Possessive Adjectives

1) Write the correct possessive adjectives:

1. He is my brother. _His__ name is John.
2. She is my sister. __Her____ name is Cindy.
3. We are cousins. __Our____ names are Susan and David.
4. They are football players. __Their_____ names are David and Michael.
5. You are my teacher. __Your___ name is Paola.
6. The United States is a country. __Its___ capital is Washington D.C.

2) Write the correct possessive adjectives and change to the NEGATIVE.

1. He is my brother. __His___ name is __not___ Peter.

2. She is my sister. __Her____ name is _not____ Ann.
3. We are cousins. ___Our___ names are __not____ Diana and John.
4. They are football players. _Their_ names are __not___ Tony and Fred.
5. You are my teacher. __Your___ name is __not___ Christina.
6. The United States is a country. __Its___ capital is __not___ New York.

3) Replace the underlined phrase with a possessive adjective.

1. This is Robert’s mother.
This is __his______ mother
2. This is Rita’s book.
This is _her___ book.
3. This is Peter’s toy.
This is ___his___ toy.
4. This is Kathy’s wallet.
This is ___her___ wallet.
5. This is Rossana and Carlo’s car.
This is __their_____ car.
This is Christopher’s house. _His_ house is beautiful.
6. This is Pamela’s sister. Her sister is a tennis player.
7. This is Brian’s computer. __His___ computer is old.

4) Look at the information and write two sentences.

Example:
1. Nancy/ horse (very fast)
This is Nancy’s horse. Her horse is very fast.
2. Charlotte/hat (very beautiful)
This is Charlotte’s hat. Her hat is very beautiful.
3. Mario/motorcycle (very expensive)
This is Mario’s motorcycle. His motorcycle is very expensive.
4. Carla/umbrella (very big)
This is Carla’s umbrella. Her umbrella is very big.
5. Richard/dog (very playful)
This is Richard’s dog. His dog is very playful.
5) Use the correct possessive adjective:

1. Ann is a teacher. Her students are intelligent.

2. Mr. Johnson is a manager. His store is busy.
3. Lisa and Bill are married. Their apartment is big.
4. Claudia is a secretary. Her office is small.
5. Paul is a doctor. His x-rays are on the desk.
6. I am hungry. My hamburger is good.
7. You are a taxi driver. Your car is yellow.
8. Monica and I are sick. Our medicine is not ready.
9. Mrs. Arabaci is sad. Her cat is lost.
10. The boys are in the house. Their toys are in the box.

6) Replace the following possessive nouns for possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his,
hers, its, ours, yours, theirs).
1. The car is Laura’s car.
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2. The money is Carlos’s and Robert’s money.
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3. The house is Christian’s house.
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4. The mansion is mine and Cesar’s.

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5. The coat is Robert’s.

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6. The store is mine and Carlos’s.

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7. The raincoat is Maria’s.

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8. The ball is the dog’s.

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9. The watch is the teacher’s.

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10. The book belongs to me.

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