POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES EXERCISE 2 (ESL)
level: Beginner (A1/A2)
A second exercise on possessive adjectives, practicing the full set across a range of sentence types. Remember: the adjective agrees with the owner, not the thing owned. If you haven’t done exercise 1 yet, start there.
Grammar review
Possessive adjectives — choosing the right form
Possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) agree with the owner, not with the thing owned. This is the single most important rule to remember.
The key question: Who does this belong to?
• Belongs to me → my
• Belongs to you → your
• Belongs to him → his
• Belongs to her → her
• Belongs to them → their
• Belongs to us → our
Watch out for group subjects:
“Jim and his friends bought those drinks. Those are their drinks.” (group → their)
“We bought those muffins. Those are our muffins.” (we → our)
Possessive adjective vs possessive pronoun:
Adjective: comes before a noun → “my sweater”
Pronoun: stands alone, replaces the noun → “It’s mine.”
This exercise focuses on the adjective form only.
Possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) agree with the owner, not with the thing owned. This is the single most important rule to remember.
The key question: Who does this belong to?
• Belongs to me → my
• Belongs to you → your
• Belongs to him → his
• Belongs to her → her
• Belongs to them → their
• Belongs to us → our
Watch out for group subjects:
“Jim and his friends bought those drinks. Those are their drinks.” (group → their)
“We bought those muffins. Those are our muffins.” (we → our)
Possessive adjective vs possessive pronoun:
Adjective: comes before a noun → “my sweater”
Pronoun: stands alone, replaces the noun → “It’s mine.”
This exercise focuses on the adjective form only.
Write the correct possessive adjective for each sentence.
1. That's William's son. That's son.✓
2. Those are Mary's stockings. Those are stockings.✓
3. That sweater belongs to me. That's sweater.✓
4. That house belongs to my brother and his girlfriend. That's house.✓
5. We bought those muffins. Those are muffins.✓
6. Jim and his friends bought those drinks. Those are drinks.✓
7. That furniture belongs to me. That is furniture.✓
8. You ordered that burger. That is burger.✓
9. This dress belongs to my sister. This is dress.✓
10. You and your sister bought that cake. That's cake.✓
CHECK OUT OUR OTHER POSSESSIVE EXERCISES:
Possessive adjectives 1 (A1/A2)
Possessive adjectives 2 (A1/A2)
Possessive pronouns & adjectives 1 (B1/B2)
Possessive pronouns & adjectives 2 (B1/B2)
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Possessive adjectives 1 (A1/A2)
Possessive adjectives 2 (A1/A2)
Possessive pronouns & adjectives 1 (B1/B2)
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