Possessive Adjectives
Fill in the blank: “Is that ___ backpack?”
your
Fill in the blank: “This book is not mine. It’s ___.”
yours
Whose shoes are these? (Clue: They belong to Jack.)
They’re his.
“That’s my’s pen.”
That’s my pen.
Unscramble or fix: “Mine book this is.”
This is my book.
Choose the correct word: “That is ___ pencil.” (my / mine)
my
Choose the correct form: “That desk is ___.” (her / hers)
hers
Whose phone is this? (Clue: It belongs to Maria.)
It's hers.
“Is this yours pencil?”
Is this your pencil?
Unscramble or fix: “Theirs dog is big.”
Their dog is big.
Change this: “That pen belongs to she.” → Use a possessive adjective.
The pen belongs to her. OR That's her pen.
Change the noun phrase to a pronoun: “That’s my phone.” → ?
mine
Whose backpack is that? (Clue: It belongs to the twins.)
It's theirs.
“That bag is her.”
That bag is hers.
Unscramble or fix: “Is this hers phone?”
Is this her phone?
What are all seven possessive adjectives in English?
my, your, his, her, its, our, their
Complete: “These notebooks belong to us. They’re ___.”
ours
Whose jacket is this? (Clue: It belongs to me.)
It's mine.
“Those are they’s shoes.”
Those are their shoes.
Unscramble or fix: “This seat our is.”
This is our seat.
Create a sentence that uses both our and their correctly.
“Our class is next to their class.”
What is the difference between a possessive adjective and a possessive pronoun?
Adjectives come before nouns (my book); pronouns stand alone (mine).
Whose pet is this? (Clue: It belongs to you and me.)
It's ours.
“Its a beautiful day! The sun is shinning it’s light.”
It's a beautiful day! The sun is shining its light.
Unscramble or fix: “The pencil mine is.”
The pencil is mine.