POSSESSIVES
ESL / EFL RESOUR CES Possessive Nouns and Pronouns
Worksheet
A. A possessive noun is a noun that shows ownership or possession. Write the
correct possessive noun for each item using 's or s'.
1. The bags of the children.
............t.h..e..c..h.i.l.d.r..e.n..'.s..b..a.g..s..................
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2. The bike of the boy. ...............the boy´s bike ...............................
3. The shoes of the lady. ................the lady´s shoes ...............................
4. The computers of the students. .........the students´ computers.........
5. The pencil of the artist. ...........the artist´s pencil........................
6. The dog of the neighbor. ..............the neighbor´s dog.......................
7. The books of the girls. .............the girls´ books...........................
8. The trainers of the athlete. .............the athlete´s trainers........................
9. The food of the staff. ..............the staff´s food.......................
10. The house of the family. ..............the family´s house.......................
11. The car of the parents. ................the parents´ car.................
12. The clothes of the girls. ................the girls´ clothes.........................
B. A possessive pronoun (mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs) is a word that
replaces a noun or noun phrase in a sentence and shows ownership. Fill in the gaps
with the correct possessive pronoun.
1. We bought this car yesterday. It's .........o.u..r.s................
2. That man left a wallet. It must be ........his................
3. Sorry, I think these gloves are yours You just dropped them.
4. My mother made this dish. The recipe is .....hers........................
5. I remembered my ticket, but Thomas and David forgot ........theirs.....................
6. The bicycle belongs to my brother. It's ......his.......................
7. I have the same one as you! Wait, I will go and get .........yours................
8. We all pay an equal amount, so the house is ....ours.........................
9. Are you sure that is your aunt's scarf? Yes, it's ....hers.........................
10. We didn't order a pizza to share. It must be ...........theirs ..................
11. This book is yours.....................because it has your name on it.
12. She didn't tidy yesterday, so all the mess is .......hers......................
POSSESSIVES
ESL / EFL RESOUR CES Possessive Nouns and Pronouns
Worksheet
C. Complete the text using the possessive nouns and pronouns from the box.
mother's fisherman's my ours their his yours hers neighbour's theirs
My name is Emma. (1) my family and I live on the Isle of
Wight. We have a house next to our (2) fisherman's......farm. Two
families live in our house and only the bottom floor is (3) .....ours................
It's a shame that the best view of the sea is upstairs, which is
(4) ...... neighbour's............... The fishermen go out in (5) their boats
early every morning. One man comes back in (6) his boat around midday and the
rest come afterwards. The first (7) theirs .............catch is always the best.
My mother is a baker and she has a small shop in the village. Only the shop front is
(8) ...........hers.......... My (9) mother's. . .cakes are the best! The island is a peaceful place,
but sometimes my sister and I wish we lived in the city where there is more to do. Now you
know all about my home, you should tell me about (10) ....yours.................
D. Answer the comprehension questions about the text.
1. Whose farm is it?
.....The emma´s family ......................................................................
2. Whose family lives on the bottom floor of the house?
.......The neighbor´s family............................................................
3. Whose catch of fish is the best of the day?
.........The fisherman´s catch of the day
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4. Whose small bakery shop is in the village?
.............The emma´s mother .................................................
5. Whose cakes does Emma think are the best?
............. The emma´s mother .................................................................
E. Tell Emma about where you live using possessive nouns and pronouns.
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