Possessive adjective

Subject pronoun         Possessive adjective              Subject pronoun    Possessive adjective

I                                   my                                           We                              our

You                              your                                        You                              your

He                               his                                           They                           their

She                              her

It                                 its

1. Fill in the sentences using the possessive adjective:

1. They have a new car. _____________ car is very spacious.
2. He’s got blonde hair. ______________ hair is short and curly.
3. I have got few friends. ­­­­­­­­_____________ friends are sociable and kind.
4. It is my cat. ____________ bed is in my bedroom.
5. You live in an old neighbourhood. ______________ house is the last one on the left.
6. She works in a hospital. ____________ job is pretty stressful.
7. You and your brother are twins. ______________ parents are loving and strict.
8. Mary is my colleague at work. _____________ job is to check all the e-mails.
9. My grandparents live in the countryside. _______________ garden is full of chickens.
10. I and Steve study at the same university. ______________ teachers are the same.

2. Replace the subject pronouns with possessive adjectives:

1. Please, come and meet ___________________ (I) family.
2. Is this Paul’s jacket? I don’t think this is ____________________ (he) jacket.
3. Can you show me _________________ (you) project?
4. The Browns have some workers over because they are redecorating ____________ (they) kitchen.
5. I think ______________ (we) Geography teacher is skilled and smart.
6. My sister is hardworking and ______________ (she) room is always tidy.
7. Let’s set a meeting in _______________ (I) office. ____________ (you) office is too small for the number of people attending this meeting.
8. Tim, Jason and _____________ (they) friends are having a party this Saturday.
9. Can you invite Steve and ______________ (he) brother?
10. My cat is very rude and it likes ______________ (it) food to be cooked.
11. Match the sentences:

1. My dog is big but playful. a. My kitchen is big and luminous.
2. Justin has got a younger brother. b. Their oldest horse is black.
3. You like painting landscapes. c. Her clothes are modern and trendy.
4. They have three horses. d. Its fur is golden and shiny.
5. She is keen on fashion. e. Your family is very big.
6. I really like my house. f. Your best works are at the sea.
7. You are all cousins.             g. His brother is an engineering.

4. The difference between:

You are = You’re and YOUR It is = It’s and ITS      They are = They’re and THEIR

You are = You’re or YOUR  

1. _______________ all friends. Are you also colleagues at school?
2. _______________ house is very comfortable.
3. _______________ shoes are in the closet.
4. _______________ toys are all over the bedroom floor.
5. _______________ in my team and we are going to have fun.
6. _______________ new in this school. Do you know _______________ timetable?
7. _______________ bike is so beautiful. Can I go for a ride on it?
8. _______________ job is to search information on relevant sites.
9. _______________ not in this group. ____________ group is outside.
10. ______________ a very good song writer.

It is = It’s or ITS

1. _______________ a smart pet and I love it.
2. _______________ name is Lucky. I name it because is a golden fish.
3. _______________ a very large and angry bear.
4. _______________ food is in the bowl under the kitchen table.
5. _______________ bowl is so big and you always fill it.
6. _______________ collar and leash are in the hall. Can you bring them?
7. _______________ not my cat on your car. My cat doesn’t exit the house.
8. _______________ a very beautiful painting. I like the vivid colours.
9. _______________ a good day to go swimming. ____________ not too hot and not too cold.
10. I have got two dogs. Fluffy is white and ______________ brother is black and white.

They are = They’re and THEIR

1. _______________ all my books. I want them back.
2. _______________ cousins are all tall with brown hair.
3. _______________ story is so funny and you need to hear them telling it.
4. _______________ all in the living room playing some board game.
5. _______________ new garage is big for two cars.
6. _______________ hats and gloves are all on the bed. It’s a mess there.
7. _______________ your new colleagues. You are going to work with all of them.
8. _______________ not my grandparents. _____________ just my neighbours.
9. ______________ car is black and old. This is not _____________ car.

5. Correct the mistakes:

1. I don’t like football. His favourite sport is volleyball.
2. You’ve got three siblings. Our names are Jessica, Carol and Brandon.
3. It’s my new cat. Her tail is long and fluffy.
4. She is my new desk mate. His pencils are very colourful.
5. They aren’t roommates. Your rooms aren’t on this floor.
6. He doesn’t eat fish. Its plate is on the kitchen table.
7. We like our green house where we grow vegetables. Their vegetables are fresh and healthy.
8. You’re hair is so long. Your a shampoo model, aren’t you?
9. Their florists and they’re flower garden is huge and colourful.

10. Its my new pet guinea pig. It’s basket is outside because it doesn’t smell pretty nice.