PRONOUNS

Personal Pronouns Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

Reflexive Pronouns
subject form object form possessive adjective possessive pronoun

I me my mine myself

you you your yours yourself

he him his his himself

she her her hers herself

it it its its itself

we us our ours ourselves

you you your yours yourselves

they them their theirs themselves

Personal Pronouns - Subject

Replace the words in brackets by the correct personal pronouns. Note that Sue is the
person speaking. The (*) means that you are asked a question.

I
1. My name is Sue. (Sue) am English. And this is my family.

2. My mum's name is Angie. (Angie) is from Germany.

3. Bob is my dad. (My dad) is a waiter.

4. On the left you can see Simon. (Simon) is my brother.

5. (Sue and Simon) are twins.

6. Our dog is a girl, Judy. (Judy) is two years old.

7. (Sue, Simon, Angie and Bob) live in Canterbury.

8. (Canterbury) is not far from London.

9. My grandparents live in London. (My grandparents) often come and see us.

10. What can (*) tell me about your family?

Personal Pronouns Object

Aaron was on a business trip to California. He shows you the souvenirs he got for his
family.

Fill in the correct pronouns.

her
1. My sister Jane loves books. This novel is for (she) .

2. My children like Disney films. The video is for (they) .

3. My brother Matt collects picture postcards. These postcards are for (he) .

4. My parents like Latin music. The CD is for (they) .

5. I like watches. This nice watch is for (I) .

6. My wife and I love sweets. These sweets are for (we) .

7. My nephew likes cars. The toy truck is for (he) .

8. My neighbour wants to go to California next year. The guide book is for (she)
.

9. Here is another souvenir. I don't know what to do with (it) .

10. You know what? - It's for (you) .

Possessive Adjectives
Replace the personal pronouns by possessive adjectives.

your
1. Where are (you) friends now?

2. Here is a postcard from (I) friend Peggy.

3. She lives in Australia now with (she) family.

4. (She) husband works in Newcastle.

5. (He) company builds ships.

6. (They) children go to school in Newcastle.

7. (I) husband and I want to go to Australia, too.

8. We want to see Peggy and (she) family next winter.

9. (We) winter!

10. Because it is (they) summer

Possessive Pronouns
Replace the personal pronouns by possessive pronouns.

yours
1. This book is (you) .

2. The ball is (I) .

3. The blue car is (we) .

4. The ring is (she) .

5. We met Paul and Jane last night. This house is (they) .

6. The luggage is (he) .

7. The pictures are (she) .

8. In our garden is a bird. The nest is (it) .

9. This cat is (we) .

10. This was not my fault. It was (you) .

Fill the gaps with the correct pronouns.

1. Once upon a time there was a girl called Little Red Riding Hood. Together
with mum, lived in a big forest.

2. One fine day, Little Red Riding Hood’s mother said, “ grandma is ill. Please
go and take this cake and a bottle of wine to . Grandma’s house is not too far
from house, but always keep to the path and don’t stop!”

3. So, Little Red Riding Hood made way to Grandma’s house.

4. In the forest met the big bad wolf.

5. Little Red Riding Hood greeted and the wolf asked:

6. “Where are going, Little Red Riding Hood?”

7. “To grandma’s house.” answered Little Red Riding Hood.

8. “Can you tell where grandma lives?”

9. “ lives in a little cottage at the edge of the forest.”

10. “Why don’t pick some nice flowers for ?” asked the wolf.
11. “That’s a good idea.” said Little Red Riding Hood and began looking for flowers.
Meanwhile, the wolf was on way to grandma’s house.

12. The house was quite small but nice and roof was made out of straw.

13. The wolf went inside and swallowed poor old Grandma. After that put
Grandma’s clothes on and lay down in bed.

1. Was ________ grammar book expensive?

A. ? your

B. ? yours

C. ? your's

D. ? you

2. This bird has broken ________ wing.

A. ? it's

B. ? its'

C. ? hers

D. ? its

3. My telephone is out of order, but ________ is working.

A. ? your

B. ? our

C. ? his

D. ? their

4. ________ pencil is broken. Can I borrow ________?

