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Possessives: my, your and 's

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Show who things belong to with my, your, his, her, our, their and 's.

Choose the possessive

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

  1. Ravi is in the kitchen with ___ mother.
    • a) her
    • b) his
    • c) their
  2. We love ___ new teacher.
    • a) us
    • b) we
    • c) our
  3. This bike belongs to Mina. It's ___ bike.
    • a) Minas
    • b) Mina's
    • c) Minas'
  4. The dog is hungry. Please give it ___ food.
    • a) its
    • b) it's
    • c) it
  5. Is this ___ pen, Aiko?
    • a) you
    • b) you're
    • c) your
  6. I have two sisters, and they share a room. My ___ room is very big.
    • a) sister's
    • b) sisters'
    • c) sisters
  7. Tomás and Lena live with ___ parents.
    • a) their
    • b) there
    • c) they
  8. Lena is Jamal's sister. Jamal is ___ brother.
    • a) his
    • b) its
    • c) her

Write the possessive

Type the possessive word, or the noun with 's or an apostrophe.

  1. I'm Sofia, and this is ___ brother, Leo.
  2. Aiko has a new phone. ___ phone is blue.
  3. This car belongs to my father. It's my ___ car.
  4. The boys have a new ball. They are playing with ___ new ball.
  5. The children have a lot of toys. The ___ toys are in the big box.
  6. My grandparents have a farm. My ___ farm is near the river.
  7. We live in Lisbon. ___ flat is near the sea.
  8. The tree is very old. ___ leaves are yellow now.

Answer key

Choose the possessive

  1. b) hisRavi is a man or a boy, so we use his. The word is about the owner, not the mother.
  2. c) ourThe possessive for we is our.
  3. b) Mina'sAfter a name, add an apostrophe and s: Mina's.
  4. a) itsIts with no apostrophe means belonging to it. It's means it is.
  5. c) yourThe possessive for you is your. You're means you are.
  6. b) sisters'Sisters is a plural that ends in -s, so we add only an apostrophe: sisters'.
  7. a) theirThe possessive for they is their. There is for places.
  8. c) herJamal is Lena's brother. Lena is a woman or a girl, so we use her.

Write the possessive

  1. myThe possessive for I is my.
  2. HerAiko is a woman or a girl, so we use her.
  3. father'sAfter a singular noun, add 's: my father's car.
  4. theirThe ball belongs to the boys (they), so we use their.
  5. children'sChildren is an irregular plural with no -s, so we add 's.
  6. grandparents'Grandparents is a plural that ends in -s, so we add only an apostrophe.
  7. OurThe possessive for we is our.
  8. ItsThe tree is it, so we use its, with no apostrophe.

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