Possessive Possessive We use possessive pronouns to tell to whom things belong and

Adjectives Pronouns instead of using possessive adjectives and nouns. Instead of:
My Mine This book belongs to me. / This is my book.  This is mine.
Your Yours These shoes are for us. / These are our shoes. These are ours.
His His
Her Hers A. Replace the possessive adjectives and nouns with the correct
possessive pronouns.
Its Its
your pencil  ------------------ its food  --------------------
Our Ours her room  -------------------- your report  ----------------
Their Theirs their house  ----------------- my car  ---------------------

B. Look at the pictures and write sentences using possessive pronouns following the example.

1)
hishis picture
picture her bike your dress its scarf their teacher
This
This picture
picture is
is ………………………… ………………………… ……………………… …………………………
his.
his. ……………………… ………………………… ……………………… …………………………

C. Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive
pronoun.
1. The keys on the table are ……………………… (for
Jack)  his
2. The car outside is ……………………… (for me)
3. The song in the radio is ……………………… (for Mary)
4. The flying kites are ……………………… (for them)
5. This cake is ……………………… (for my brother)
6. Take it. It’s ……………………… (for you)
7. All this stuff is ……………………… (for us).
8. The blue umbrella is ……………………… (for me)
9. This small house is ……………………… (for our dog)
D. Fill in the blanks with the correct
possessive pronoun.
1. Please give me my book and take
………………………
2. Keep your mouth shut and I’ll keep
……………………… shut too.
3. He received his check. Did they
receive ………………………?
4. Dora cut her hair & Suzie cut …………
5. I love you. Please, be ………………
6. Jack corrected his test and Sam
corrected ………………………

10. The new car is ……………………… (for our neighbors) 7. The teacher took her sheets and
gave us ………………………
11. These apples are ……………………… (for you)
8. I gave the dog its food and the cat
12. The lipstick there is ……………………… (for Lucy)
also took ………………………
Answer key
A. Replace the possessive adjectives and nouns with the correct possessive pronouns.
your pencil  mine its food  its
her room  hers your report  yours
their house  theirs my car  mine

B. Look at the pictures and write sentences using possessive pronouns following the example.

2. This bike is hers. 3. This dress is yours 4. This scarf is its. 5. This teacher is theirs

C. Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive pronoun.

1. The keys on the table are ……………………… (for Jack)  his
2. The car outside is mine (for me)
3. The song in the radio is hers (for Mary)
4. The flying kites are theirs (for them)
5. This cake is his (for my brother)
6. Take it. It’s yours (for you)
7. All this stuff is ours (for us).
8. The blue umbrella is mine (for me)
9. This small house is its (for our dog)
10. The new car is theirs (for our neighbors)
11. These apples are yours (for you)
12. The lipstick there is hers (for Lucy)
13. The guitar here is his (for Tim)

D. Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive pronoun.

1. Please give me my book and take yours
2. Keep your mouth shut and I’ll keep mine shut too.
3. He received his check. Did they receive theirs?
4. Dora cut her hair and Suzie also cut hers
5. I love you. Please, be mine
6. Jack corrected his test and Sam corrected his
7. The teacher took her sheets and gave us ours
8. I gave the dog its food and the cat also took its
1) his ice cream
The ice
cream is his.