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Possessive Adjective Worksheets and Exercises (Answer Key Included PDF)

Want to show who owns what? That’s where possessive adjectives come in! Words like my, your, his, her, our, and their help describe ownership in everyday English. These worksheets will guide students through fun, simple activities to learn how to use them correctly in sentences.

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1. Match the subject to the possessive adjectives. Then, fill in the blank with the correct possessive adjective.

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2. Rearrange the words to write a complete sentence using the correct possessive adjective.

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Possessive Adjective Exercises

Possessive Adjectives Exercise 1: Fill in the Blank

Direction: Fill in the blank in each sentence with the correct possessive adjective: my, your, his, her, its, our, their

  1. I have a pet cat. ______ name is Whiskers.
  2. Sarah is wearing a new dress. ______ dress is blue.
  3. This is Tom’s bike. ______ bike is very fast.
  4. We love to play soccer. ______ team practices every Saturday.
  5. You are holding your book. Is that ______ pencil too?
  6. The dog is wagging ______ tail.
  7. My parents are kind. I love ______ stories.
  8. He is doing ______ homework at the moment.
  9. They brought ______ toys to school.
  10. I live in an apartment. ______ apartment is near the park.

Answer Key:

  1. Its
  2. Her
  3. His
  4. Our
  5. Your
  6. Its
  7. Their
  8. His
  9. Their
  10. My

Possessive Adjectives Exercise 2: Choose the Correct Answer

Direction: Choose the correct possessive adjective (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) to complete each sentence. Circle A, B, or C.

  1. Look at that baby. _____ toy is on the floor.
    A) Her    B) Its    C) Their
  2. David and I love music. _____ favorite band is Coldplay.
    A) Our    B) Their    C) His
  3. Anna is combing _____ hair in the mirror.
    A) Your    B) His    C) Her
  4. Where is Jack? I think _____ phone is ringing.
    A) Their    B) His    C) Its
  5. The students are opening _____ books now.
    A) Their    B) Our    C) Your
  6. Hello, Ben. Is this _____ backpack?
    A) My    B) Your    C) Her
  7. We are making cookies. _____ kitchen smells amazing!
    A) Their    B) Our    C) Her
  8. I have two brothers. _____ names are Alex and Tom.
    A) His    B) Their    C) My
  9. That cat is licking _____ paws.
    A) Its    B) Her    C) Their
  10. Hi, Emma! Is that _____ notebook on the desk?
    A) Her    B) Your    C) Its

Answer Key:

No. Answer
1 B) Its
2 A) Our
3 C) Her
4 B) His
5 A) Their
6 B) Your
7 B) Our
8 B) Their
9 A) Its
10 B) Your

Possessive Adjectives Exercise 3: Correct the Mistake

Direction: Each sentence contains a mistake with the possessive adjective. Find and correct the error, then rewrite the sentence correctly.

  1. He is doing her homework at the table.
  2. The dog is chasing their tail.
  3. I like our new shoes, Ben.
  4. Sarah is wearing his favorite dress.
  5. We are painting his walls together.
  6. My brother is cleaning your room; it is his room.
  7. We opened their books and started reading.
  8. This is Emma. Its backpack is blue.
  9. The children are eating his lunch.
  10. You are playing with my toys, Lisa.

Answer Key (Corrected Sentences):

  1. He is doing his homework at the table.
  2. The dog is chasing its tail.
  3. I like your new shoes, Ben.
  4. Sarah is wearing her favorite dress.
  5. We are painting our walls together.
  6. My brother is cleaning his room; it is his room.
  7. We opened our books and started reading.
  8. This is Emma. Her backpack is blue.
  9. The children are eating their lunch.
  10. You are playing with your toys, Lisa.

Possessive Adjectives Exercise 4: Write the Correct Adjective

Direction: Each sentence below uses the wrong possessive adjective. Read the sentence carefully, identify and replace the incorrect word with the correct possessive adjective. Write the corrected word on the blank.

  1. She is riding his bicycle to school. → ______
  2. The cat is licking their paw. → ______
  3. I always pack her lunch before school. → ______
  4. They are cleaning his room together. → ______
  5. This is Tom and me. My house is blue. → ______
  6. We’re doing your homework now. → ______
  7. Look at Ben! Our shirt is dirty. → ______
  8. Emma is writing in his notebook. → ______
  9. The baby is crying because their toy is lost. → ______
  10. That bird is building their nest. → ______

Answer Key:

Sentence Incorrect Word Correct Word
1 his her
2 their its
3 her my
4 his their
5 my our
6 your our
7 our his
8 his her
9 their its
10 their its
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Possessive Adjective Worksheets and Exercises (Answer Key Included PDF) — Practice Quiz

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Q1

Question 1: Which of the following is a possessive adjective?

Question 1 options
"Her" is a possessive adjective used to show ownership (e.g., her dress, her backpack). "She" is a subject pronoun, "hers" is a possessive pronoun, and "herself" is a reflexive pronoun.
Q2

Question 2: The possessive adjective for the subject "it" is "their."

Question 2 options
This is false. The correct possessive adjective for "it" is "its," not "their." For example, "The cat is licking its paw." "Their" is the possessive adjective for "they."
Q3

Question 3: Anna is combing _____ hair in the mirror.

Question 3 options
Since Anna is female and combing her own hair, the correct possessive adjective is "her." "His" is for males, "your" refers to the listener, and "our" refers to a group including the speaker.
Q4

Question 4: Match each subject pronoun to its correct possessive adjective.

Question 4 options
I
we
they
he
their
my
his
our

Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

"I" uses "my," "we" uses "our," "they" uses "their," and "he" uses "his." Each subject pronoun has a specific possessive adjective that shows ownership.
Q5

Question 5: The sentence "This is Emma. Its backpack is blue." contains an error. What is the correct possessive adjective?

Question 5 options
Because Emma is a person (female), the correct possessive adjective is "her," not "its." "Its" is used for animals or things, not for people referred to by name.

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