This worksheet is designed to help learners practice the difference between
"who" and
"whose" in English grammar.
🔹 Key Concept:
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Who is used to ask about a person (subject of the sentence).
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Whose is used to ask about possession (ownership).
Let’s go through each question one by one, determine whether it's asking about
a person or
ownership, and fill in the correct word:
who or
whose.
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✔ Solutions with Explanations:
1.
Whose trainers are these? Mine.
→ "Trainers" belong to someone. So we use
whose to ask about ownership.
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Whose
2.
Who is in the bathroom? The plumber.
→ Asking about the person (plumber) who is in the bathroom.
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Who
3.
Who has left the door open? I don’t know.
→ Asking about the person responsible for leaving the door open.
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Who
4.
Who is the new teacher? Mrs. Taylor.
→ Asking about the identity of the person (teacher).
✔️
Who
5.
Who is the girl waiting for the bus? My friend Lola.
→ Asking about the identity of the girl.
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Who
6.
Who is the girl working at the library? My sister.
→ Asking about the identity of the girl.
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Who
7.
Who has gone to the baker’s? My uncle.
→ Asking about the person who went to the bakery.
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Who
8.
Who made a cake? My mother.
→ Asking about the person who performed the action (made cake).
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Who
9.
Whose is this baby? My sister’s.
→ Asking about the ownership of the baby (belonging to whom).
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Whose
10.
Whose cat is this? My neighbours’.
→ Asking about the owner of the cat.
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Whose
11.
Who did you go to the cinema with? I went with Tom.
→ Asking about the person you went with.
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Who
12.
Whose books are these? They are ours.
→ Asking about ownership of the books.
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Whose
13.
Whose house is this? Polly’s.
→ Asking about the owner of the house.
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Whose
14.
Who is the man sitting at my desk? The new boss.
→ Asking about the identity of the man.
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Who
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🟩 Final Answers:
1.
Whose
2.
Who
3.
Who
4.
Who
5.
Who
6.
Who
7.
Who
8.
Who
9.
Whose
10.
Whose
11.
Who
12.
Whose
13.
Whose
14.
Who
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💡 Summary Tip:
- Use
who when asking
"which person?"
- Use
whose when asking
"belonging to which person?"
This helps clarify whether you're asking about identity or ownership!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of who s whose worksheet.
