POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES


my your his her its our your their
.- Write the correct adjectives for these sentences:
 1.- These are ___________ parents. (I)
 2.- I've got ___________ watch. (he)
 3.- Is this ___________ car? (you)
 4.- Do they like ___________ new house? (she)
 5.- Have you met ___________ teacher? (they)
 6.- Who's got ___________ money? (I)
 7.- I don't like ___________ teacher. (we)
 8.- Have you got ___________ passport? (you)
 9.- He forgot ___________ keys. (he)
10.- They changed ___________ hotel. (they)
11.- She gave the letter to ___________ secretary. (she)
12.- There's something wrong with ___________ car. (I)
13.- They're having a party in ___________ garden. (they)
14.- Where's ___________ pen? (I)
15.- I like ___________ jacket. (you)
16.- The cat's not eating ___________ food. (it)
17.- I don't like ___________ timetable. (I)
18.- ___________ teachers didn't go on strike; they just want ___________ money. (we/they)
19.- I'm going to wash ___________ hair. (I)
20.- He never has ___________ breakfast in the kitchen. (he)

                              POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS

my    your     his    her     its     our   your their

mine yours      his    hers     ---    ours yours theirs


* The Possessive Adjective is always followed by its noun:
 It's my car.- That's his mother.- This is our house.
* The Possessive Pronoun is never followed by its noun:
 This is mine.- Give it to Peter: it's his.- The money is ours.

.- Finish each sentence in the same way as in the example:

1 We invited her to stay with us at our house.
2 He invited us to stay with ___________
3 They invited me to stay with ___________
4 I invited her to stay ___________
5 We invited them to ___________
6 You invited him ___________
.- Write the correct Adjective or Pronoun for these sentences:

 1.- Whose camera is this? Is ___________ ? (you)
 2.- Excuse me, those are ___________ seats. (we)
 3.- Has the dog had ___________ food? (it)
 4.- Is it ___________ suitcase or ___________ ? (you/he)
 5.- They're not ___________ keys; they're ___________ (I/she)
 6.- I don't think it's ___________ room: I think it's ___________ (you/they)
 7.- The police asked me for ___________ address. (I)
 8.-Have you got ___________ pen, or would you like to borrow ___________ ? (you/I)
 9.- ___________ garden is bigger than ___________ (they/we)
10.- I think this is ___________ book. Oh no, it's ___________ (I/you)
11.- The decision is ___________ (they)
12.- The cat wants ___________ dinner. (it)
13.- You know it's not ___________ money. It's ___________ (you/I)
14.- It isn't ___________ car, it's ___________ (he/she)
15.- It wasn't ___________ mistake, it was ....... (I/they)
16.- Have you met ___________ mother? (they)
17.- ___________ parents say the garden is ___________ (she/they)
18.- ___________ brother thinks the car is ___________ (I/we)
19.- ___________ car wasn't working, so I used ___________ (I/he)
20.- ___________ house is smaller than ___________ (we/they)
.- Finish these sentences.
 1 It's hers. Give it to her.
 2 They're mine. Give them to me.
 3 It's his. Give ___________
 4 They're hers. Give___________
 5 It's ours. Give ___________
 6 It's theirs. Give ___________
 7 They're his. Give___________
 8 It's mine. Give ___________

.- Finish these sentences in the same way.
 1 I gave him my address and he gave me his.
 2 I gave her ___________ address and she gave me ___________
 3 He gave me ___________ address and I gave ___________
 4 We gave her ___________ address and she gave ___________
 5 I gave them ___________ address and they ___________
 6 She gave us___________ address and ___________
 7 You gave him___________ address and ___________
 8 We gave them ___________ address and ___________
 9 They gave you ___________ address and ___________

Possessi Exer

  • 1.
    POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES my yourhis her its our your their .- Write the correct adjectives for these sentences: 1.- These are ___________ parents. (I) 2.- I've got ___________ watch. (he) 3.- Is this ___________ car? (you) 4.- Do they like ___________ new house? (she) 5.- Have you met ___________ teacher? (they) 6.- Who's got ___________ money? (I) 7.- I don't like ___________ teacher. (we) 8.- Have you got ___________ passport? (you) 9.- He forgot ___________ keys. (he) 10.- They changed ___________ hotel. (they) 11.- She gave the letter to ___________ secretary. (she) 12.- There's something wrong with ___________ car. (I) 13.- They're having a party in ___________ garden. (they) 14.- Where's ___________ pen? (I) 15.- I like ___________ jacket. (you) 16.- The cat's not eating ___________ food. (it) 17.- I don't like ___________ timetable. (I) 18.- ___________ teachers didn't go on strike; they just want ___________ money. (we/they) 19.- I'm going to wash ___________ hair. (I) 20.- He never has ___________ breakfast in the kitchen. (he) POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS my your his her its our your their mine yours his hers --- ours yours theirs * The Possessive Adjective is always followed by its noun: It's my car.- That's his mother.- This is our house. * The Possessive Pronoun is never followed by its noun: This is mine.- Give it to Peter: it's his.- The money is ours. .- Finish each sentence in the same way as in the example: 1 We invited her to stay with us at our house. 2 He invited us to stay with ___________ 3 They invited me to stay with ___________ 4 I invited her to stay ___________ 5 We invited them to ___________ 6 You invited him ___________
  • 2.
    .- Write thecorrect Adjective or Pronoun for these sentences: 1.- Whose camera is this? Is ___________ ? (you) 2.- Excuse me, those are ___________ seats. (we) 3.- Has the dog had ___________ food? (it) 4.- Is it ___________ suitcase or ___________ ? (you/he) 5.- They're not ___________ keys; they're ___________ (I/she) 6.- I don't think it's ___________ room: I think it's ___________ (you/they) 7.- The police asked me for ___________ address. (I) 8.-Have you got ___________ pen, or would you like to borrow ___________ ? (you/I) 9.- ___________ garden is bigger than ___________ (they/we) 10.- I think this is ___________ book. Oh no, it's ___________ (I/you) 11.- The decision is ___________ (they) 12.- The cat wants ___________ dinner. (it) 13.- You know it's not ___________ money. It's ___________ (you/I) 14.- It isn't ___________ car, it's ___________ (he/she) 15.- It wasn't ___________ mistake, it was ....... (I/they) 16.- Have you met ___________ mother? (they) 17.- ___________ parents say the garden is ___________ (she/they) 18.- ___________ brother thinks the car is ___________ (I/we) 19.- ___________ car wasn't working, so I used ___________ (I/he) 20.- ___________ house is smaller than ___________ (we/they) .- Finish these sentences. 1 It's hers. Give it to her. 2 They're mine. Give them to me. 3 It's his. Give ___________ 4 They're hers. Give___________ 5 It's ours. Give ___________ 6 It's theirs. Give ___________ 7 They're his. Give___________ 8 It's mine. Give ___________ .- Finish these sentences in the same way. 1 I gave him my address and he gave me his. 2 I gave her ___________ address and she gave me ___________ 3 He gave me ___________ address and I gave ___________ 4 We gave her ___________ address and she gave ___________ 5 I gave them ___________ address and they ___________ 6 She gave us___________ address and ___________ 7 You gave him___________ address and ___________ 8 We gave them ___________ address and ___________ 9 They gave you ___________ address and ___________