Possessive nouns - Pronouns worksheet - Free Printable

Let's solve the exercise on possessive pronouns step by step.

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🔹 First, review the chart:

| Subject Pronouns | Possessive Pronouns |
|----------------------|-------------------------|
| I have a bicycle. | The bicycle is mine. |
| You have a bicycle. | The bicycle is yours. |
| He has a bicycle. | The bicycle is his. |
| She has a bicycle. | The bicycle is hers. |
| It has a bicycle. | X (not used) |
| We have a bicycle. | The bicycle is ours. |
| They have a bicycle. | The bicycle is theirs. |

> ✔ Possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs

These replace nouns and show ownership without using an apostrophe.

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Now, let’s fill in the blanks using the correct possessive pronoun.

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✔ Answers with explanations:

1. We bought that house last year. It is _________.
→ "We" owns the house → ours
✔ Answer: ours

2. This car belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Smith. It is _________.
→ Mr. and Mrs. Smith = "they" → their possession → theirs
✔ Answer: theirs

3. I think I saw John drop this pen. I think it is _________.
→ John is a male → his → his
✔ Answer: his

4. This book is _________. It has my name on it.
→ The book belongs to "me" → mine
✔ Answer: mine

5. My brother and I made that chair. It's _________.
→ "My brother and I" = "we" → ours
✔ Answer: ours

6. Excuse me. This phone is _________. You forgot to take it with you.
→ The phone belongs to "you" → yours
✔ Answer: yours

7. Her sister drew the picture. It's _________.
→ "Her sister" = female → hers
✔ Answer: hers

8. The little boy shouted, "Give the ball to me! It's _________!"
→ The boy says "to me" → belongs to "me" → mine
✔ Answer: mine

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✔ Final Answers:

1. ours
2. theirs
3. his
4. mine
5. ours
6. yours
7. hers
8. mine

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📝 Summary:

- Use possessive pronouns when showing ownership without repeating the noun.
- Match the subject of the sentence to the correct pronoun:
- I → mine
- You → yours
- He → his
- She → hers
- We → ours
- They → theirs

✔ All answers are based on the subject of the sentence and the corresponding possessive form from the chart.

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