The possessive The possessive

pronoun hers, pronouns her, its,

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

Underline the possessive pronoun in each

sentence. Complete each sentence. Choose a suitable
pronoun.
1. Lora lost her bracelet.
ours their
mine
2. Brady broke his arm. s
s
3. The dogs wagged their tail. her
your his
4. The students take their books. your s

its my
5. Musician Louis Armstrong was famous for
his smile. their
our
6. The referee blew her whistle.

7. Brad entered his painting in a contest. 16. Lisa drove ______ car to the top of the hill.

8. I wanted to read that book, but a number 17. Frank left _______ raincoat in the doctor’s
of its pages are missing. office.

9. My aunt and uncle have sold their ranch. 18. Isn’t Alaska noted for _______ salmon?

10. The Inuit built their igloos out of snow 19. Travis and Beth bought _______ mother a
blocks. 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 23. No! This is ______ computer not ______!
stamp collection.
24. The children broke _______ swing.
 The possessive The possessive
pronoun hers, pronouns her, its,
A possessive mine, ours, theirs, my, our, their, The pronoun his
pronoun is a may be used
and yours stand and your must be
pronoun that alone. used before a either way.
shows ownership noun Examples: That is
of something. Examples: That
coat is mine. The Examples: Her car his dog. The dog is
his.
shoes are yours. is red. Our car is
black.

Underline the possessive pronoun in each

sentence. Complete each sentence. Choose a suitable
pronoun.
1. Lora lost her bracelet.
ours their
mine
2. Brady broke his arm. s
s
3. The dogs wagged their tail. her
your his
4. The students take their books. your s

its my
5. Musician Louis Armstrong was famous for
his smile. their
our

6. The referee blew her whistle.

7. Brad entered his painting in a contest. 16. Lisa drove ______ car to the top of the hill.

8. I wanted to read that book, but a number 17. Frank left _______ raincoat in the doctor’s
of its pages are missing. office.

9. My aunt and uncle have sold their ranch. 18. Isn’t Alaska noted for _______ salmon?

10. The Inuit built their igloos out of snow 19. Travis and Beth bought _______ mother a
blocks. 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 23. No! This is ______ computer not ______!
stamp collection.
24. The children broke _______ swing.
Underline the possessive pronoun in each These are possible answers
sentence.
16. Lisa drove ___her___ car to the top of the hill.
1. Lora lost her bracelet.
17. Frank left ___his____ raincoat in the doctor’s
2. Brady broke his arm. office.

3. The dogs wagged their tail. 18. Isn’t Alaska noted for ___its____ salmon?

4. The students take their books. 19. Travis and Beth bought ____their___ mother a
beautiful shawl from China.
5. Musician Louis Armstrong was famous for
his smile. 20. Gina, where is ___my___ brother?

6. The referee blew her whistle. 21. Manuel forgot __his___ appointment.

7. Brad entered his painting in a contest. 22. The IPad on the desk is mines.

8. I wanted to read that book, but a number 23. The cat licked ___its____ bowl clean.
of its pages are missing.
23. No! This is ___my___ computer not
9. My aunt and uncle have sold their ranch. __yours____!

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

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.