LESSON 5 - Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

Use of the possessives

The Possessive pronoun is used without a noun.

This backpack is mine.
Those pencils are yours.
That T.V. is ours.

Possessive Pronouns

The Possessive adjective is used before a noun.

My brother is tall.
Your pencils are on the desk.
Our classroom is big and nice.

Possessive Adjectives

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns are used to show that something or someone (a noun or nouns) belongs to a person.

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns Chart

This laptop is mine.
That stapler is yours.
These keys are his.
That car is hers.
This room is ours.
These notebooks are yours.
Those shoes are theirs.

Possessive Pronouns

This is my laptop.
That is your stapler.
These are his keys.
That is her car.
This is our room.
These are your notebooks.
Those are their shoes.

Possessive Adjectives

• Possessive adjectives or pronouns are always singular, don't change in number. Only nouns are singular or plural: My book / My books

• A Possessive pronoun replaces a Possessive adjective + noun:
  

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns in Spanish

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​*We don't use ITS as a possessive pronoun

Match

Match the Subject Pronouns with the correct Possessive Adjectives

• MY

• YOUR

• HIS

• HER

I

YOU

HE

SHE

• I

• YOU

• HE

• SHE

Match

Match the Subject Pronouns with the correct Possessive Adjectives

• ITS

• OUR

• YOUR

• THEIR

IT

WE

YOU

THEY

• IT

• WE

• YOU

• THEY

Multiple Choice

I have a big house.

This is _____ house.

• my

• its

• her

• theirs

Multiple Choice

He has many pencils.

_____ pencils are all yellow.

• my

• its

• your

• his

Multiple Choice

Boss: Lucas, this is _____ new colleague, Sarah.
Lucas: Nice to meet you!

• my

• its

• your

• his

Multiple Choice

They have a new car.

_____ car is really nice.

• my

• their

• your

• his

Multiple Choice

She has many pairs of shoes.

_____ shoes are really expensive.

• her

• its

• your

• his

Match

Match the Subject Pronouns with the correct Possessive Pronouns

• MINE

• YOURS

• HIS

• HERS

I

YOU

HE

SHE

• I

• YOU

• HE

• SHE

Match

Match the Subject Pronouns with the correct Possessive Pronouns

• ITS

• OURS

• YOURS

• THEIRS

IT

WE

YOU

THEY

• IT

• WE

• YOU

• THEY

Multiple Choice

We have some new cellphones.

These cellphones are _____.

• our

• theirs

• ours

• hers

Multiple Choice

This is my pen.

This pen is _____.

• mine

• theirs

• ours

• its

Multiple Choice

You are a good student.

This present is for you, it is _____.

• his

• hers

• ours

• yours

Multiple Choice

That is Andrea's jacket.

That jacket is _____.

• his

• hers

• ours

• its

Multiple Choice

They have too much money.

That mansion is _____.

• theirs

• hers

• ours

• yours