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Personal Pronouns (elementary)

This elementary exercise will help you memorize the personal pronouns. Each sentence contains a blank for a pronoun. Based on the Modern English version, decide what the case and number of the pronoun should be. Then find the right form in the list of words provided.

Your goal should be to get a perfect score. Repeat this exercise until you do!

I gave a ring to the retainer.

________ sealde þām þeġne hring.

The retainer gave me a ring

Se þeġn ________ sealde hring.

The retainer honored me when he gave me the ring.

Se þeġn ________ weorðode þonne hē mē þone hring sealde.

The retainer waited for me for a long time.

Se þeġn ________ lange hwīle ġebād.

You (sg.) gave it to me.

________ hine mē sealdest.

I said thanks to you (sg.) for the ring.

Iċ ________ þanc sæġde þæs hringes.

The king had mercy on you (sg.).

Se cyning ________ ġemiltsode.

He did not kill you (sg.).

Ne slōh hē ________.

The lord gave us rings.

Se hlāford ________ bēagas ġeaf.

We said thanks to him for the rings.

________ him þanc sæġdon þāra bēaga.

Our lord comforted us.

Ūre hlāford ________ frēfrode.

He helped us.

Hē ________ healp.

You (pl.) honored us with treasure.

________ ūs weorðodon mid māðmum.

We will kill you all.

Wē ________ ealle ofslēaþ.

Many of you survived the pestilence.

________ fela þone steorfan genǣson.

God showed you (pl.) mercy.

God ________ miltse ætȳwde.

She loved the bishop very much.

________ þone biscop lufode swīðe.

The queen loved him very much.

Sēo cwēn ________ swīðe lufode.

He also loved the queen.

________ lufode þā cwēne ēac swelċe.

He often brought her the eucharist.

Hē oft brōhte ________ hūsl tō.

They often spoke privately.

Oft sprǣcon ________ onsundran.

The king fed and clothed them.

Se cyning ________ fēdde and scrȳdde.

He was very loyal to them.

Hē wæs ________ swīðe hold.

Each of them obeyed the king.

Ǣġðer ________ þām cyninge hīersumode.

The queen spoke to him graciously.

Sēo cwēn tō ________ ārfæstlīċe spræc.

The bishop whetted his sword.

Se biscop ________ sweord hwette.

It was quite sharp.

________ wæs swīðe scearp.

Its edges were widely known.

________ ecga wǣron wīde cūþ.

te01
Drag the appropriate form of the first-person pronoun into the blank.
Iċ Mē Mīn Wē Ūs Ūre
te02
Drag the appropriate form of the first-person pronoun into the blank.
iċ mē mīn wē ūs ūre
te03
Drag the appropriate form of the first-person pronoun into the blank.
iċ mē mīn wē ūs ūre
te04
Drag the appropriate form of the first-person pronoun into the blank. Note that the verb (ġe)bīdan ‘wait for’ usually takes a genitive object.
iċ mē mīn wē ūs ūre
te05
Drag the appropriate form of the second-person pronoun into the blank.
Þū Þē Þīn Ġē Ēow Ēower
te06
Drag the appropriate form of the second-person pronoun into the blank.
þū þē þīn ġē ēow ēower
te07
Drag the appropriate form of the second-person pronoun into the blank. Note that the verb ġemiltsian ‘have mercy on’ takes a genitive object.
þū þē þīn ġē ēow ēower
te08
Drag the appropriate form of the second-person pronoun into the blank.
þū þē þīn ġē ēow ēower
te09
Drag the appropriate form of the first-person pronoun into the blank.
iċ mē mīn wē ūs ūre
te10
Drag the appropriate form of the first-person pronoun into the blank.
Iċ Mē Mīn Wē Ūs Ūre
te11
Drag the appropriate form of the first-person pronoun into the blank.
iċ mē mīn wē ūs ūre
te12
Drag the appropriate form of the first-person pronoun into the blank. Note that the verb helpan ‘help’ takes a genitive object.
iċ mē mīn wē ūs ūre
te13
Drag the appropriate form of the second-person pronoun into the blank.
Þū Þē Þīn Ġē Ēow Ēower
te14
Drag the appropriate form of the second-person pronoun into the blank. There are two choices that would make for grammatically correct Old English, but only one that matches the syntax of the Modern English sentence.
þū þē þīn ġē ēow ēower
te15
Drag the appropriate form of the second-person pronoun into the blank.
Þū Þē Þīn Ġē Ēow Ēower
te16
Drag the appropriate form of the second-person pronoun into the blank.
þū þē þīn ġē ēow ēower
te17
Drag the appropriate form of the third-person pronoun into the blank.
Hē Hēo Hīe Him Hine Hira Hire His Hit
te18
Drag the appropriate form of the third-person pronoun into the blank.
hē hēo hīe him hine hira hire his hit
te19
Drag the appropriate form of the third-person pronoun into the blank.
Hē Hēo Hīe Him Hine Hira Hire His Hit
te20
Drag the appropriate form of the third-person pronoun into the blank.
hē hēo hīe him hine hira hire his hit
te21
Drag the appropriate form of the third-person pronoun into the blank.
hē hēo hīe him hine hira hire his hit
te22
Drag the appropriate form of the third-person pronoun into the blank.
hē hēo hīe him hine hira hire his hit
te23
Drag the appropriate form of the third-person pronoun into the blank.
hē hēo hīe him hine hira hire his hit
te24
Drag the appropriate form of the third-person pronoun into the blank.
hē hēo hīe him hine hira hire his hit
te25
Drag the appropriate form of the third-person pronoun into the blank.
hē hēo hīe him hine hira hire his hit
te26
Drag the appropriate form of the third-person pronoun into the blank.
hē hēo hīe him hine hira hire his hit
te27
Drag the appropriate form of the third-person pronoun into the blank.
Hē Hēo Hīe Him Hine Hira Hire His Hit
te28
Drag the appropriate form of the third-person pronoun into the blank.
Hē Hēo Hīe Him Hine Hira Hire His Hit
You have come to the end of the elementary exercise on personal pronouns. If you didn’t get all the answers right, study Introduction to Old English §5.1.1 and then repeat this exercise until you earn a perfect score of 28.
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