This worksheet is designed to help students practice
possessive pronouns — specifically, the
absolute (or standalone) possessive pronouns.
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🔍 What are Possessive Pronouns?
There are two types:
1.
Attributive (adjective) possessive pronouns:
→ *my, your, his, her, its, our, their*
Used
before a noun to show ownership.
Example: *My book*, *Her car*
2.
Absolute (standalone) possessive pronouns:
→ *mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs*
Used
alone,
without a noun, to replace a noun phrase.
Example: *The book is mine.* (not “my”)
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✔ How to Solve This Worksheet
Each question gives you an
attributive possessive pronoun + noun, and asks you to complete the sentence using the
absolute possessive pronoun that matches.
You simply replace the attributive pronoun with its absolute form,
omitting the noun since it’s already implied.
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📝 Answers & Explanations
Here are the correct answers for all 14 questions:
1.
My books. The books are _mine_.
→ "My" → absolute form =
mine
2.
His photos. The photos are _his_.
→ "His" is the same in both forms.
3.
Our letters. The letters are _ours_.
→ "Our" →
ours
4.
Your test. The test is _yours_.
→ "Your" →
yours
5.
Their CDs. The CDs are _theirs_.
→ "Their" →
theirs
6.
My pet. The pet is _mine_.
→ "My" →
mine
7.
Her lessons. The lessons are _hers_.
→ "Her" →
hers
8.
Our flag. The flag is _ours_.
→ "Our" →
ours
9.
Her shoes. The shoes are _hers_.
→ "Her" →
hers
10.
My flowers. The flowers are _mine_.
→ "My" →
mine
11.
Your bird. The bird is _yours_.
→ "Your" →
yours
12.
Their lecture. The lecture is _theirs_.
→ "Their" →
theirs
13.
His mobile. The mobile is _his_.
→ "His" remains
his
14.
Our cake. The cake is _ours_.
→ "Our" →
ours
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🧠 Quick Reference Table
| Attributive (Before Noun) | Absolute (Standalone) |
|---------------------------|------------------------|
| my | mine |
| your | yours |
| his | his |
| her | hers |
| our | ours |
| their | theirs |
> 💡 Note: “Its” doesn’t appear here, but its absolute form is also “its” (e.g., “The dog wagged its tail. The tail is its.” — though this is rare and awkward; usually we’d say “The tail belongs to it.”)
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✔ Final Answer Key:
1. mine
2. his
3. ours
4. yours
5. theirs
6. mine
7. hers
8. ours
9. hers
10. mine
11. yours
12. theirs
13. his
14. ours
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of pronoun worksheet for 4th grade.