Reflexive Or Emphatic Pronouns Worksheet For Class 6
State whether the underlined pronouns are reflexive or emphatic.
Notes
When pronouns like himself, herself and themselves are used for emphasis, they are called emphatic pronouns. You can easily remove an emphatic pronoun from a sentence and the sentence will still make complete sense.
When pronouns like himself, herself and yourselves are used as the object of the verb, they are called reflexive pronouns.
Emphatic and reflexive pronouns worksheet
1. I hurt myself while hiking yesterday.
2. He killed himself.
3. She herself made some tea.
4. You yourself must inform them.
5. You must hide yourself.
6. She blamed herself for the failure of the project.
7. The horse hurt himself.
8. What do you think of yourself?
9. They themselves cleaned the house.
10. She herself took the child to the doctor.
11. I myself heard them say this.
12. The minister himself answered the phone.
Answers
1. I hurt myself while hiking yesterday. (Reflexive)
2. He killed himself. (Reflexive)
3. She herself made some tea. (Emphatic)
4. You yourself must inform them. (Emphatic)
5. You must hide yourself. (Reflexive)
6. She blamed herself for the failure of the project. (Reflexive)
7. The horse hurt himself. (Reflexive)
8. What do you think of yourself? (Reflexive)
9. They themselves cleaned the house. (Emphatic)
10. She herself took the child to the doctor. (Emphatic)
11. I myself heard them say this. (Emphatic)
12. The minister himself answered the phone. (Emphatic)
