Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

• CEFR A1–A2
• Grammar
• Printable
• Answer key

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns is a printable grammar worksheet for English language learners at CEFR level A1–A2. It covers my/mine, your/yours, his/his, with 5 exercises and an answer key.

Use possessive adjectives before a noun: my book, her phone, their house.

Use possessive pronouns without a noun: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs.

Do not use an apostrophe with possessive pronouns.

Examples

• Is this your coat?
• No, it is not mine.
• That is her desk.
• The blue folder is hers.
• Our classroom is upstairs.
• This table is ours.
• Their car is outside.
• The black bags are theirs.

What's in this worksheet

1. Choose the correct form
2. Complete the sentences
3. Correct the mistake
4. Rewrite without the noun
5. Classroom objects

Common mistakes

• This is mine book.  →  This is my book. Use my before a noun.
• This book is my.  →  This book is mine. Use mine without a noun.
• Theirs house is big.  →  Their house is big. Use their before a noun.
• That phone is her.  →  That phone is hers. Use hers as a possessive pronoun.

Speaking prompts

• Is this yours?
• Whose bag is that?
• Are those your books?
• Which desk is hers?