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possessive possessive
A possessive pronoun hers, pronouns her, The pronoun his
pronoun is a mine, ours, theirs, its, my, our, their, may be used
pronoun that and yours stand and your must be either way.
shows ownership alone. used before a Examples: That is
of something. noun
Examples: That his dog. The dog is
coat is mine. The Examples: Her car his.
shoes are yours. is red. Our car is

Underline the possessive pronoun in each sentence.

Complete each sentence. Choose a suitable pronoun.
1. Lora lost her bracelet.

2. Brady broke his arm. ours their

mine
s
3. The dogs wagged their tail. s
her
4. The students take their books. your his
your s
5. Musician Louis Armstrong was famous for his
smile. its my
their
6. The referee blew her whistle. ou
r Lisa drove ______ car to the top of the hill.
16.
7. Brad entered his painting in a contest.

8. I wanted to read that book, but a number of
its pages are missing.
9. My aunt and uncle have sold their ranch.
10. The Inuit built their igloos out of snow blocks.
17. Frank left _______ raincoat in the doctor’s office.
18. Isn’t Alaska noted for _______ salmon?
19. Travis and Beth bought _______ mother a
beautiful shawl from China.

11. How did Florida get its name? 20. Gina, where is ______ brother?

12. Coffee found its way from Arabia to Java. 21. Manuel forgot _____ appointment.

13. The magpie builds her nest very carefully. 22. The IPad on the desk is __________ .

14. Allison sprained her ankle while skiing. 23. The cat licked _______ bowl clean.

15. Jake showed the group his wonderful stamp 23. No! This is ______ computer not ______!
collection.
24. The children broke _______ swing.
 The The
possessive possessive
A possessive pronoun hers, pronouns her, The pronoun his
pronoun is a mine, ours, theirs, its, my, our, their, may be used
pronoun that and yours stand and your must be either way.
shows ownership alone. used before a Examples: That is
of something. noun
Examples: That his dog. The dog is
coat is mine. The Examples: Her car his.
shoes are yours. is red. Our car is

Underline the possessive pronoun in each sentence.

Complete each sentence. Choose a suitable pronoun.
1. Lora lost her bracelet.

2. Brady broke his arm. ours their

mine
s
3. The dogs wagged their tail. s
her
4. The students take their books. your his
your s
5. Musician Louis Armstrong was famous for his
smile. its my
their
6. The referee blew her whistle. ou
r Lisa drove ______ car to the top of the hill.
16.
7. Brad entered his painting in a contest.

8. I wanted to read that book, but a number of
its pages are missing.
9. My aunt and uncle have sold their ranch.
10. The Inuit built their igloos out of snow blocks.
17. Frank left _______ raincoat in the doctor’s office.
18. Isn’t Alaska noted for _______ salmon?
19. Travis and Beth bought _______ mother a
beautiful shawl from China.

11. How did Florida get its name? 20. Gina, where is ______ brother?

12. Coffee found its way from Arabia to Java. 21. Manuel forgot _____ appointment.

13. The magpie builds her nest very carefully. 22. The IPad on the desk is _______ .

14. Allison sprained her ankle while skiing. 23. The cat licked _______ bowl clean.

15. Jake showed the group his wonderful stamp 23. No! This is ______ computer not ______!
collection.
24. The children broke _______ swing.
Underline the possessive pronoun in each sentence. These are possible answers

1. Lora lost her bracelet. 16. Lisa drove ___her___ car to the top of the hill.

2. Brady broke his arm.
3. The dogs wagged their tail.
4. The students take their books.
5. Musician Louis Armstrong was famous for his
smile.
6. The referee blew her whistle.
7. Brad entered his painting in a contest.
8. I wanted to read that book, but a number of
its pages are missing.
17. Frank left ___his____ raincoat in the doctor’s
office.
18. Isn’t Alaska noted for ___its____ salmon?
19. Travis and Beth bought ____their___ mother a
beautiful shawl from China.
20. Gina, where is ___my___ brother?
21. Manuel forgot __his___ appointment.
22. The IPad on the desk is mines.
23. The cat licked ___its____ bowl clean.

9. My aunt and uncle have sold their ranch. 23. No! This is ___my___ computer not __yours____!

10. The Inuit built their igloos out of snow blocks. 24. The children broke ___their____ swing.

11. How did Florida get its name?

12. Coffee found its way from Arabia to Java.

13. The magpie builds her nest very carefully.

14. Allison sprained her ankle while skiing.

15. Jake showed the group his wonderful stamp

collection.