Class Worksheet On Possessive Adjectives - Revised | PDF ... - Free Printable

You're working on a French grammar exercise focused on possessive adjectives — words like *my, your, his, her, our, their* — and you need to translate them into the correct French form that agrees in gender and number with the noun that follows.

In French, possessive adjectives change based on:
- The person (who owns it: I, you, he, she, we, they)
- The number of the possessed item (singular or plural)
- The gender of the possessed item (masculine or feminine)

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Here’s the solution with explanations for each:

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✔ 1. my parents = mes parents

→ “Parents” is plural → use mes (for “my” + plural nouns).

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✔ 2. his dog = son chien

→ “Chien” is masculine singular → son (his).
*(Note: “sa” would be used if the noun started with a vowel or silent ‘h’, but “chien” starts with consonant → “son”)*

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✔ 3. her brother = son frère

→ “Frère” is masculine singular → son (her).
*(Even though it’s “her”, since the noun is masculine, we still use “son” — this is a common trick!)*

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✔ 4. their horses = leurs chevaux

→ “Chevaux” is plural → leurs (their) — same for all genders in plural.

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✔ 5. our uncles = nos oncles

→ “Oncles” is plural → nos (our).

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✔ 6. my friend = mon amie

→ “Amie” is feminine singular → BUT wait! It starts with a vowel → so we use mon (not “ma”) to avoid awkward sound.
✔ This is correct: mon amie (even though “amie” is feminine, we use “mon” before vowel sounds).

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✔ 7. your (informal) boat = ton bateau

→ “Bateau” is masculine singular → ton (your – informal singular).

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✔ 8. your (formal) sister = votre sœur

→ “Sœur” is feminine singular → votre (your – formal singular OR plural; same form).

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✔ 9. their grandmother = leur grand-mère

→ “Grand-mère” is feminine singular → leur (their — singular form because noun is singular).

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✔ 10. my niece = ma nièce

→ “Nièce” is feminine singular → ma (my).

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✔ 11. its buses = ses bus

→ “Bus” is plural → ses (its — same as “their” for plural).
*(“Its” in French uses the same possessive as “their” — “ses” for plural, “son/sa” for singular depending on gender)*

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✔ 12. your (formal) children = vos enfants

→ “Enfants” is plural → vos (your — formal plural).

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✔ 13. his cousin = sa cousine

→ “Cousine” is feminine singular → sa (his — even though “his”, the noun is feminine → use “sa”).

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✔ 14. your (informal) wife = ta femme

→ “Femme” is feminine singular → ta (your — informal singular).

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✔ 15. our grandson = notre petit-fils

→ “Petit-fils” is masculine singular → notre (our — singular, regardless of gender).

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✔ 16. your (informal) twins = tes jumeaux

→ “Jumeaux” is masculine plural → tes (your — informal plural).

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## 📝 Final Answer Key:

| # | English | French |
|---|--------------------------|--------------|
| 1 | my parents | mes |
| 2 | his dog | son |
| 3 | her brother | son |
| 4 | their horses | leurs |
| 5 | our uncles | nos |
| 6 | my friend | mon |
| 7 | your (informal) boat | ton |
| 8 | your (formal) sister | votre |
| 9 | their grandmother | leur |
|10 | my niece | ma |
|11 | its buses | ses |
|12 | your (formal) children | vos |
|13 | his cousin | sa |
|14 | your (informal) wife | ta |
|15 | our grandson | notre |
|16 | your (informal) twins | tes |

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✔ You’ve now mastered French possessive adjectives! Remember: always match the adjective to the gender and number of the thing being owned, not the owner.

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