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Let's solve this worksheet step by step. The goal is to determine whether to use "who" or "whom" in each sentence.
- "Who" is a subject pronoun (used when the person is doing the action).
- "Whom" is an object pronoun (used when the person is receiving the action).
A helpful trick: Replace "who" or "whom" with "he" or "him" and see which one fits.
- If you'd say "he", use who.
- If you'd say "him", use whom.
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Now, let’s go through each sentence:
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1. ______ stole the cookies from the cookie jar?
- Who did the stealing? → The subject of the sentence.
- Try: "He stole the cookies." → Use who.
✔ Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?
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2. ______ did you invite to the party?
- "You invited ______" → The person is the object of the verb "invite".
- Try: "You invited him." → So use whom.
✔ Whom did you invite to the party?
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3. Do you know ______ she looks like?
- This is tricky! But "she looks like" is a comparison. Think: "She looks like whom?"
- "Whom" is the object of "looks like".
- Try: "She looks like him." → So use whom.
✔ Do you know whom she looks like?
> Note: In informal English, people often say "who", but grammatically, whom is correct here.
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4. The third graders were eager to find out ______ their new teacher would be.
- "Find out who..." — The blank is the subject of "would be".
- Try: "The teacher would be he." → So use who.
✔ The third graders were eager to find out who their new teacher would be.
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5. When the police arrived on the scene, they wanted to know ______ saw the accident.
- "Saw the accident" — who did the seeing? Subject.
- Try: "He saw the accident." → So use who.
✔ They wanted to know who saw the accident.
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6. ______ play basketball on a Los Angeles team.
- "Play" is the verb. Who is playing? → Subject.
- Try: "They play basketball." → So use who.
✔ Who play basketball on a Los Angeles team?
> Note: "Who" can be plural. "Who" is used for both singular and plural subjects.
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7. Grant, ______ left their skateboard in the driveway?
- This is a question: "Grant, did you leave your skateboard?" → But we’re looking for the object of "left".
- Actually, it's asking: "Grant, whom did you leave your skateboard for?" → Wait, that doesn't fit.
- Better interpretation: "Grant, ______ left their skateboard..." → The blank is the subject.
- So: "He left his skateboard." → Use who.
✔ Grant, who left their skateboard in the driveway?
> Or possibly: "Grant, whom did you leave your skateboard for?" — but that changes meaning.
Given the structure, likely intended as:
Who left their skateboard in the driveway? → So who.
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8. The class president thanked everyone ______ helped her win.
- "Helped her win" — who helped? The blank is the subject of "helped".
- Try: "He helped her." → So use who.
✔ The class president thanked everyone who helped her win.
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9. To ______ does this smelly pair of socks belong?
- "Belong to" — the person is the object of "belong to".
- Try: "It belongs to him." → So use whom.
✔ To whom does this smelly pair of socks belong?
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10. ______ was the first astronaut to walk on the moon?
- Who performed the action? → Subject.
- Try: "He was the first astronaut." → Use who.
✔ Who was the first astronaut to walk on the moon?
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11. With ______ did she go to the candy store?
- "With whom" is a common phrase.
- "She went with him." → So use whom.
✔ With whom did she go to the candy store?
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1. Who
2. Whom
3. Whom
4. Who
5. Who
6. Who
7. Who
8. Who
9. Whom
10. Who
11. Whom
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- Use who when the pronoun is the subject (doing the action).
- Use whom when the pronoun is the object (receiving the action).
This worksheet helps students practice distinguishing between these two commonly confused pronouns.
Key Rule:
- "Who" is a subject pronoun (used when the person is doing the action).
- "Whom" is an object pronoun (used when the person is receiving the action).
A helpful trick: Replace "who" or "whom" with "he" or "him" and see which one fits.
- If you'd say "he", use who.
- If you'd say "him", use whom.
---
Now, let’s go through each sentence:
---
1. ______ stole the cookies from the cookie jar?
- Who did the stealing? → The subject of the sentence.
- Try: "He stole the cookies." → Use who.
✔ Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?
---
2. ______ did you invite to the party?
- "You invited ______" → The person is the object of the verb "invite".
- Try: "You invited him." → So use whom.
✔ Whom did you invite to the party?
---
3. Do you know ______ she looks like?
- This is tricky! But "she looks like" is a comparison. Think: "She looks like whom?"
- "Whom" is the object of "looks like".
- Try: "She looks like him." → So use whom.
✔ Do you know whom she looks like?
> Note: In informal English, people often say "who", but grammatically, whom is correct here.
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4. The third graders were eager to find out ______ their new teacher would be.
- "Find out who..." — The blank is the subject of "would be".
- Try: "The teacher would be he." → So use who.
✔ The third graders were eager to find out who their new teacher would be.
---
5. When the police arrived on the scene, they wanted to know ______ saw the accident.
- "Saw the accident" — who did the seeing? Subject.
- Try: "He saw the accident." → So use who.
✔ They wanted to know who saw the accident.
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6. ______ play basketball on a Los Angeles team.
- "Play" is the verb. Who is playing? → Subject.
- Try: "They play basketball." → So use who.
✔ Who play basketball on a Los Angeles team?
> Note: "Who" can be plural. "Who" is used for both singular and plural subjects.
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7. Grant, ______ left their skateboard in the driveway?
- This is a question: "Grant, did you leave your skateboard?" → But we’re looking for the object of "left".
- Actually, it's asking: "Grant, whom did you leave your skateboard for?" → Wait, that doesn't fit.
- Better interpretation: "Grant, ______ left their skateboard..." → The blank is the subject.
- So: "He left his skateboard." → Use who.
✔ Grant, who left their skateboard in the driveway?
> Or possibly: "Grant, whom did you leave your skateboard for?" — but that changes meaning.
Given the structure, likely intended as:
Who left their skateboard in the driveway? → So who.
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8. The class president thanked everyone ______ helped her win.
- "Helped her win" — who helped? The blank is the subject of "helped".
- Try: "He helped her." → So use who.
✔ The class president thanked everyone who helped her win.
---
9. To ______ does this smelly pair of socks belong?
- "Belong to" — the person is the object of "belong to".
- Try: "It belongs to him." → So use whom.
✔ To whom does this smelly pair of socks belong?
---
10. ______ was the first astronaut to walk on the moon?
- Who performed the action? → Subject.
- Try: "He was the first astronaut." → Use who.
✔ Who was the first astronaut to walk on the moon?
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11. With ______ did she go to the candy store?
- "With whom" is a common phrase.
- "She went with him." → So use whom.
✔ With whom did she go to the candy store?
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Final Answers:
1. Who
2. Whom
3. Whom
4. Who
5. Who
6. Who
7. Who
8. Who
9. Whom
10. Who
11. Whom
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Summary:
- Use who when the pronoun is the subject (doing the action).
- Use whom when the pronoun is the object (receiving the action).
This worksheet helps students practice distinguishing between these two commonly confused pronouns.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of pronoun who whom worksheet printable.
