Possessive Adjectives

Singular PluralMy OurYour YourHis/her/its their

Possessive adjectives are used before nouns to show possession or ownership.

Is this my mobile telephone?

This is my mobile telephone?

This isn’t your mobile telephone.

Possessive Pronouns

Singular PluralMine OursYours YoursHis/hers/its theirs

Possessive pronouns are used after a noun

This rucksack is mine. This computer is yours.

Is this tennis racket hers?

This helmet isn’t his.

Possessive case

We use ‘s with one person or animal

These are Paul’s skates The cat’s tail is long.

We use s’ with more than one person or animal.

BUTThe boys’ bikes. The cats’ tails but The mice’s tails.

Write my,your, his, her, its, our or their.

I’m a taxi driver. This is............taxi.You are a police officer. This is …………….. helmet.You’re a musician. Is that..................piano?He’s a doctor. This is..............jacket.Marion and Helen are students. .................... school is big.The horse is brown. ............tail is black.We are tennis players. These are ....................... tennis racquets.Pam is a photographer. This is..............computer.That is Jim and Mike. .............. father is English

Fill in with the correct possessive adjective and pronoun.

a) I’ve got a rucksack. It’s my rucksack. The rucksack is mine.b) You’ve got a car. It is…….........car. The car is …………………c) John’s got a password. It’s..................password. The password is ……………..d) We’ve got a pet. It’s..........................pet. The pet is …………………………e) Pam’s got a computer. It’s..................computer. The computer is ……………….f) I’ve got skates. They’re .................. skates. The skates are ……………….g) They’ve got a house. It’s ................. house. The house is …………………………..h) She’s got a diary. It’s............diary. The diary is ………………i) Tom and I have got new boxing gloves. The boxing gloves are …………………..j) Maria’s got a baseball. It’s .............baseball. The baseball is ………………………k) My dad has got a new wallet. It’s …………… wallet. The wallet is ………………..

Fill in a or b

a) These are.............boots. a)he’s b) his

b) Is Anne’s skirt long? Yes, ............... skirt is long. a) her b) its

c) This isn’t my dress. Is it........... dress? a) you b) your

d) That’s................family. a) I b) my

e) Is this the woman’s baseball? Yes, it is ............ baseball. a) their b) her

f) The cat is fat. ............. tail is long.a) his b) its