TEACHER’S NOTES
WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Possessive Pronouns
Activity Type Introduction
Grammar Exercises: In this possessive pronouns worksheet, students practice the
identifying, multiple possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, yours, theirs.
choice, table and
sentence completion, Procedure
rewriting sentences,
unscrambling Give each student a copy of the two-page worksheet.
First, students read sentences and underline the possessive
Focus pronoun in each one.
Possessive pronouns: Exercise A - Answer key
mine, yours, his, hers,
ours, yours, theirs 1. ours 2. mine 3. hers 4. theirs 5. his 6. yours
Students then write possessive pronouns in a table.
Aim
Exercise B - Answer key
To practice possessive
pronouns. mine yours his hers ours yours theirs
Next, students complete sentences with possessive pronouns by
Preparation circling the correct multiple-choice answers.
Make one copy of the Exercise C - Answer key
two-page worksheet for
each student. 1. c 2. b 3. c 4. a 5. b 6. b
Students then move on to complete each sentence with the
Level correct possessive pronoun.
Pre-intermediate (A2) Exercise D - Answer key
1. mine 2. his 3. yours 4. ours 5. hers
Time 6. theirs 7. his 8. yours 9. hers 10. theirs
30 minutes After that, students rewrite sentences to include possessive
pronouns.
Exercise E - Answer key
1. Pedro's sister is older than mine. 4. That ball is his.
2. This hat is hers. 5. This apartment is ours.
3. Our house is bigger than theirs. 6. This coffee is mine.
Lastly, students put words in the correct order to create sentences,
adding a suitable possessive pronoun.
Exercise F - Answer key
1. I drank my tea before Tara drank hers.
2. I had no paper, so he gave me some of his.
3. Tom did his homework and I did mine.
4. They got their dog after we got ours.
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POSSESSIVES
WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Possessive Pronouns
We use possessive pronouns to express ownership or possession. These pronouns usually come
at the end of a sentence with a subject and verb before them.
A. Read the sentences and underline the possessive pronouns.
1. We made this cake. It's ours. 4. The dog belongs to Leo and Sid. It's theirs.
2. The bike is mine. I bought it. 5. That house is his. He bought it last year.
3. The hat is hers. It has her name on it. 6. The car belongs to you and Tim. It's yours.
B. Complete the table with the possessive pronouns above. One pronoun is used twice.
Pronoun Possessive pronoun
I
you (singular)
he
she
we
your (plural)
they
C. Complete the sentences with possessive pronouns by circling the correct multiple-
choice answers.
1. That coat has Oscar's name on it. It's...
a. hers b. yours c. his
2. The television belongs to my family. It's...
a. our b. ours c. our's
3. I made this cake for you. It's...
a. your b. mine c. yours
4. I live in a bigger house than you do. Your house is smaller than...
a. mine b. mine's c. my
5. I saw Lars and Sara driving that car. I think it's...
a. their b. theirs c. ours
6. Olga wasn't happy because my biscuit was bigger than...
a. her's b. hers c. her
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POSSESSIVES
WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Possessive Pronouns
D. Complete each sentence with the correct possessive pronoun.
1. Lisa didn't have a jacket, so I let her wear ...............
2. I gave Francesco my phone number and he gave me ...............
3. I did my homework. Did you do ...............?
4. Fred had no lunch, so Paolo and I gave him some of ...............
5. I did all my homework, but my sister didn't do ...............
6. I showed the teacher my work before the other students showed him ...............
7. The book has Sven's name on it, so I think it's ...............
8. That dog looks like your dog. That's why I thought it was ...............
9. I gave Sally some of my candy and she gave me some of ...............
10. We bought our car before Miguel and Lara bought ...............
E. Rewrite the sentences to include possessive pronouns.
1. Pedro's sister is older than my sister. ................................................................
2. This hat belongs to the lady. ................................................................
3. Our house is bigger than Joe and Mary's. ................................................................
4. That is the boy's ball. ................................................................
5. This apartment belongs to us. ................................................................
6. This is my coffee. ................................................................
F. Put the words in the correct order to create sentences, adding a possessive pronoun.
1. Tara / drank / I / drank / my / tea / before
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2. no / I / had / paper / he / gave / me / of / some / so
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3. and / homework / Tom / did / did / his / I
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4. dog / they / got / their / we / after / got
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