Possessives worksheet for English language learners, designed to practice using possessive pronouns in context.

Let's solve the worksheet step by step. The task is to complete each sentence with the correct possessive pronoun:
my, your, his, her, its, our, their.

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1) ……………… favourite book is on the top shelf.

- This sentence refers to someone’s favorite book. Since no specific person is mentioned, we assume it's about "my" book (from the speaker’s point of view).
✔ Answer: my

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2) The garden is full of flowers, and each one has ……………… unique beauty.

- Each flower has its own beauty. "Each one" refers to a singular object (flower), so we use its.
✔ Answer: its

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3) The team celebrated ……………… victory with a big party.

- The team celebrates their own victory. Even though "team" is collective, we use their for possession.
✔ Answer: their

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4) Did you enjoy ……………… your holiday?

- This seems like a typo. It says “enjoy ……………… your holiday.” But “your” already appears.
Possessive pronouns are used before nouns. Here, “your” is already in the sentence — so this might be a mistake.
But if we interpret it as:
> "Did you enjoy ________ holiday?"
Then it should be your.
But since “your” is already written, maybe the blank is meant to be “your” again? That doesn’t make sense.
Alternatively, perhaps the intended sentence is:
> "Did you enjoy ________ holiday?" → Then answer is your.
But as written: “Did you enjoy ……………… your holiday?” — that would be redundant.
Wait — perhaps the blank is meant to go before “holiday”? But it's after “enjoy”.
Looking at the structure:
> "Did you enjoy ___________ your holiday?"
That's grammatically incorrect.
Most likely, it's supposed to be:
> "Did you enjoy _________ holiday?"
So, the correct possessive pronoun is your.
✔ Answer: your

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5) I forgot ……………… umbrella, so I got wet.

- The speaker forgot their own umbrella.
✔ Answer: my

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6) When are you moving to ……………… new house?

- The house belongs to the person being asked. So, it's your house.
✔ Answer: your

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7) He is a teacher, ……………… name is Mr. Gupta.

- We're referring to the man’s name. Use his.
✔ Answer: his

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8) She is a nurse, ……………… name is Helen.

- Refers to the woman’s name → her
✔ Answer: her

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9) The lion lifted up ……………… head and looked at us.

- The lion is an animal; use its
✔ Answer: its

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10) I am sorry, I did not call you. I lost ……………… number.

- The speaker lost your number (the listener’s phone number).
✔ Answer: your

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11) They are angry, because someone stole ……………… car.

- The car belongs to them, so use their
✔ Answer: their

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12) I am a tennis player, ……………… name is Paradorn.

- The speaker is talking about themselves. Use my
✔ Answer: my

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13) He is my best friend. ……………… name is Bill.

- Refers to the man’s name → His
✔ Answer: His

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14) We are going to visit ……………… grandmother.

- "We" are going to visit our grandmother.
✔ Answer: our

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15) The team won ……………… match.

- The team won their match.
✔ Answer: their

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✔ Final Answers:

1) my
2) its
3) their
4) your *(assuming the sentence is “Did you enjoy your holiday?” — blank before “your” is likely a typo)*
5) my
6) your
7) his
8) her
9) its
10) your
11) their
12) my
13) His
14) our
15) their

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🔍 Explanation Summary:

- My = belonging to me
- Your = belonging to you
- His = belonging to a male
- Her = belonging to a female
- Its = belonging to an animal or thing (no apostrophe)
- Our = belonging to us
- Their = belonging to them

Use these based on who owns the noun in the sentence.

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💡 Tip: Always ask — *Who does this belong to?* Then pick the correct pronoun.

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