Reflexive or Intensive?
Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher
"Reflexive or Intensive?" is written for 6th Grade (Ages 11-12), and it covers Common Core L.6.1.B. If your student is a year younger but already steady on pronouns, the page still works. You may just need to read the instructions out loud. And if they are older and intensive and reflexive pronouns never quite stuck, this is a short review rather than busywork.
6th grade grammar worksheet: label 12 self and selves pronouns R or I, as in Kendra taught herself to play the ukulele. Answer key included. Part of our intensive and reflexive pronouns collection. Aligned to Common Core standards.
How do I use this worksheet?
Teach the take it out test with Intensive Pronouns first. Then use Reflexive or Intensive? to compare the two uses and finish with the error fixing sheet.
What students will practice
- Students will underline the pronoun ending in self or selves in 12 sentences.
- Students will label each pronoun R for reflexive or I for intensive.
- Students will tell a needed pronoun, as in Malik introduced himself, from one that adds emphasis.
Curriculum Links
Common Core State Standards
Language · 6th Grade
Standard: Use intensive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves).
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FAQ
How do I use this intensive and reflexive pronouns worksheet?
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Teach the take it out test with Intensive Pronouns first. Then use Reflexive or Intensive? to compare the two uses and finish with the error fixing sheet.
What does this worksheet teach?
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Label 12 self and selves pronouns R or I, as in Kendra taught herself to play the ukulele. A reflexive pronoun receives the action of the subject and is needed; an intensive pronoun only adds emphasis, so the sentence still makes sense without it. An answer key is included.
Can I use this intensive and reflexive pronouns worksheet for homeschool or classroom?
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Yes, both. We made it for 6th Grade pronouns, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with intensive and reflexive pronouns. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.
How can you tell an intensive pronoun from a reflexive pronoun?
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Take the pronoun out of the sentence. If the sentence still makes sense, as in The players themselves chose the new team name, it is intensive. If it does not, as in Did you hurt yourself, it is reflexive.
Is hisself a word?
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Hisself and theirselves are not standard English. Use himself and themselves instead, as in Mateo taught himself to juggle three oranges.
Can myself replace I or me?
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No. Myself never takes the place of I or me, so Grace and I will hand out the programs is correct, not Grace and myself.
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Worksheet Details
| Grade | 6th Grade |
| Subject | Grammar & Writing |
| Topic | Pronouns |
| Standard | L.6.1.B |
| Pages | 1 page |
| Difficulty | Medium |
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