Let’s go through each sentence one by one and pick the right possessive pronoun from the box.
The box has:
mine, yours, ours, theirs, hers, its, his
Remember: Possessive pronouns show who something belongs to — like “this is MINE” or “that is HIS”.
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1. This is your cat. It is ______.
→ “Your” means it belongs to you. So the pronoun for “your” is
yours.
✔ Answer:
yours
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2. Those are their dirty socks. They are ______.
→ “Their” means they belong to them. The pronoun for “their” is
theirs.
✔ Answer:
theirs
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3. This is my parents’ bed. It is ______.
→ “My parents’” means it belongs to them (plural). So we use
theirs.
Wait — but let’s think: “parents” is plural, so yes, “theirs” fits.
But hold on — sometimes people might think “mine” if it’s *my* parents, but no — the bed belongs to the parents, not to “me”. So still
theirs.
✔ Answer:
theirs
*(Note: If the sentence said “This is my bed”, then it would be “mine”. But here it’s “my parents’ bed” → belongs to them → theirs.)*
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4. That is our secret room. It is ______.
→ “Our” means it belongs to us. The pronoun for “our” is
ours.
✔ Answer:
ours
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5. Those are the princess’ shoes. They are ______.
→ “Princess’” means it belongs to her (singular female). So we use
hers.
✔ Answer:
hers
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6. These are John’s and Judy’s books. They are ______.
→ John and Judy together — plural, and both own the books. So we use
theirs.
✔ Answer:
theirs
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Now let’s write all answers in order:
1. yours
2. theirs
3. theirs
4. ours
5. hers
6. theirs
Final Answer:
yours, theirs, theirs, ours, hers, theirs
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of possessive pronoun worksheet 3rd grade.