Let’s go step by step to solve this worksheet on possessive pronouns.
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1. What is a possessive pronoun?
A possessive pronoun shows who owns something — and it replaces the noun (the thing or person) so you don’t have to repeat it.
Examples:
- “This book is
mine.” → “mine” = my book
- “That bike is
hers.” → “hers” = her bike
So, a good answer for #1 is:
> A possessive pronoun is a word that shows ownership and replaces a noun. Examples include mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs.
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2. Complete the chart.
We need to fill in three columns:
| Subject Pronoun | Possessive Pronouns | Possessive Adjectives |
|------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
| I | mine | my |
| you | yours | your |
| we | ours | our |
| he | his | his |
| she | hers | her |
| it | its | its |
| they | theirs | their |
💡 Tip:
- Possessive adjectives come BEFORE a noun (my dog, your car).
- Possessive pronouns stand ALONE (The dog is mine. The car is yours.)
Note: “his” and “its” are the same in both columns.
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3–5. Rewrite each sentence, replacing the possessive noun with a possessive pronoun.
Remember: We’re changing phrases like “Jack’s” or “my sister’s” into words like “his” or “hers”.
3. The tractor is Jack’s.
→ Jack is male → use “his”
✔ New sentence:
The tractor is his.
4. That bed is my sister’s.
→ “My sister” is female → use “hers”
✔ New sentence:
That bed is hers.
5. Here is my family’s portrait.
→ “My family” is plural → use “ours”
✔ New sentence:
Here is ours.
Wait — let’s double-check #5.
“Family” can be tricky. But since it says “my family’s”, and we’re replacing the whole phrase “my family’s” with a possessive pronoun, the correct one is “ours” because “we” own it together.
Yes — “Here is ours.” is correct.
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Final Answer:
1. A possessive pronoun is a word that shows ownership and replaces a noun. Examples: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs.
2. Chart:
- I → mine / my
- you → yours / your
- we → ours / our
- he → his / his
- she → hers / her
- it → its / its
- they → theirs / their
3. The tractor is his.
4. That bed is hers.
5. Here is ours.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of possessive adjectives worksheet.
