Relative pronoun online worksheet for 8-9 - Free Printable

Let's solve this worksheet on relative pronouns step by step. The task is to fill in the blanks with the correct relative pronoun: who, which, where, or whose.

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🔹 Understanding Relative Pronouns:

- Who: used for people (subject of the clause)
- Whom: used for people (object of the clause) – but often replaced by "who" in informal English
- Which: used for things or animals
- Where: used for places
- Whose: shows possession (for people or things)

We’ll go through each sentence and choose the correct one.

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✔ Answers with Explanations:

1. This is the girl _________ mother is a nurse.
→ whose
*Explanation:* "Mother" belongs to the girl → possessive → whose

2. Can you see the dog _________ is sitting on that sofa over there?
→ which or that (but we only have "which" as an option)
→ which
*Explanation:* "dog" is an animal → use which (or "that")

3. They're the beautiful girls _________ sit next to me.
→ who
*Explanation:* "girls" are people, and they are the subject of the verb "sit" → who

4. Do you know the boy _________ is talking with my brother?
→ who
*Explanation:* "boy" is a person, subject of "is talking" → who

5. That's Mr. Lee _________ works as an engineer.
→ who
*Explanation:* "Mr. Lee" is a person, subject of "works" → who

6. I don't know anyone _________ doesn't like cappuccino.
→ who
*Explanation:* "anyone" refers to a person → who

7. Is this the man _________ sister is our interior designer?
→ whose
*Explanation:* "sister" belongs to the man → possessive → whose

8. That's the woman _________ brother is a new secretary.
→ whose
*Explanation:* "brother" belongs to the woman → whose

9. I'm not sure _________ wristband this is.
→ whose
*Explanation:* "wristband" belongs to someone → whose

10. I couldn't decide _________ bangle to buy.
→ which
*Explanation:* We're choosing among options → which

11. The computer, _________ I bought last week, is already broken.
→ which
*Explanation:* "computer" is a thing; non-defining relative clause → which

12. That is the place _________ Max works.
→ where
*Explanation:* "place" = location → where

13. The man _________ came first in the 100-metre race broke the world record.
→ who
*Explanation:* "man" is the subject of "came" → who

14. At the zoo, there is a parrot _________ can talk to the people.
→ which
*Explanation:* "parrot" is an animal → which

15. Do you know the woman _________ son is a famous actor?
→ whose
*Explanation:* "son" belongs to the woman → whose

16. This is the girl _________ mother is from Canada.
→ whose
*Explanation:* "mother" belongs to the girl → whose

17. The flowers _________ grow in the garden are beautiful.
→ which or that → here, which
*Explanation:* "flowers" are things → which

18. The restaurant _________ we used to eat is now closed.
→ where
*Explanation:* "restaurant" is a place → where (we ate there)

19. The boy _________ father is a doctor often visits me.
→ whose
*Explanation:* "father" belongs to the boy → whose

20. This is the school _________ I learned English.
→ where
*Explanation:* "school" is a place → where (I learned English there)

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✔ Final Answer Key:

1. whose
2. which
3. who
4. who
5. who
6. who
7. whose
8. whose
9. whose
10. which
11. which
12. where
13. who
14. which
15. whose
16. whose
17. which
18. where
19. whose
20. where

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📝 Summary Tips:

- Use who for people (subject).
- Use which for animals/things.
- Use where for places.
- Use whose for possession.
- Remember: "whose" is the only possessive relative pronoun.

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