Possessive determiners and possessive 's
Use my, your, his, her, its, our and their before nouns to show possession; Its is possessive, while it's means it is; Add 's to singular nouns and an apostrophe to regular plural nouns ending in s; For shared possession by two people, add 's to the last name.
1. Leo has a sister. _____ name is Emma.
Multiple Choice20sAHisBHer✓CItsDTheir💡 Use her for something belonging to a girl or woman.
2. Its is possessive, but it's means it is.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 The apostrophe in it's marks the missing letter in it is.
3. We live with _____ parents.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedour💡 The possessive determiner for we is our.
4. Choose the correct phrase: This is my _____ bicycle.
Multiple Choice20sAbrother's✓BbrothersCbrotherDbrothers's💡 Add 's after one singular owner.
5. Match each personal pronoun with its possessive determiner.
Matching30sI→myyou→yourshe→herthey→their💡 Each personal pronoun has a corresponding possessive determiner.
6. The dog is eating _____ food.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedits💡 Use its for something belonging to an animal or thing.
7. Put the parts in order to make a sentence.
Put in Order30s- 1.Our
- 2.teacher's
- 3.name is
- 4.Mr Hall.
💡 Our comes before the owner noun, and teacher takes possessive 's.
8. Choose the correct plural possessive: These are my _____ coats.
Multiple Choice20sAparents'✓Bparent'sCparentsDparents's💡 For regular plural parents, add only an apostrophe.
9. A possessive determiner normally comes after the noun it describes.
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 Possessive determiners are placed before nouns or noun phrases.
10. Sara and Tom share one flat. It is _____ flat.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedSara and Tom's💡 For shared possession, put 's on the last name only.
11. Choose the correct word: It is a beautiful city, and _____ parks are very green.
Multiple Choice20sAits✓Bit'sChisDtheir💡 Its shows that the parks belong to the city.
12. Match each owner with the correct possessive phrase.
Matching30sMia→Mia's bagthe teacher→the teacher's deskthe children→the children's gamesmy friends→my friends' bikes💡 Singular and irregular plural owners take 's, while regular plurals take an apostrophe.
13. I know Nina. _____ brother is in my class.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedHer💡 Use her for something belonging to Nina.
14. In 'Maya's very friendly,' Maya's can mean Maya is.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 Here 's is the contracted form of is, not possession.
15. Kate and Liam have one dog together. Which phrase is correct?
Multiple Choice20sAKate and Liam's dog✓BKate's and Liam dogCKate and Liams' dogDKate's and Liam's dogs💡 A shared possession takes 's on the last person named.
16. Put the words in order to describe the son's room.
Put in Order30s- 1.Their son's
- 2.room
- 3.is upstairs.
💡 Their describes son, and son's shows that the room belongs to him.
17. These are the _____ toys.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedchildren's💡 Children is an irregular plural, so add 's.
18. Which word correctly completes the sentence: Is this _____ notebook?
Multiple Choice20sAyour✓ByouCyoursDyou're💡 Use the possessive determiner your before a noun.
19. It's windows are clean is a correct possessive sentence.
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 The possessive determiner its has no apostrophe.
20. The students put _____ books on the desks.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedtheir💡 The possessive determiner for they is their.