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Possessives


The words my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their are used to show that one noun belongs to another noun. For example:

  • This is my friend.
    (the friend of the speaker)
  • Is that our new treacher? What is his name?
    (the name of the new teacher)

Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun Possessive Adjective Possessive Pronoun Reflexive Pronoun
I me my mine myself
you you your yours yourself
he him his his himself
she her her hers herself
it it its its itself
we us our ours ourselves
you you your yours yourselves
they them their theirs themselves

Fill the gap with the correct possessive pronoun.

Questions

  1. I want to buy this computer, but I don’t know ___ price.
    • its
  2. “Hello students. I am ___ teacher, Rob.”
    • your
  3. My brother and I go to the same school. ___ school is in Melbourne.
    • Our
  4. We are not happy with this English class, because ___ teacher is boring.
    • our
  5. The kangaroo has a baby. ___ baby is called a joey.
    • Its
  6. My family and I live here. This is ___ house.
    • our
  7. There are too many students in my class. I can’t remember all ___ names.
    • their
  8. Jason has a dog. ___ dog is really friendly.
    • His
  9. Wish me happy birthday. It’s ___ birthday today.
    • my
  10. David is not a Chinese name. What is ___ Chinese name?
    • your
  11. Is that your brother? What’s ___ name?
    • his
  12. "What's the girl's name?" "___ name is Sung Su."
    • Her
  13. I love Italian people and I love ___ food.
    • their
  14. I have two sisters. ___ names are Jenny and Lisa.
    • Their
  15. I know Lisa, but I don't know ___ brother.
    • her
  16. I bought a new phone last week. ___ phone is an iPhone.
    • My
  17. This is Anna and this is ___ friend.
    • her
  18. I'm from Australia, but most of ___ friends are from other countries.
    • my
  19. What’s ___ name and where do you come from?
    • your

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