Possessive Pronouns Exercises

Possessive pronouns in English help to indicate who owns an object or thing. They make speech shorter and more natural, replacing long constructions: instead of This is my book, you can say This book is mine.
Pronouns such as mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs are often confused with possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, our, their). But they are used differently: adjectives come before the noun, and pronouns come instead of it.
In this collection of exercises, you will practice:

• distinguish between possessive pronouns and adjectives;
• substitute the correct form;
• correct mistakes;
• use them in real-life situations.

Table of contents

• Exercise 1. Transform direct speech into indirect speech
• Exercise 2. Choose the correct form of indirect speech
• Exercise 3. Find and correct the error
• Exercise 4. Come up with indirect phrases for real situations
• Exercise 5. Insert the correct form of indirect speech

Exercise 1. Insert the correct possessive pronoun

Insert the correct pronoun (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs) depending on the context.

1. This pen is not mine. It’s ___.
2. That car belongs to John. It’s ___.
3. These shoes are Anna’s. They’re ___.
4. This is my book. Where is ___?
5. That house is our house. It’s ___.
6. This cat belongs to them. It’s ___.
7. This phone is not my phone. It’s ___.
8. This jacket belongs to Tom. It’s ___.
9. Those bags belong to us. They’re ___.
10. That bike belongs to her. It’s ___.
11. This money is not my money. It’s ___.
12. That sandwich is his sandwich. It’s ___.
13. This computer belongs to me. It’s ___.
14. That scarf belongs to Kate. It’s ___.
15. These keys belong to you. They’re ___.

✅ You will find the answers to all the exercises at the end of the page.

Exercise 2. Choose the correct option

Choose the correct possessive pronoun. Each question has three options, but only one is correct.

Exercise 3. Find and correct the error

Each sentence contains an error in the use of a possessive pronoun. Correct it.

1. This pen is you.
2. That car is her.
3. These shoes are him.
4. This book is my.
5. That house is we.
6. This cat is them.
7. This phone is her.
8. This jacket is he.
9. Those bags are our.
10. That bike is she.
11. This money is you.
12. That sandwich is he.
13. This computer is me.
14. That scarf is she.
15. These keys are you.

✅ You will find the answers to all the exercises at the end of the page.

Exercise 4. Make sentences based on the situations

Here are situations in which you need to use possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs). Come up with one sentence in English to correctly convey the possession of an object. The pronoun should completely replace the noun, and not come before it.

1. I have a book. You have yours.
2. John has a car. Mary has hers.
3. Our house is bigger than theirs.
4. Her dog is friendlier than his.
5. I have a red mug, and you have a blue one.
6. Our parents are stricter than yours.
7. My idea is better than his.
8. They have children. We don’t.
9. I have a phone, you have a tablet.
10. His room is cleaner than hers.
11. Is that your backpack? No, it’s mine.
12. Anna has a dress, Kate has hers.
13. This bike is mine, and that one is yours.
14. These are our tickets, and those are yours.
15. Their garden is bigger than ours.

✅ You will find the answers to all the exercises at the end of the page.

Exercise 5. Choose the correct form

Choose the correct possessive pronoun from the two options.

Answers

Exercise 1

1. yours
2. his
3. hers
4. yours
5. ours
6. theirs
7. yours
8. his
9. ours
10. hers
11. yours
12. his
13. mine
14. hers
15. yours

Exercise 2

1. a
2. a
3. c
4. a
5. c
6. c
7. c
8. c
9. a
10. b
11. c
12. a
13. c
14. b
15. a

Exercise 3

1. yours
2. hers
3. his
4. mine
5. ours
6. theirs
7. hers
8. his
9. ours
10. hers
11. yours
12. his
13. mine
14. hers
15. yours

Exercise 4

1. I have a book. You have yours.
2. John has a car. Mary has hers.
3. Our house is bigger than theirs.
4. Her dog is friendlier than his.
5. I have a red mug, and you have yours.
6. Our parents are stricter than yours.
7. My idea is better than his.
8. They have children. We don’t have ours.
9. I have a phone, and you have yours.
10. His room is cleaner than hers.
11. Is this your backpack? No, it’s mine.
12. Anna has a dress, and Kate has hers.
13. This bike is mine, and that one is yours.
14. These are our tickets, and those are yours.
15. Their garden is bigger than ours.

Exercise 5

1. a
2. a
3. a
4. a
5. a
6. a
7. a
8. b
9. b
10. b
11. a
12. a
13. a
14. a
15. a