A: Is this A: Is this youryour wallet? wallet?

B: No, it isn’t B: No, it isn’t minemine..

A: Whose is it, then?A: Whose is it, then?

B: I think it’s Simon’s. B: I think it’s Simon’s. HisHis wallet is brown. wallet is brown.

A: Simon, is this wallet A: Simon, is this wallet yoursyours??

C: Yes, it’s C: Yes, it’s minemine..

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YOURSYOURSYOURYOUR

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POSSESSIVE POSSESSIVE PRONOUNSPRONOUNS

POSSESSIVE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVESADJECTIVES

Possesive adjectives/pronouns show:Possesive adjectives/pronouns show:

a)a) that something belongs to somebodythat something belongs to somebody

b) the relationship between two or more people.b) the relationship between two or more people.

c) we put possessive adjectives before nouns.c) we put possessive adjectives before nouns.

d) possessive pronouns are not followed by nouns.d) possessive pronouns are not followed by nouns.

This is This is mymy bag. This bag is bag. This bag is minemine..

That is That is theirtheir car. That car is car. That car is theirstheirs..

Match the objects with the people and make sentences.Match the objects with the people and make sentences.

These are the tennis These are the tennis players’ rackets.players’ rackets.

These areThese are theirtheir rackets.rackets.

These rackets areThese rackets are theirs.theirs.

racketsrackets

Match the objects with the people and make sentences.Match the objects with the people and make sentences.

These are the These are the chef’s spoons.chef’s spoons.

These areThese are

These spoons areThese spoons are hers.hers.herher spoons.spoons.

spoonsspoons

Match the objects with the people and make sentences.Match the objects with the people and make sentences.

This is the This is the photographer’s cameraphotographer’s camera..

This is This is hishis camera. camera.

This camera is This camera is hishis..

cameracamera

Match the objects with the people and make sentences.Match the objects with the people and make sentences.

These are the These are the dancer’s shoesdancer’s shoes..

These are These are herher shoes. shoes.

These shoes are These shoes are hershers..

shoesshoes

Match the objects with the people and make sentences.Match the objects with the people and make sentences.

This is the This is the teacher’s typewriterteacher’s typewriter..

This is This is herher typewriter. typewriter.

This typewriter is This typewriter is hershers..

typewritertypewriter

my

Fill in the gaps with the correct possessiveFill in the gaps with the correct possessivepronoun or adjective.pronoun or adjective.

your

Fill in the gaps with the correct possessiveFill in the gaps with the correct possessivepronoun or adjective.pronoun or adjective.

your

mine

Fill in the gaps with the correct possessiveFill in the gaps with the correct possessivepronoun or adjective.pronoun or adjective.

Answer the questionsAnswer the questions

Is this Peter’s bike?Is this Peter’s bike?

Is this Bill’s truck?Is this Bill’s truck?

Yes, it is. It’s his bike.Yes, it is. It’s his bike.

Yes, it is. It’s his truck.Yes, it is. It’s his truck.

Answer the questionsAnswer the questionsIs this Laura’s blackboard?Is this Laura’s blackboard?

Is this Molly and Paul’s dog?Is this Molly and Paul’s dog?

Yes, it is. It’s her blackboard.Yes, it is. It’s her blackboard.

Yes, it is. It’s their dog.Yes, it is. It’s their dog.

Answer the questionsAnswer the questionsIs this Ann’s Umbrella?Is this Ann’s Umbrella?

Is this Mary and Susan’s computer?Is this Mary and Susan’s computer?

Yes, it is. It’s her umbrella.Yes, it is. It’s her umbrella.

Yes, it is. It’s their computer.Yes, it is. It’s their computer.