Reflexive pronouns worksheet for students to practice using reflexive pronouns in sentences.

Let's solve this reflexive pronouns worksheet step by step. Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and object of a sentence are the same person or thing. They include: myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

We’ll go through each sentence and choose the correct reflexive pronoun based on the subject.

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1. My brother likes to practice his English by talking to _________.
→ Subject: *My brother* (singular, male) → himself
✔ himself

2. James wasn’t careful and he cut _________ with a knife.
→ Subject: *he* (James, singular, male) → himself
✔ himself

3. My sister and I looked at ___________ in the mirror.
→ Subject: *My sister and I* (two people, including "I") → ourselves
✔ ourselves

4. The repair shop was closed, so I fixed the car ____________.
→ Subject: *I* → myself
✔ myself

5. Did you enjoy ___________ at the party last night?
→ Common expression: *enjoy oneself* → for "you" → yourself
✔ yourself

6. Cats can get clean by licking ____________.
→ Subject: *Cats* (plural) → themselves
✔ themselves

7. (A) Did the cleaners cleaned the house? (B) No, I did it ___________!
→ The speaker is saying they did it alone → myself
✔ myself

8. Mr. Smith burned __________ while he was cooking.
→ Subject: *Mr. Smith* (male) → himself
✔ himself

9. He dried __________ after he took a shower and went downstairs.
→ Subject: *He* → himself
✔ himself

10. Can you teach __________ to play the piano?
→ Teaching someone to do something — but the subject is "you", so teaching yourself
✔ yourself

11. My little sister dressed __________. She didn’t need any help.
→ Subject: *My little sister* (female) → herself
✔ herself

12. Why is your dog scratching __________? Does it have fleas?
→ Dog is doing it to itself → itself — but itself is not listed in the options. Wait — check the given list:

Given options:
> myself, yourself, himself, herself, yourselves, ourselves, themselves

There’s no itself listed. But the sentence uses “dog” — which is singular, neutral gender. However, since itself isn't provided, perhaps there’s a mistake?

Wait — maybe we should double-check if any of the given pronouns could work. But none of them match "it". So this might be an error in the worksheet.

But let’s see: Is there a possibility that “your dog” refers to the listener? Then maybe “yourself”? That doesn’t make sense.

No — the dog scratches itself. Since itself is not in the list, but himself/herself are, we might assume the intended answer is himself or herself, depending on gender.

But the dog’s gender isn't specified. So technically, itself is correct, but not available.

However, in some contexts, people use himself as a default for animals. But it's not ideal.

But since itself is missing from the list, and the prompt says to use only the ones provided, perhaps the intended answer is himself (assuming male dog).

Alternatively, maybe it's a typo and they meant to include itself.

But given the constraints, and since himself is closest, and sometimes used informally, we'll go with:

⚠️ himself (but note: grammatically, itself is correct)

But wait — the word itself is not in the list. So perhaps the question expects himself or herself?

But without knowing the dog’s gender, it's ambiguous.

Alternatively, maybe the sentence is testing if students know that itself is needed — but since it's not listed, perhaps it's a mistake.

But looking again — the list includes:
myself, yourself, himself, herself, yourselves, ourselves, themselves

No itself.

So unless the dog is referred to as “he” or “she”, we can't use those.

But in context, perhaps the teacher expects himself as a default.

Alternatively, maybe the sentence is poorly constructed.

But let's assume the expected answer is himself (common usage for animals when gender unknown).
✔ himself (with caveat)

But better: Perhaps the intended answer is itself, but since it's not listed, maybe it's a flaw.

Alternatively, maybe the dog is being addressed as "your dog", so the owner is thinking about it — but still, the dog scratches itself.

So no suitable option exists. But since the exercise limits us to the given list, perhaps himself is the best choice.

But let's move on and come back.

13. John and Thomas, did you ask __________ the question?
→ "You" refers to John and Thomas (plural) → yourselves
✔ yourselves

14. Mrs. Brown, please help __________ to the cookies and drinks.
→ This is a common phrase: *help yourself/yourselves*
→ "Mrs. Brown" is one person → yourself
✔ yourself

15. I introduced __________ to my new classmates.
→ "I introduced myself" → standard expression
✔ myself

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Now, going back to #12:
Why is your dog scratching __________?

Again, the dog is scratching itself, but itself is not in the list.

But among the options, himself or herself could be used if we assume the dog has a gender.

Since it's not specified, and the list doesn't include itself, the most likely intended answer is himself (used as a default for animals).

So we’ll go with:

✔ himself

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Final Answers:

1. himself
2. himself
3. ourselves
4. myself
5. yourself
6. themselves
7. myself
8. himself
9. himself
10. yourself
11. herself
12. himself *(note: ideally "itself", but not in list)*
13. yourselves
14. yourself
15. myself

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Summary Explanation:

- Reflexive pronouns reflect the subject of the sentence.
- Use myself when the subject is "I".
- Use yourself for "you" (singular), yourselves for "you" (plural).
- Use himself for "he", herself for "she", themselves for plural subjects.
- Use ourselves for "we".

In sentence 12, although itself is grammatically correct, it's not in the provided list, so himself is chosen as the closest acceptable option, assuming the dog is male.

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✔ Corrected Worksheet Answers:

1. himself
2. himself
3. ourselves
4. myself
5. yourself
6. themselves
7. myself
8. himself
9. himself
10. yourself
11. herself
12. himself
13. yourselves
14. yourself
15. myself

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