Possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) are essential for talking about ownership in English. This interactive grammar page helps students practise possessive adjectives through multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blanks, flashcards, word scrambles, matching activities, and sentence-building tasks. It is ideal for beginner level learners who want clear, practical examples of possessive adjectives in real-life contexts.
Possessive adjectives show who owns or has something. In English we use:
my, your, his, her, its, our, their. They always come before a noun.
1. The basic possessive adjectives
We use different possessive adjectives depending on the person:
my – belongs to me. (my phone)
your – belongs to you. (your keys)
his – belongs to a male person. (his jacket)
her – belongs to a female person. (her bag)
its – belongs to a thing or animal. (its tail)
our – belongs to us. (our classroom)
their – belongs to them. (their project)
Example: This is my notebook. That is their notebook.
2. Possessive adjectives + noun
Possessive adjectives are always followed by a noun. They cannot stand alone.
✔ my book is on the desk. ✘ my is on the desk.
✔ This is our teacher. ✘ This is our.
Example: Her laptop is new, but our laptops are older.
3. Not the same as possessive pronouns
Possessive adjectives are different from possessive pronouns. Compare:
my book (possessive adjective) vs. This book is mine (possessive pronoun).
their car vs. The car is theirs.
In this page we only practise possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their).
4. No apostrophe with possessive adjectives
Possessive adjectives never use an apostrophe. Be careful with its and it’s.
its = possessive adjective (The phone is in its case.)
it’s = it is / it has ( It’s time for class.)
Example: The college has its own library. It’s very modern.
Activity 1: Multiple Choice Quiz
Choose the correct possessive adjective to complete each sentence.
Activity 2: Fill in the Blanks
Complete each sentence with the correct possessive adjective
(my, your, his, her, its, our, their). Use the context clues to help you.
1. I have a new laptop.________laptop is very light.
Clue: The speaker is “I”.
2. Teacher: Ahmed, please writefull name at the top of the page.
Clue: The teacher is speaking directly to “you” (Ahmed).
3. Omar is looking forstudent ID card at the reception desk.
Clue: Omar is a man, and the card belongs to him.
4. Sara leftphone charger in the computer lab.
Clue: Sara is a woman, and the charger belongs to her.
5. Our cat is very calm.________favourite place is under the sofa.
Clue: We are talking about an animal (the cat).
6. We have a speaking test tomorrow inEnglish class.
Clue: The class belongs to “we” (the group).
7. The children are doinghomework at the dining table right now.
Clue: The homework belongs to “the children” (them).
8. The library is popular becausestudy rooms are always quiet.
Clue: The rooms belong to the library (a place/thing).
9. I need to printassignment before the first lesson starts.
Clue: The assignment belongs to “I”.
10. The football team players are practising forfinal match on Friday evening.
Clue: The match belongs to the players (they are a group).
Activity 4: Flashcards
Click on each card to see information and examples of each possessive adjective.
Card 1 of 10
my
Click to learn how to use this possessive adjective.
belongs to the speaker – “my phone”, “my class”
Click to go back.
Activity 5: Word Scramble
Unscramble the letters to form a correct possessive adjective or a short phrase with a possessive adjective.
1. Unscramble this word:
YM
(belongs to me)
2. Unscramble this word:
RUYO
(belongs to you)
3. Unscramble this word:
IHS
(belongs to a male person)
4. Unscramble this word:
HRE
(belongs to a female person)
5. Unscramble this word:
TSI
(belongs to a thing or animal)
6. Unscramble this word:
ORU
(belongs to us)
7. Unscramble this word:
EHIRT
(belongs to them)
8. Unscramble this phrase:
YM OKBOO
(possessive adjective + noun)
9. Unscramble this phrase:
URO SSALC
(possessive adjective + noun)
10. Unscramble this phrase:
EHIRT RAC
(possessive adjective + noun)
Activity 6: Sentence Builder
Write complete sentences using the given possessive adjective or phrase.
Click ‘Check Sentence’ for writing analysis.
For more accuracy in writing and to find additional mistakes, use this
Writing Assessment Tool
.
Writing Analysis: Feedback uses symbols like
cap (capitalization), p (punctuation),
wm (word missing), frag (fragment).
Activity 3: Matching Game
Match each description or noun phrase on the left with the correct sentence using a possessive adjective on the right.
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