Possessive Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns

Exercise 1

·         Complete this chart

I
YOU
HE
SHE
WE	OUR
THEY
MARY

Exercise 2

Underline the possessive pronoun in each sentence.

1. Lora lost her bracelet.
2. Brady broke his arm.
3. The dogs wagged their tail.
4. The students take their books.
5. Musician Louis Armstrong was famous for his smile.
6. The referee blew her whistle.
7. Brad entered his painting in a contest.
8. I wanted to read that book, but a number of its pages are missing.
9. My aunt and uncle have sold their ranch.
10. The Inuit built their igloos out of snow 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.

Exercise 3

Complete each sentence. Choose a suitable pronoun.

1. Lisa drove  car to the top of the hill.
2. Frank left  raincoat in the doctor’s office.
3. Isn’t Alaska noted for  salmon?
4. Travis and Beth bought   mother a beautiful shawl from China.
5. Gina, where is  brother?
6. Manuel forgot  appointment.
7. The IPad on the desk is  .
8. The cat licked  bowl clean.
9. No! This is  computer not !
10. The children broke  swing.

Exercise 4

·         Complete the conversations with the correct word in parentheses.

1.       A:  Is this Jennifer’s hat?

B: No, it’s not  (Her / hers). It’s (My/ mine)

2.       A:  Are these  (Your/ yours) gloves?

B: No, they’re not  (My / mine) gloves. Let’s ask Sally

Maybe they’re (Her/ hers) gloves.

3.       A:  (whose/yours) T-shirts are these? Are they Julie’s and Pat’s?

B: No, they’re not (Their / theirs) T-shirts. But these socks are 

(Their / theirs). And these shorts are (Your/yours).

4.        A: Hey! These are not (Our /ours) clothes!

B: You’re right. (Our/ ours) are over there.