Let's solve this worksheet on
possessive pronouns step by step. The goal is to
underline the correct possessive pronoun in each sentence.
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🔹 What are Possessive Pronouns?
Possessive pronouns show ownership without using a noun. Examples:
-
mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs
They
do not have apostrophes (unlike contractions or possessive nouns).
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Now, let’s go through each sentence:
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1. This is Rania’s dress. It is (hers, his).
✔ hers — because Rania is female.
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Underline: hers
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2. Is the blue pen (yours, its) or (its, mine)?
- First blank: "yours" (because it's asking if it belongs to you)
- Second blank: "mine" (because it's asking if it belongs to me)
⚠️ Note: "its" is used for things/animals (no apostrophe), but here we're comparing ownership between people.
➡️
Underline: yours, mine
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3. These are my cards. They are (mine, yours).
✔ mine — because the speaker says “my cards” earlier.
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Underline: mine
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4. These are his shoes. They are (ours, his).
✔ his — matches “his shoes.”
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Underline: his
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5. This looks like your bag. Is this bag (hers, yours)?
✔ yours — the question is asking if it belongs to you.
➡️
Underline: yours
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6. The television is (ours, hers) and (its, theirs) screen is big.
- First blank: “ours” — implies the TV belongs to us
- Second blank: “its” — refers to the TV (inanimate object), so use “its”
➡️
Underline: ours, its
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7. The book belongs to me. It is not (yours, mine). It is (his, mine).
- First blank: “yours” — because it's saying it's not *your* book
- Second blank: “mine” — because it belongs to the speaker
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Underline: yours, mine
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8. Kim Seng says the ruler is (his, hers) but Nurul says it is (his, hers).
- Kim Seng is male →
his
- Nurul is female →
hers
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Underline: his, hers
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9. This house is not (ours, hers). Our house is next to the police station.
- The second sentence says “Our house,” so this house is
not ours
- So, it must be someone else’s →
hers
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Underline: hers
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10. My grandparents live in the old farmhouse. The farm house is (his, theirs).
- “My grandparents” → plural → possessive pronoun =
theirs
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Underline: theirs
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✔ Final Answers (underlined words):
1.
hers
2.
yours, mine
3.
mine
4.
his
5.
yours
6.
ours, its
7.
yours, mine
8.
his, hers
9.
hers
10.
theirs
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📝 Summary Tips:
- Use
mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs when showing ownership.
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Its (no apostrophe) is used for animals or things.
- Always check the subject of the sentence to match the correct owner.
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of possessive nouns and pronouns worksheet.
