My, her, his, your, its, our, their

Replace the personal pronouns by possessive adjectives: 1. Where is (I) 2. Here is (we) 3. She goes to school with(she 4. (They) 5. (You) 6. (He) 7. (I) book? teacher. brother.

father works in a car factory. laptop is very expensive. favorite hobby is tennis. husband and I want to go to Paris. historical monuments. dog ! name is Bobby.

8. We want to see (it) 9. Leila likes (she) 10. (It)

Choose the right possessive adjective: 1. Two students didn't do 2. I have a car. 3. We have a dog. 4. Nancy is from England. 5. Farid and Nadia go to a high school. 6. Mr O'Brian has a van. 7. We go to a high school. 8. I like singing. mathematics homework. car is black. name is Pancho. husband is from Australia. little brother goes to primary school.

van is very old. high school is fantastic. mother sings with me. family are from France.

9. Franois and Alain are French. 10. Mary likes

grandmother. She often visits her.

What are possessive adjectives? Possessive adjectives - my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their modify the noun following it in order to show possession. Examples:

I'll get my bag. Is this your luggage?

Possessive adjectives are often confused with possessive pronouns. Examples:

Your bike is blue. (your is an adjective which modifies bike) Mine is yellow. (mine is a pronoun which functions as the subject of the verb is)

Examples Subject Pronouns I you he she it we you they

Possessive Adjectives my your his her its our your their Examples:

Why didn't you clean your room? (your modifies the noun room) Mary doesn't like her dress. (her modifies the noun dress) The chameleon can change its color. (its modifies the noun color)

Her hair is long.

His hair is short

Things to remember: 1. Possessive adjectives are different from possessive pronouns.

This is your (possessive adjective) book and this is mine (possessive pronoun).

2. its, their are possessive adjectives.

Its color is beautiful. Their car is in their garage.

3. it's, they're and there are not possessive adjectives its is a contraction of it is or it has; they're is a contraction of they are; thereis an adverb of place.

It's not my book = It is not my book. My house is big. It's got five bedrooms = It has got five bedrooms. Nancy and Alan are from New York. They're my friends = They are my friends. Please, put the chair there. (adverb)

POSSESSIVE CASE
a person/people: s or s:

Marys sister, the mens suits, my friends cars, ice cream Things: the of :

Susie's

the colour of my bike

, the number of the worksheet

Animals, towns and countries: either: ...'s/...s' or: the ... of ...:

New Yorks taxis the taxis of New York; the lions teeth the teeth of the lion; Germanys big cities the big cities of Germany

Name_________________________________________ Try the exercises: 1. Mary room: Marys room 2. cat cheese: the cats cheese / the cheese of the cat 1. Mike brother: 2. New York museums: or 3. our neighbours dog: 4. Bob hair: 5. Ronnie schoolbag: Name_________________________________________ Try the exercises: 1. Mary room: Marys room 2. cat cheese: the cats cheese / the cheese of the cat 1. week days: 2. room corner: 3. children feet: 4. a baby skin: 5. Tina trousers: Name__________________________________ Try the exercises: 1. Mary room: Marys room 2. cat cheese: the cats cheese / the cheese of the cat 1. the girls bikes: 2. Jack trainers: 3. cheese smell: 4. flower colour: 5. shoes size: Name__________________________________ Try the exercises: 1. Mary room: Marys room 2. cat cheese: the cats cheese / the cheese of the cat 1. Grandma shoes: 2. our cat eyes: or 3. tiger teeth: or 4. Canada big cities: or 5. women new blouses:

Name__________________________________ Try the exercises: 1. Mary room: Marys room 2. cat cheese: the cats cheese / the cheese of the cat 1. my brothers old bikes: 2. Vienna beautiful buildings: or 3. desks colour: 4. Shakespeare dramas: 5. my friends rooms: Name__________________________________ Try the exercises: 1. Mary room: Marys room 2. cat cheese: the cats cheese / the cheese of the cat 1. Sydney sights: or 2. house number: 3. cupboard price: 4. my parents - friends:

Replace the personal pronouns by possessive adjectives:

My, her, his, your, its, our, their

Name: ____________________________________________ 1. Where is (I) 2. Here is (we) 3. She goes to school with(she 4. (They) 5. (You) book? teacher. brother.

father works in a car factory. laptop is very expensive.

Replace the personal pronouns by possessive adjectives:

My, her, his, your, its, our, their

Name: ____________________________________________ 1. (He) favorite hobby is tennis. husband and I want to go to Paris. historical monuments. dog ! name is Bobby.

2. (I)

3. We want to see (it) 4. Leila likes (she) 5. (It)

Choose the right possessive adjective:

My, her, his, your, its, our, their

Name: ____________________________________________ 1. Two students didn't do 2. I have a car. 3. We have a dog. 4. Nancy is from England. 5. Farid and Nadia go to a high school. mathematics homework. car is black. name is Pancho. husband is from Australia. little brother goes to primary school.

Choose the right possessive adjective:

My, her, his, your, its, our, their

Name: ____________________________________________ 1. Mr O'Brian has a van. 2. We go to a high school. 3. I like singing. van is very old. high school is fantastic. mother sings with me. family are from France.

4. Franois and Alain are French. 5. Mary likes

grandmother. She often visits her.