Exercise: Possessive Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns Exercise Tutorial

This tutorial offers a wide range of exercises to practise and test your understanding of possessive pronouns. Below, you'll find short questions, multiple choice questions, and fill-blank exercises.

Exercise 1: Short Questions

Fill in the blanks with suitable possessive pronouns in the following sentences.

1. Is this car ___________ (yours/mine)?
2. The laptop is not ___________ (his/hers). It’s ___________ (yours/mine).
3. Don’t touch the phone; it’s not ___________ (yours/mine).
4. These books are ___________ (ours/theirs), not ___________ (yours/hers).
5. The house opposite is ___________ (his/theirs).

Exercise 2: Long Questions

Write sentences using the suitable possessive pronouns for the given phrases.

1. The dog belongs to him. -> The dog is ________.
2. This report belongs to us. -> This report is ________.
3. The cake belongs to them. -> The cake is ________.
4. The car belongs to you. -> The car is ________.
5. The dress belongs to her. -> The dress is ________.

Exercise 3: Multiple Choice Questions

Choose the correct possessive pronoun to complete the sentences.

1. The book is not his; It is (mine / her).
2. The clothes over there are (ours / yours).
3. The house on Maple street is not (theirs / ours); it’s (his / hers).
4. My car is blue, but (his / hers) car is red.
5. My dog is smaller than (yours / his).

Exercise 4: Fill the Blanks

Use the right possessive pronouns to complete the sentences below.

1. These shoes are too big for me. They must be ________.
2. That book is not yours; it's ________. It has my name on it.
3. I found a phone on the ground. I wonder who ________ it is.
4. Our school is very competitive. ________ basketball team is one of the best.
5. We have to finish this task. It's ________ responsibility.

Answers

Exercise 1:

1. Is this car yours?
2. The laptop is not his. It’s mine.
3. Don’t touch the phone; it’s not yours.
4. These books are ours, not yours.
5. The house opposite is his.

Exercise 2:

1. The dog is his.
2. This report is ours.
3. The cake is theirs.
4. The car is yours.
5. The dress is hers.

Exercise 3:

1. The book is not his; it is mine.
2. The clothes over there are yours.
3. The house on Maple Street is not theirs; it’s his.
4. My car is blue, but his car is red.
5. My dog is smaller than yours.

Exercise 4:

1. These shoes are too big for me. They must be yours.
2. That book is not yours; it's mine. It has my name on it.
3. I found a phone on the ground. I wonder who's it is.
4. Our school is very competitive. Our basketball team is one of the best.
5. We have to finish this task. It's our responsibility.