2nd Grade ELA Quiz: Use Reflexive Pronouns

What this quiz covers

This quiz focuses on Use Reflexive Pronouns, giving you a quick way to practice the rules, question types, and explanations that matter most for 2nd Grade ELA.

How to use this quiz

Try each quiz question before looking at the correct answer. Use the explanations to review missed ideas, then come back to similar questions until the pattern feels familiar.

Question 1

1. myself (correct answer)
2. me
3. ourselves

Explanation: This tests reflexive pronouns. When 'I' do something to myself, we use 'myself.' The word 'myself' shows that I did it to me.

Question 2

1. us
2. ourselves (correct answer)
3. themselves

Explanation: This tests reflexive pronouns. We enjoyed ourselves at the park. When 'we' do something together, we use 'ourselves'.

Question 3

1. themselves (correct answer)
2. theirselves
3. ourselves

Explanation: We match pronouns to who does the action. 'They' means more than one person, so we use 'themselves.' It's the right match!

Question 4

1. me
2. myself (correct answer)
3. ourselves

Explanation: This tests reflexive pronouns. When 'I' do something to me, I use 'myself.' It's like a mirror word!

Question 5

1. myself (correct answer)
2. yourself
3. me
4. ourselves

Explanation: This tests CCSS.L.2.1.c (using reflexive pronouns like myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, themselves correctly). A reflexive pronoun is a special pronoun that ends in -self or -selves and is used when someone does an action to or for themselves. Reflexive pronouns must match the subject: I→myself, you (one person)→yourself, he→himself, she→herself, it→itself, we→ourselves, you (many people)→yourselves, they→themselves. For example: 'I made myself lunch' (I did it for me), 'She taught herself to read' (she taught her own self), 'We enjoyed ourselves at the party' (we had fun - we did). Choice A is correct because 'myself' matches the subject 'I' in person and number. This correctly shows I did the action to/for myself. Choice B is an object pronoun not reflexive. Second graders often use me instead of myself, confuse which reflexive goes with which subject, use hisself instead of himself, mix up himself and herself, use ourselves with I. To help students: Create matching chart: I-myself, you-yourself, he-himself, she-herself, it-itself, we-ourselves, you all-yourselves, they-themselves. Teach the pattern: -self for one person, -selves for more than one.

Question 6

1. myself
2. her
3. herself (correct answer)

Explanation: This tests reflexive pronouns. Emma did something for Emma, so we use 'herself'. When a girl does something to or for herself, we say 'herself'.

Question 7

1. her
2. theirselves
3. herself (correct answer)
4. himself

Explanation: This tests CCSS.L.2.1.c (using reflexive pronouns like myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, themselves correctly). A reflexive pronoun is a special pronoun that ends in -self or -selves and is used when someone does an action to or for themselves. Reflexive pronouns must match the subject: I→myself, you (one person)→yourself, he→himself, she→herself, it→itself, we→ourselves, you (many people)→yourselves, they→themselves. For example: 'I made myself lunch' (I did it for me), 'She taught herself to read' (she taught her own self), 'We enjoyed ourselves at the party' (we had fun - we did). Choice B is correct because 'herself' matches the subject 'Maya' in person and number. This correctly shows Maya did the action to/for herself. Choice A is an object pronoun not reflexive. Second graders often use me instead of myself, confuse which reflexive goes with which subject, use hisself instead of himself, mix up himself and herself, use ourselves with I. Practice with actions: 'I can see  ' (point to self - myself). 'She can dress  ' (point to girl - herself). Use sentence frames: '[Name] did it by [reflexive],' '[Subject] made [reflexive] a snack.'

Question 8

1. myself
2. themselves
3. himself (correct answer)
4. him

Explanation: This tests CCSS.L.2.1.c (using reflexive pronouns like myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, themselves correctly). A reflexive pronoun is a special pronoun that ends in -self or -selves and is used when someone does an action to or for themselves. Reflexive pronouns must match the subject: I→myself, you (one person)→yourself, he→himself, she→herself, it→itself, we→ourselves, you (many people)→yourselves, they→themselves. For example: 'I made myself lunch' (I did it for me), 'She taught herself to read' (she taught her own self), 'We enjoyed ourselves at the party' (we had fun - we did). The reflexive shows the action comes back to the person doing it. Choice A is correct because 'himself' matches the subject 'Carlos' in person and number. This correctly shows Carlos did the action to/for himself. Choice B is an object pronoun not reflexive. Second graders often use hisself instead of himself. Physical demonstration: Have students do actions 'I'm raising my hand by myself,' 'You're tying your shoe yourself.' Watch for: students using object pronouns (me, him, her, them) instead of reflexive.

