Let’s go through each sentence one by one. We’ll use the possessive pronouns from the box:
mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs
Remember:
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mine = belongs to me
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yours = belongs to you
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his = belongs to him
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hers = belongs to her
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ours = belongs to us
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theirs = belongs to them
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1. We bought that house last year. It is ________.
→ “We” means it belongs to us →
ours
2. This car belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Smith. It is ________.
→ Mr. and Mrs. Smith = they →
theirs
3. I think I saw John drop this pen. I think it is ________.
→ John = he →
his
4. This book is ________. It has my name on it.
→ “my name” → belongs to me →
mine
5. My brother and I made that chair. It is ________.
→ “My brother and I” = we →
ours
6. Excuse me. This phone is ________. You forgot to take it with you.
→ “You forgot” → belongs to you →
yours
7. Her sister drew the picture. It’s ________.
→ “Her sister” = she →
hers
8. The little boy shouted, “Give the ball to me! It’s ________!”
→ “to me” → belongs to me →
mine
9. That’s ________. We bought it last night at the department store.
→ “We bought” → belongs to us →
ours
10. The bicycles were ________, so they rode them home after school.
→ “they rode” → belongs to them →
theirs
11. A: Are you sure this book belongs to your mother? B: Yes, it’s ________.
→ “your mother” = she →
hers
12. This is ________; you ordered the pizza. I ordered the spaghetti.
→ “you ordered” → belongs to you →
yours
13. A: Is this Robert’s? B: No, it’s not ________.
→ Robert = he →
his
14. I think these keys are ________. I left them on the table.
→ “I left them” → belongs to me →
mine
15. Thomas can find his classroom, but Susan and Mary can’t find ________.
→ Susan and Mary = they →
theirs
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Final Answer:
1. ours
2. theirs
3. his
4. mine
5. ours
6. yours
7. hers
8. mine
9. ours
10. theirs
11. hers
12. yours
13. his
14. mine
15. theirs
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of possessive nouns worksheets.