POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES EXERCISE 3 (ESL)
level: Beginner (A1/A2)
A third exercise on possessive adjectives. More practice with the full set — remember the adjective agrees with the owner, not the thing owned.
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. Those are my brother's keys. Those are keys.✓
2. That laptop belongs to you. That's laptop.✓
3. The children left those toys here. Those are toys.✓
4. I bought this phone. This is phone.✓
5. Linda has a red bicycle. That's red bicycle.✓
6. We built that fence ourselves. That's fence.✓
7. That is your daughter's room. That is room.✓
8. Michael and his wife baked that bread. That is bread.✓
9. You and your classmates wrote that essay. That's essay.✓
10. That company just updated its logo. Have you seen new logo?✓
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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