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Relative Pronouns Worksheets

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Who, whose, whom, which, and that, plus where, when, and why, with a chart and keyed practice.

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An anchor chart and a first page for finding relative pronouns and adverbs in sentences.

Choose, Sort, and Combine

Pick who, whose, which, where, when, why, or whom, sort phrases, and join two sentences into one.

Write with Relative Pronouns

Write your own sentences with relative clauses.

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About these relative pronouns worksheets

A relative pronoun starts a part of a sentence that tells more about a noun. The five relative pronouns are who, whose, whom, which, and that. In "The girl who sang the solo is my cousin," the word who starts the part that tells which girl. Use who for people, whose to show who something belongs to ("the boy whose dog ran away"), which for things and animals ("my bike, which is green"), and that for people or things ("the book that I lent you"). Whom comes after a word like to, with, or for: "the coach to whom we wrote."

Where, when, and why do the same job for places, times, and reasons, so they are called relative adverbs: "the park where we met," "the day when it snowed," and "the reason why I laughed." The part of the sentence they begin is called a relative clause.

These printable worksheets start with an anchor chart, then move from finding relative pronouns, to choosing the right one, to sorting phrases, to joining two short sentences into one longer one. The last page asks children to write their own sentences with relative clauses. Every practice page has an answer key.

Standards

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1.AUse relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why).

How to use them

  1. Read the anchor chart together and say each example sentence out loud.
  2. Start with Circle the Relative Pronoun, then try Who, Whose, or Which? and Where, When, Why, and Whom.
  3. Use the sort (cut and paste or write-in) as a quick check, then move on to combining sentences.
  4. Finish with Write with Relative Pronouns so children use each word in a sentence of their own.

Teaching tips

  • Ask "Is the noun a person, a thing, or a place?" It points straight to who, which, or where.
  • Whose always shows belonging. If you can say "his," "her," or "their" in its place, whose is the word.
  • Keep whom simple: after to, with, or for, use whom.
  • When combining sentences, put the relative clause right after the noun it tells about.

Questions teachers and parents ask

What are the relative pronouns?

Who, whose, whom, which, and that. Where, when, and why work the same way for places, times, and reasons and are called relative adverbs.

When do kids learn relative pronouns?

Relative pronouns and relative adverbs are usually taught in 4th grade, once children can write longer sentences.

What is the difference between who and whom?

Who does the action ("the girl who sang"). Whom receives it, and children most often meet it after a word like to, with, or for ("the friend with whom I walk").

Do the worksheets have answer keys?

Yes. Every practice page has a key, and writing pages show example answers.