SAXON GENITIVE

ENGLISH SPANISHMary´s dog is brown. El perro de María es marrónLuis´ car is new. El coche de Luis es nuevoThe boys´ ball is black and white El balón de los niños es blanco y negro.

1. Write sentences using the saxon genitive.a) Janis / eyes / are / blue

b) My / friend/ nose / is / big

c) The / boys / classroom / is / wide

d) Jane / is / Linda / friend

e) She / is / my / mum / sister

f) Raymond / snake / is / very long

g) Bob / rabbit/ is / fat

2. Complete using the saxon genitive.a) Bob has got two snakes. _______ snakes are

brown and yellow.

b) Jane has got two hats. ________ hats are

small.

c) The pupils have got a bird. _________ _ bird

has got beautiful wings.

d) Dad has got three dogs. ________ dogs has

got long tails.

e) Mr Jones has got a car. _________ car is

purple.

3. Complete the sentences. Use the saxon genitive of the words in brackets.

a) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ room is always messy. (Ian)b) This is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ teacher (The girls)c) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ computer is new. (Janis)d) These are my _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ photos. (grandma)e) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ sofa is very comfortable. ( My parents)

4. Choose the correct option.a) Susan´s / Susans´ dad is at home.

b) Danny and David have got motorbikes. The

boy´s / boys´ motorbikes are grey.

c) My mum´s / mums´ best friend is Sarah.

d) His brothers´ / brother´s names are Alex and

George.

e) Chris´ / Chris´s cat has got big green eyes.

5. Translate:a) La casa de mi tía es bonita.

b) La hermana de Luis tiene doce años.

c) La madre de mi prima es francesa.

d) El cuaderno de mi profesora es roja.

e) La abuela de mi amiga es abogada.

f) El ordenador de mis hermanos es viejo.

g) El tío de Charles es Irlandés.

VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

1. Replace the personal pronouns by possessive adjectives:

a) Where is (I) book?

b) Here is (we) teacher.

c) She goes to school with (she)

brother.

d) (They) father works in a

car factory.

e) (You) laptop is very expensive.

f) (He) favorite hobby is tennis.

g) (I) husband and I want to go to

Paris.

h) We want to see (it) historical

monuments.

i) Leila likes (she) dog !

j) (It) name is Bobby.

2. Choose the right possessive adjective:a) Two students didn't do

mathematics homework.

b) I have a car. car is black.

c) We have a dog. name is

Pancho.

d) Nancy is from England.

husband is from Australia.

e) Farid and Nadia go to a high school.

little brother goes to primary school.

f) Mr O'Brian has a van. van is

very old.

g) We go to a high school. high

school is fantastic.

h) I like singing. mother sings with

me.

i) François and Alain are French.

family are from France.

j) Mary likes grandmother. She

often visits her.

3. Complete the sentences with the words below.

unfriendly • ugly • lazy • serious • nervous • confident • short

1. I am tall, but my brother is short .

2. Some people are hard-working, but some are …………………… .

3. Jeff is friendly, but Stan is …………………… .

4. Some children are shy, but others are …………………… .

5. Not all actors are good-looking. Some are…………………… .

6. Sometimes my dad is funny and sometimes he is…………………… .

7. Some children are calm before a test, but I am often …………………… .

4. Complete the first sentence with have got or has got. Complete the second sentence with the word in bold and the Saxon Genitive.

1. Simon has got a pet dog. This is Simon’s dog.

2. My brother …………………… a computer. My …………………… computer is new.

3. Our friends …………………… a cat. Our …………………… cat is white.

4. The children …………………… a new teacher. The …………………… new teacher is nice.

5. Charles …………………… a guitar. …………………… guitar is fantastic!

6. Your parents …………………… a small car. Your …………………… car isn’t new.