1. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 This isn’t Alans’ car / the Alan car / Alan’s car. It’s my / mine / the mine.
2 Our / Ours / The our parents live in the centre of Edinburgh.
3 No, this isn’t the my / my / mine dog. It’s their / theirs / they’re.
4 Sarah’s Matthew’s sister / the sister Matthew / Matthews sister. Her / Hers / His boyfriend’s French.
5 Who’s / Whose / Who mobile phone’s this? Is it the your / your / yours?
6 Jim and Anna / The Jim and Annas’ / Jim and Anna’s apartment’s got two large bedrooms.
Answer
2 Our 3 my, theirs 4 Matthew’s sister, Her
5 Whose, yours 6 Jim and Anna’s
2. Find the mistakes in the marked words and rewrite the sentences.
1 A Who’s apartment is this?
…Whose apartment is this?……
B Its Janes.
2 Its got a living room, two bedrooms and theirs a small kitchen.
…………………………………………………….
3 Hers sister, Naomi, lives with her. Their identical twins.
…………………………………………………….
4 They’ve got a cat, but its not there’s. Its their brothers cat. It’s name’s Brandy.
…………………………………………………….
5 Janes bedroom is quite large, but Naomis’ bedroom is very small.
…………………………………………………….
6 A Who’s is the furniture?
…………………………………………………….
B Jane says that the sofa is her, but Naomi says its her brother.
…………………………………………………….
7 There brother’s got a new sports car. Its really fast!
…………………………………………………….
Answer
1 B It’s Jane’s.
2 It’s got a living room, two bedrooms and there’s a small kitchen.
3 Her sister, Naomi, lives with her. They’re identical twins.
4 They’ve got a cat, but it’s not theirs. It’s their brother’s cat. Its name’s Brandy.
5 Jane’s bedroom is quite large, but Naomi’s bedroom is very small.
6 A Whose is the furniture?
B Jane says that the sofa is hers, but Naomi says it’s her brother’s.
7 Their brother’s got a new sports car. It’s really fast!
3. Correct the sentences.
1 This isn’t your phone. It’s my.
…This isn’t your phone. It’s mine. …….
2 My parent’s apartment is in the city centre.
3 This isn’t your bike. It’s her.
4 My room’s number 127. It’s next to your.
5 Matt and Nick teacher is Scottish.
6 Yours car is so fast!
7 This isn’t our bus. It’s their.
8 The phone my brother is black.
Answer
2 My parents’ apartment is in the city centre.
3 This isn’t your bike. It’s hers.
4 My room’s number 127. It’s next to yours.
5 Matt and Nick’s teacher is Scottish.
6 Your car is so fast!
7 This isn’t our bus. It’s theirs.
8 My brother’s phone is black.
4. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
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our their her his your |
1 This is my brother. ………… name is George.
2 Jenny and Phil are old friends and that’s ………… old car.
3 That’s a good photo of you. And is that ………… daughter?
4 In this photo, we’re on holiday with ………… friends Sue and Bill
5 I know that girl in the photo. What’s ………… name?
Answer
1 His 2 their 3 your 4 our 5 her
5. Change the marked words to make them shorter. Use mine, yours, his, etc.
A Is this bag (1) your bag? yours
B No, it isn’t (2) my bag.
A Look, I think this is Theresa’s phone.
B I know it isn’t (3) our phone, so maybe it’s (4) her phone. Let’s call and ask her.
A Whose car is that?
B It’s (5) my brother’s car. And the motorbike’s (6) his motorbike, too.
A I think that’s my book.
B No, this book (7) my book. I don’t know where (8) your book is.
Answer
2 mine 3 ours 4 hers 5 my brother’s 6 his 7 mine 8 yours
6. Complete the sentences with the correct possessive pronouns.
1 It’s my pen.
It’s …mine…… .
2 They’re her shoes.
They’re …………… .
3 It’s their ball.
It’s …………… .
4 It’s his hat.
It’s …………… .
5 It’s our car.
It’s …………… .
6 He’s your dog.
He’s …………… .
Answer
2 hers 3 theirs 4 his 5 ours 6 yours
7. Underline the correct words.
1 Excuse me. Is this your / yours?
2 Its / It’s a very interesting book.
3 Our / Ours apartment is quite small.
4 That’s my parent’s / parents’ room.
5 Don’t touch that lamp – it’s my / mine!
6 Whose / Who’s book is this?
7 Anita’s / Anitas house is in the city centre.
8 What colour are your / yours curtains?
Answer
2 It’s 3 Our 4 parents’ 5 mine 6 Whose 7 Anita’s 8 your
8. Underline the ’s in the conversation. Write P (possessive) or C (contraction). Then write the full form of the contractions.
ROSIE Hello. I think I know you. You’re in my brother’s class at school. P
NADIA What’s your brother’s name?
ROSIE Paul.
NADIA Paul? Yeah, he’s in my class. So, you’re Paul’s sister.
ROSIE That’s right. Well, in fact, Paul’s got two sisters.
NADIA Ah, yes, I remember. My name’s Nadia. What’s your name?
ROSIE I’m Rosie.
NADIA Hi, Rosie. It’s nice to meet you.
Answer
What’s (C – is) your brother’s name (P);
he’s in my class (C − is);
you’re Paul’s sister (P);
That’s right. (C − is);
Paul’s got (C − has);
My name’s Nadia. (C − is);
What’s your name? (C − is);
It’s nice (C − is)
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