A. ? Mine, yours

B. ? Your, mine

C. ? My, yours

D. ? Yours, mine
5. You can't have any chocolate! It's ________!
A. ? your

B. ? its

C. ? her

D. ? mine

6. Junko has eaten her lunch already, but I'm saving ________ until later.
A. ? hers

B. ? her

C. ? my

D. ? mine

7. Jody has lost ________ book.

A. ? mine

B. ? her

C. ? hers

D. ? theirs

8. These grammar books are different. ________ has 278 pages, but ________
has only 275.
A. ? Yours, mine

B. ? Your, my

C. ? Yours, my

D. ? Your, mine

9. ________ computer is a Mac, but ________ is a PC.

A. ? Your, mine

B. ? Yours, mine

C. ? Your, my

D. ? Yours, my

10. We gave them ________ telephone number, and they gave us ________.
A. ? ours, their
 B. ? our, their

C. ? ours, theirs

D. ? our, theirs

Choose whether each sentence requires a possessive adjective or a possessive

pronoun:
EX: That car is not his. It's mine. (possessive pronoun)
OR That's my car. (possessive adjective)

1. She's not his friend, she's (my/mine).

2. Robert didn't drink his own coffee. He drank (her/hers).

3. That is one of (hers/her) friends.

4. His neighborhood is safe, while (my/mine) neighborhood isn't.

5. His neighborhood is safe, while (my/mine) isn't.

6. Did (your/yours) mother call?

7. I don't know (them/their) very well.

8. I don't know (them/their) daughter very well.

9. I talked to (my/me) grandmother for three hours last night.

10. I think I got my notes mixed up with (your/yours).

Clear Answ ers

III.- Rewrite the following sentences. Substitute possessive pronouns for

the bold words

(use capital letters at the beginning of the sentence)

1.- Their house and our house are on the same street.

2.- Those jeans are my jeans.

3.- The dictionary is Paul's.

4.- The black car is my mother's car.

5.- Is this your dictionary or my dictionary?

A. Complete the following table:

Possessive Possessive
Subject pronouns: Object pronouns:
adjectives: pronouns:

I ___ ___ ___

___ you ___ ___
___ ___ his ___
___ her ___ ___
___ ___ ___ (not possible)
___ ___ our ___
you ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ theirs

B. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate personal pronouns and possessives.

1. Mum, have you seen __________ money-box? I'd like to put a couple of coins in.

2. "She met a boy yesterday, and says that she loves __________ deeply."
 "__________ can't love __________ deeply! __________ only met yesterday!

3. This is Tom, and this is __________ father.

4. "Is there anything __________ can do to help you"

"No, there isn't anything you can do to help __________."

5. That dog is almost never in __________ kennel. __________ doesn't like

__________.

6. Peter and __________ family do not live in London. __________ say that __________
is too big a city for __________.

7. Can you lend __________ __________ rubber, please? I've lost mine.

8. __________ house is very small, but comfortable. We love __________.

9. __________ son is a very bad student, but __________ daughter is brilliant. We wish
__________ would study harder.

10. "Please send __________ a postcard when you are on holiday?"

"Don't worry, mum and dad. We'll send __________ one."

11. __________ is raining cats and dogs, so __________ had better stay at home. We can
go to the cinema tomorrow.

12. "Where shall I put this book?"

"Put __________ on the table, please."

13. "I've just bought some big ice-creams for lunch, mum."

"Put __________ in the fridge, sweetheart."

14. "Is this __________ pen, Peter?"

"No, __________ isn't __________. __________ is __________."

"Where is __________, then?"

"__________ is on the floor!"

"OK! Thank you."

15. This is a picture of __________ house. We've been living there since 1999.

16. "How do you know that your neighbours are at home?"

"Because __________ car is over there."

17. "Where is __________ sister, Paul?"

"__________ sister is at home. __________ is studying for an exam. Would you like
me to tell __________ something when I get home?"
 18. "John and __________ family do not live here any longer."

"Where do __________ live now?"

19. "This table has a missing leg."

"Here is __________ leg."

20. "Can __________ give __________ a glass of water, please? I'm very thirsty."

"Yes, of course."

Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjective or pronoun.

1. Is this _________________ book? (your/yours)

2. Give Maria ____________________ umbrella. (her/hers)

3. No, it's not your turn to answer, it's ____________________ . (our/ours)

4. No, that's not ___________________ car. _________ is a convertible. (my/mine)

5. Excuse me. Is this _______________________ classroom. (our/ours)

6. The cat is cold. ____________ fur is wet. (his/hers/its)

7. We didn't bring any drinks to the party. Can we drink ________________ ?

(your/yours)

8. Jim brought ______________ coat. But he is hot and doesn't need it. You can use
__________ . (his/his)

5. More Exercises

Complete the sentences below using the correct possessive from of the word in
parentheses. You will have time to repeat the answers on the video.

1. This is __________________________ book. (he)

2. We must go now. ______________________ time is up. (we)

3. That sweater is ____________________ . (Karen)

4. This sweater is not ____________________ . (I) It's ____________________ . (you)

5. This tennis court is not _______________________ because we did not reserve it.
(we)

6. This tennis court must be _______________________________ . (they)

7. That is not ________________ pen. (I) It is _____________________ . (he)

1. It belongs to me, it's ___

2. It belongs to my father, it's ___

3. It belongs to her, it's ___

4. It belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Smith, it's ___

5. It belongs to me and my wife, it's ___

6. It belongs to my mother, it's ___

7. It belongs to him, it's ___

8. It belongs to you, it's ___

9. It belongs to the dog, it's ___

10. It belongs to them, it's ___

11. Object pronouns: me, you, him, etc. (1)

12. Choose the correct answer.
13.
14. 1 I'm not in love with .
15. 2 The book is fantastic. Read !
16. 3 Look at . They're in love.
17. 4 What's your name? Do I know ?
18. 5 Tell about the film. Is it good?
19. 6 I like . She's really nice.
20.
1 We can't do this. Can you help ?
21. 2 That film's great! I love .
22. 3 She's a new student. I don't know .
23. 4 This is his number. Phone !
 24. 5 I love . Do you love me?
25. 6 Look! They're in Class 3. Go with .

possessive pronouns: mine, yours, etc. (1)

Choose the correct answer.

1 Whose is this? Is it ?

2 That book isn't . My book's at home.

3 It's not . We don't have a car.

4 Ask Tom and Sam. I think it's .

5 It isn't . His mobile is red.

6 They're . She always wears them.

1 It's not . His lighter's green.

2 This is . Look! Here's your name.

3 Is this ? Can you ask them?

4 Help . She doesn't understand.

5 It isn't . I don't have a mobile.

6 They don't understand . We talk very fas

. This doesn't look my (*) book; it must be (*)

mine/yours

my/yours

my/her

my/your

2. Tell me, isn't that (*) old car over there?

her
 hers

mine

theirs

3. They have two of (*) houses in the street, and the house on the corner
is also (*).

my/theirs

their/their

their/theirs

theirs/their

4. I see that he has lost (*) pencil; perhaps you can lend him (*).

him/yours

her/mine

my/your

his/yours

5. John has come to see me; (*) father and (*) were school friends.

him/mine

his/my

his/mine

her/mine
A. Complete the sentences with the words below.

her His Its my our Their your

1. I'm a writer. I love my job.

2. Nice to meet you. Is name Jones?
3. She's French but father is from Germany.
4. Is Paul here? mother is on the phone.
5. It's a Persian cat. name is Pushkin.
6. My wife and I are doctors but son is an actor.
7. They're singers. names are Fifi and Peach.

B. Write the words in order to make sentences.

1. this pen your Is ?

2. favourite actor my He's .
3. Carla Is name her ?
4. Joe with friend his is .
5. New York is from teacher Our
.
6. grandparents Their Arthur and Joan
are .

C. Choose the correct alternative to complete the dialogue.

Susan: I need to talk to John and Sally. Are they back from Germany yet?
Mike: No, they aren't.
Susan: Do you know the name of hotel?
Mike: No, I don't know. You can send John an e-mail. I have e-
mail address.
Susan: I want to talk to Sally. Do you have phone number?

Mike: Yes, I think so.