Practice grammar skills with this fun worksheet that teaches singular and plural possessive pronouns through visual examples.
Educational worksheet for possessive pronouns with fill-in-the-blank and multiple-choice exercises.
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Worksheet: Possessive Pronouns
#### Part A: Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive pronouns
1. These dogs are so cute. Which one is ________?
- Answer: yours
- Explanation: The sentence asks which dog belongs to the person being addressed. The appropriate possessive pronoun for the second person (singular) is "yours."
2. I found your book, but I can't find _________.
- Answer: mine
- Explanation: The speaker is referring to their own book. The appropriate possessive pronoun for the first person (singular) is "mine."
3. Anna likes Mary's shoes, but she doesn't like _________.
- Answer: hers
- Explanation: The sentence contrasts Anna's preference for Mary's shoes with her dislike of someone else's shoes. The appropriate possessive pronoun for the third person (singular, female) is "hers."
4. That is not your party, it's _________.
- Answer: ours
- Explanation: The sentence indicates that the party does not belong to the person being addressed but instead belongs to the speaker and others. The appropriate possessive pronoun for the first person (plural) is "ours."
5. I didn't have my book, so Luke lent me _________.
- Answer: his
- Explanation: Luke lent his book to the speaker. The appropriate possessive pronoun for the third person (singular, male) is "his."
6. Olivia and Jack don't like your car. Do you like _________?
- Answer: theirs
- Explanation: The sentence implies asking if the speaker likes Olivia and Jack's car. The appropriate possessive pronoun for the third person (plural) is "theirs."
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#### Part B: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
1. Are those lovely kids _________?
- Options: a. my b. him c. yours d. they
- Answer: c. yours
- Explanation: The sentence asks if the kids belong to the person being addressed. The appropriate possessive pronoun for the second person (plural) is "yours."
2. The jacket is _________; I have just bought it.
- Options: a. our b. my c. me d. mine
- Answer: d. mine
- Explanation: The sentence indicates that the jacket belongs to the speaker. The appropriate possessive pronoun for the first person (singular) is "mine."
3. My painting is OK, but I like _________ much more.
- Options: a. her b. hers c. your d. our
- Answer: b. hers
- Explanation: The sentence compares the speaker's painting to someone else's painting. The appropriate possessive pronoun for the third person (singular, female) is "hers."
4. Her eyes are green and _________ are blue.
- Options: a. his b. he c. my d. they
- Answer: a. his
- Explanation: The sentence contrasts the woman's green eyes with someone else's blue eyes. The appropriate possessive pronoun for the third person (singular, male) is "his."
5. That's not their house. _________ is much bigger.
- Options: a. Your b. They c. My d. Theirs
- Answer: d. Theirs
- Explanation: The sentence indicates that the house being referred to is not theirs, and theirs is much bigger. The appropriate possessive pronoun for the third person (plural) is "theirs."
6. The red car is _________, not the yellow one.
- Options: a. Your b. ours c. its d. our
- Answer: b. ours
- Explanation: The sentence specifies that the red car belongs to the speaker and others, not the yellow one. The appropriate possessive pronoun for the first person (plural) is "ours."
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Final Answers:
#### Part A:
1. yours
2. mine
3. hers
4. ours
5. his
6. theirs
#### Part B:
1. c. yours
2. d. mine
3. b. hers
4. a. his
5. d. Theirs
6. b. ours
Boxed Final Answer:
```boxed{
Part A:
1. yours
2. mine
3. hers
4. ours
5. his
6. theirs
Part B:
1. c. yours
2. d. mine
3. b. hers
4. a. his
5. d. Theirs
6. b. ours
}
```
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