BasicPossessivePronounsWorksheet

Part1:BasicPossessivePronouns
Themostcommonpossessivepronounsarelistedinthetablebelow.Matcheachonetothesubject
pronounitcanstandfor.
her hers his its mine my

our ours their theirs your yours

1.I-Whichtwopossessivepronounsareusedfor“I”? Mine v My v
2. you-Whichtwopossessivepronounsareusedfor“your”? Your v Yours v
3. he-Whichonepossessivepronounisusedfor“he”? His v
4. she-Whichtwopossessivepronounsareusedfor“she”? Her v Hers v
5. it-Whichonepossessivepronounisusedfor“it”? Its v
6.we-Whichtwopossessivepronounsareusedfor“we”? Our v Ours v
7.they-Whichtwopossessivepronounsareusedfor“they”? Their v Theirs v

Part2:PracticeChoosingtheCorrectPossessivePronoun
Circlethecorrectpossessivepronounforeachofthesentencesbelow.
1. Doesthiscatbelongto(them)? v
6. Thiscaris,(mine). v
2. Youcan’thave(my)cookie. v
7. Dogslovetoplay.Itisafavorite
3. Itis(our)turn. v
activityof(theirs). v
4. Lookat(her)funnyhat. v
8. Areyousurethisis(yours)? v
5. Thatringhaslost(its)shine. v
9. Isthis(your)coat? v
10. Mybrotherlost(his)newshoes.v

Part 3: Practice Substituting PossessivePronouns for Nouns

Rewriteeachofthesentencessothatitusesapossessivepronouninsteadofidentifyingthesubject.Circletheposse
ssivepronounineachnewsentence.
1. Lookattheboy’shat.Boy’s hat v
2. Let’sgotoPaul’shouse.Paul’s house v
3. Thatgameismyfamily’s.family’s v
4. IsthatSusanandTed’shouse? Susan and ted’s house v
5. IwanttoseeMary’sdress. Mary’s dress v