Question 9

1. myself (correct answer)
2. yourself
3. me
4. ourselves

Explanation: This tests CCSS.L.2.1.c (using reflexive pronouns like myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, themselves correctly). A reflexive pronoun is a special pronoun that ends in -self or -selves and is used when someone does an action to or for themselves. Reflexive pronouns must match the subject: I→myself, you (one person)→yourself, he→himself, she→herself, it→itself, we→ourselves, you (many people)→yourselves, they→themselves. For example: 'I made myself lunch' (I did it for me), 'She taught herself to read' (she taught her own self), 'We enjoyed ourselves at the party' (we had fun - we did). Choice A is correct because 'myself' matches the subject 'I' in person and number. This correctly shows I did the action to/for myself. Choice C is an object pronoun not reflexive. Second graders often use me instead of myself, confuse which reflexive goes with which subject, use hisself instead of himself, mix up himself and herself, use ourselves with I. Physical demonstration: Have students do actions 'I'm raising my hand by myself,' 'You're tying your shoe yourself.' Watch for: students using object pronouns (me, him, her, them) instead of reflexive, students saying 'meself' or 'hisself' (incorrect forms), students mixing up himself/herself.

Question 10

1. us
2. ourselves (correct answer)
3. myself
4. himself

Explanation: This tests CCSS.L.2.1.c (using reflexive pronouns like myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, themselves correctly). A reflexive pronoun is a special pronoun that ends in -self or -selves and is used when someone does an action to or for themselves. Reflexive pronouns must match the subject: I→myself, you (one person)→yourself, he→himself, she→herself, it→itself, we→ourselves, you (many people)→yourselves, they→themselves. For example: 'I made myself lunch' (I did it for me), 'She taught herself to read' (she taught her own self), 'We enjoyed ourselves at the party' (we had fun - we did). Choice B is correct because 'ourselves' matches the subject 'We' in person and number. This correctly shows We did the action to/for ourselves. Choice A is an object pronoun not reflexive. Second graders often use me instead of myself, confuse which reflexive goes with which subject, use hisself instead of himself, mix up himself and herself, use ourselves with I. To help students: Create matching chart: I-myself, you-yourself, he-himself, she-herself, it-itself, we-ourselves, you all-yourselves, they-themselves. Teach the pattern: -self for one person, -selves for more than one.

Question 11

1. him
2. myself
3. themselves
4. himself (correct answer)

Explanation: This tests CCSS.L.2.1.c (using reflexive pronouns like myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, themselves correctly). A reflexive pronoun is a special pronoun that ends in -self or -selves and is used when someone does an action to or for themselves. Reflexive pronouns must match the subject: I→myself, you (one person)→yourself, he→himself, she→herself, it→itself, we→ourselves, you (many people)→yourselves, they→themselves. For example: 'I made myself lunch' (I did it for me), 'She taught herself to read' (she taught her own self), 'We enjoyed ourselves at the party' (we had fun - we did). Choice A is correct because 'himself' matches the subject 'Amir' in person and number. This correctly shows Amir did the action to/for himself. Choice B is an object pronoun not reflexive. Second graders often use me instead of myself, confuse which reflexive goes with which subject, use hisself instead of himself, mix up himself and herself, use ourselves with I. To help students: Create matching chart: I-myself, you-yourself, he-himself, she-herself, it-itself, we-ourselves, you all-yourselves, they-themselves. Teach the pattern: -self for one person, -selves for more than one.

Question 12

1. ourselves (correct answer)
2. us
3. themselves

Explanation: This tests reflexive pronouns. When 'we' do something to us, we use 'ourselves.' The word 'ourselves' means we did it to us.

Question 13

1. itself (correct answer)
2. himself
3. it

Explanation: Animals and things use special pronouns too. A cat is an 'it,' so we say 'itself.' The cat cleans its own fur!

Question 14

1. yourselves
2. you
3. yourself (correct answer)

Explanation: This is about matching pronouns. When talking to one person, we say 'yourself.' It means you do it alone!

Question 15

1. himself (correct answer)
2. hisself
3. myself

Explanation: We need a word that matches Carlos. Carlos is a boy, so we say 'himself.' Remember: he + self = himself!

Question 16

1. hisself
2. himself (correct answer)
3. herself

Explanation: This tests reflexive pronouns. Carlos is a boy, so we use 'himself.' Boys use 'himself' when they do something to themselves.

Question 17

1. herself (correct answer)
2. herselves
3. yourself

Explanation: This tests reflexive pronouns. Sofia is a girl, so we use 'herself.' When girls do something to themselves, we always say 'herself.'

Question 18

1. him
2. himself (correct answer)
3. ourselves

Explanation: This tests reflexive pronouns. Jamal is a boy looking at himself. Boys use 'himself' when they do something to themselves.

Question 19

1. itself (correct answer)
2. it
3. themselves

Explanation: This tests reflexive pronouns. Animals and things use 'itself.' The cat cleaned itself means the cat cleaned its own body.

Question 20

1. herself (correct answer)
2. her
3. himself

Explanation: Emma is a girl doing something for herself, so the reflexive pronoun herself is correct. Her is an object pronoun and does not show the action returning to the subject. Himself is used for a male, not a female. The correct choice matches both the gender and the reflexive meaning of the sentence.