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Say It Once

Pronouns that stop the same name marching through every sentence

Lesson 12
Mild
Name
Date
Chef Polpetta

The little word points back to the name. Doer → he, she, they. Done-to → him, her, them.

1

Tick the better one

aPolpetta opened the café. He made the soup.Polpetta opened the café. Him made the soup.who?
bThe chefs arrived early. Them started the bread.The chefs arrived early. They started the bread.who?
cThe soup was too salty. He went back to the kitchen.The soup was too salty. It went back to the kitchen.who?
dMia laid the tables. Her lit the candles.Mia laid the tables. She lit the candles.who?
2

Find the 3 mistakes

Polpetta wrote about his day. Mia laid the tables and Mia lit the candles. The chefs arrived early, and them started the bread. The soup was too salty, so the soup went back to the kitchen. Leo found the recipe and copied it out.
Circle the echoes and the little words on the wrong team. One little word is already perfect.
Write the corrections here
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Lesson 12 · Mild · side 2

Name
3

Now you write

☆☆☆
Word bankhesheittheyhimherthem
a Two sentences about a person, say the name once, then swap:
Nonna baked a cake. She
b Two sentences about more than one person:
The waiters ran in. They
c Two sentences about a thing:
The pizza was huge. It
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Help Polpetta

Chef Polpetta

Mia told Nonna the news. She was pleased. No echoes, so it must be perfect, no?

Say why, then finish the sentence: we cannot tell who she means because…
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