul)
✔ him
22. Frank has to do a lot of exams and he is very worried about .
→ "worried about them"
✔ them
23. Yesterday my boyfriend took a photo of while I was not looking.
→ "photo of me"
✔ me
24. Lisa’s best friend is Beth. She often goes out with at the weekend.
→ "goes out with her"
✔ her
25. I was sure this horse was going to win the race and bet all my money on .
→ "bet all my money on it"
✔ it
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✔ Final Answers (by row):
| Sentence | Answer |
|--------|--------|
| 1 | him |
| 2 | it |
| 3 | her |
| 4 | him |
| 5 | it |
| 6 | him |
| 7 | her, her |
| 8 | it |
| 9 | it |
| 10 | me |
| 11 | them |
| 12 | him |
| 13 | them |
| 14 | him |
| 15 | us |
| 16 | them |
| 17 | them |
| 18 | it |
| 19 | her |
| 20 | it |
| 21 | him |
| 22 | them |
| 23 | me |
| 24 | her |
| 25 | it |
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🔍 Explanation:
- Object pronouns are used after prepositions (like *to, for, with, about, of, at, on, etc.*).
- Examples:
- *She gave the book to him* → "him" is the object of "to"
- *I am thinking about her* → "her" is the object of "about"
- We use me, you, him, her, it, us, them — never subject pronouns like *I, he, she, we, they*.
- In sentence 10, the phrase "keen to kind to" is likely a typo; corrected as "keen to be kind to me".
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✔ All answers are now filled correctly using appropriate object pronouns after prepositions.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of object of preposition worksheet.
