POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

                                               

A.   My and your

Complete the sentences with my or your.

1.     Hi, _______ name is Lilli Zen. I am an English teacher.

2.     Excuse me, sir. Is this _______ ipod?

3.     ________ name is very beautiful. Is it a Spanish name?

4.     Excuse me, I have to go. _______ father is waiting for me.

5.     Thanks for _________ attention.

A.  His and her

Complete the sentences with his or her, according to the names in parentheses.

Example: (Anna)      Her     mother is a scientist.

1.     (Lucy) _________ father is a doctor.

2.     (George) _________ books are here.

3.     (Manuela) ________ hair is black and ______ eyes are blue.

4.     (Tommy) I really like __________ new haircut.

5.     (Richard) ____________ mother is from England.

6.     (Dorothy) I don’t like __________ brother.

7.     (Louis) I think _________ car is new.

8.     (Julia) ______ apartment is great.

9.     (Janet) _________ house is small, but it is very modern.

10.  (Jack) _________ family lives in China.

B.  Your and Our

Complete the sentences with your or our, according to the clues in parentheses.

1.     (your mother and your father) __________ parents are very generous.

2.     (my mother and your mother) __________ mothers are old friends.

3.     (your dog and my dog) ___________ dogs are running.

4.     (your teacher and my teacher) _________ teacher is not from England.

5.     (my ipod and your ipod) ___________ ipods are white.

C.  Their, his, her.

Complete the sentences with his, her or their, according to the names in parentheses.

1.     (Harry) _________ watch

2.     (Mary and Tom) ________ desks

3.     (Marie) ________ jeans

4.     (Leonard) _________ voice

5.     (William and Eric) __________ bikes

6.     (Lisa and Lourdes) ____________ cell phones

7.     (Jason and Chucky) ___________ problem

8.     (Ursula) ___________ hair

9.     (Nancy) ___________ sweater

10.  (Brad) __________ eyes

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

ANSWER KEY         

B.   My and your

Complete the sentences with my or your.

6.     Hi, __my_____ name is Lilli Zen. I am an English teacher.

7.     Excuse me, sir. Is this ___your____ ipod?

8.     ____Your____ name is very beautiful. Is it a Spanish name?

9.     Excuse me, I have to go. _____My__ father is waiting for me.

10.  Thanks for ____your_____ attention.

D.  His and her

Complete the sentences with his or her, according to the names in parentheses.

Example: (Anna)      Her     mother is a scientist.

11.  (Lucy) ______Her___ father is a doctor.

12.  (George) ___His______ books are here.

13.  (Manuela) __Her______ hair is black and ___her___ eyes are blue.

14.  (Tommy) I really like ___his_______ new haircut.

15.  (Richard) ______His______ mother is from England.

16.  (Dorothy) I don’t like _______her___ brother.

17.  (Louis) I think _____his____ car is new.

18.  (Julia) ___Her___ apartment is great.

19.  (Janet) ____Her_____ house is small, but it is very modern.

20.  (Jack) _____His____ family lives in China.

E.  Your and Our

Complete the sentences with your or our, according to the clues in parentheses.

6.     (your mother and your father) ___Your_______ parents are very generous.

7.     (my mother and your mother) ____Our______ mothers are old friends.

8.     (your dog and my dog) ____Our_______ dogs are running.

9.     (your teacher and my teacher) ___Our______ teacher is not from England.

10.  (my ipod and your ipod) ____Our_______ ipods are white.

F.   Their, his, her.

Complete the sentences with his, her or their, according to the names in parentheses.

11.  (Harry) ___his______ watch

12.  (Mary and Tom) ___their_____ desks

13.  (Marie) ___her_____ jeans

14.  (Leonard) ______his___ voice

15.  (William and Eric) _____their_____ bikes

16.  (Lisa and Lourdes) ____their________ cell phones

17.  (Jason and Chucky) ___their________ problem

18.  (Ursula) _____her______ hair

19.  (Nancy) __her_________ sweater

20.  (Brad) _____his_____ eyes