Pronouns

Complete the sentences. Write the correct possessive adjective in each blank space. my your his her our their

1. I’m the boy in this picture on the left. My name is Tommy. ______________ mom is Helen and ______________ dad is Bob. I’m ______________ son.

2. I’m the girl in this picture on the right. My name is Lisa. ______________ parents are Mary and Dave. I’m ______________ daughter.

3. I’m the boy in this picture on the left. My name is Kevin. I have a new sister. ______________ name is Betsy. My mom is Sara and my dad is Bob. ______________ last name is Smith -- Sara Smith, Bob Smith, Betsy Smith, and Kevin Smith.

4. I’m the girl in this picture on the right. My mom is in the middle. ______________ name is Kim. ______________ mom is next to her. She is ______________ grandma. She has white hair.

5. I am not in this picture. This is my friend Tommy and _____________ grandpa.

6. I am not in the picture. This is my friend Susie and ______________ grandpa.

 7. I am not in the picture. This is my friend Johnny and ______________ grandparents. ______________ grandma is wearing glasses. ________________ grandpa is not wearing glasses.

8. This is a picture of me and my family at a holiday dinner. Do you have a picture of you and ______________ family?

Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. 1. Where is _______ classroom? We can’t find it. 2. Susan, is that _______ pen on the table? 3. A: What is _______ name? B: My name is Thomas. 4. I think this is _______ book. She drops it on the floor. 5. _______ names are Kevin and Stewart. They are my friends. 6. He forgets to write _______ name on the test! 7. A: What is your phone number? B: _______ phone number is 555-9826. 8. Does the cat eat all of _______ food? 9. The children are crying because they can’t find _______ toys. 10. Miriam and Jennifer like _______ new teacher. 11. I really like my new home, especially _______ location. 12. This is a picture of my friend. He is _______ best friend. 13. Do you think your father likes _______birthday present? 14. We still have twenty more minutes before _______ class begins. 15. Brazil is located in South America. _______ capital city is Rio de Janeiro. 16. When did Mr. and Mrs. Smith buy _______ new television? 17. Oh no! I can’t find _______ keys! Where are they? 18. A: Where is _______ brother? B: My brother is at school.

Fill in the blanks with possessive pronouns or adjectives. 1. That policeman is a friend of …………….. (mine / my) 2. Honey, I have lost ………………. keys. (my / mine) 3. It is easy to lose ……………… money . (your/ yours ) 4. The cat is happy. It just has ……………… breakfast. (it’s / its) 5. He watches each gesture of …………….. (her / hers) 6. My work is no business of ………………. (your / yours) 7. The teacher tells the children to open ……………….. books. (their / there) 8. How is that cousin of ………………? (your/ yours) 9. A friend of …………… invites me to France. (my / mine) 10. Jane can break ……………. leg mountain climbing. (her / hers)

 Check your grammar: multiple choice – personal pronouns and possessives Choose the correct word to complete the sentences. 1. Could you / her / your take a message, please? 2. They show us all they / their / ours holiday photos . 3. I’m sorry but these seats are my / their / ours . 4. Sandy and I / me / her are going to the café. 5. Do you want I / me / my to turn this off? 6. I see your sister’s paintings. She / They / Its are very good. 7. They’ve got two babies and they take they / their / them everywhere. 8. Let he / my / him help you with that.

Check your grammar: error correction – personal pronouns and possessives Correct the mistakes and write the sentences on the line below.

1. They don’t look like they brothers.

2. It’s your father’s idea, not my.

3. Sam and me go to that concert at the weekend.

4. I do not meet you parents, you know.

5. A: Who's coming to the cinema? B: Only Paul and my.

 6. I do anything for he.

7. My is from a different shop.

8. Do you see our project? I hope they get an A+.

Complete the gaps with a word 1.That’s my brother’s cup and this is ____________. My grandmother gave it to ____________. 2. Good morning. Can ____________ help ____________? 3. Ah, there’s Jade’s watch. Could ____________ pass it to ____________? I’ll keep it safe. 4. That poor dog has lost one of ____________ legs. 5. Look! I’ve got Poppy’s phone number! She gave ____________ it last night. 6. ____________ don’t mind where ____________ go but ____________ doesn’t like the beach. 7. ____________ never lets ____________ watch TV after 9 p.m. 8. Do you like ____________ new car? ____________ is second-hand.

Determine the correct use of its or it’s 1. _______________ not fair! 2. The snake loses________________ skin. 3. I think ________________ time for lunch. 4. The baby got _______________ first tooth. 5. The city celebrates _______________ centennial year. 6. I’m sure ________________ going to be a good trip. 7. The restaurant celebrates _________________ first anniversary. 8. _______________ free if you make a donation. 9. If __________________ nice out, I’ll take you to the park. 10. The dog licks ____________ wound. 12. I think _______________ a done deal! 13. The jury must reach ________________ decision. 14. Can you guess ________________ origin? 15. ______________ time to buy a new car.

 Read and underline the correct word . 1. You're hungry. Here's a cake for you/me. 2. They're nice flowers. Let's draw them/it!3. I'm funny. Look at me/us! 4. Mary is a good singer. Listen to her/ him! 5. The tigers are scary. Look at us/them. 6. You and Lisa are dirty. Look at us/ you. 7 It's a ball. Catch me/ it. 8. Emma is pretty. Look at him/her. 9. This is Emma. I go to school with she/ her. 10. Our teacher is very nice. We all like she/ her. 11. Jim's in my class. He/ Him is a new student. 12. Here are Anna and Lucy. We always walk to school with they/ them. 13. He/ Him's my friends, Ben. He lives near me/ I. 14. Miss Stone is our teacher. She/ her teaches we/us English. 15. We/ Us watch old films. We love they/them.

 Substitute the expressions in bold by personal pronouns.

a) Rafaela is playing volleyball with her friends now.__________________________________

b) Your car keys are under that chair. __________________________________

c) Felipe promises to meet Marisa and me right here. _________________________________

d) What do Vanessa and Raul say to this? __________________________________ ______

e) I really like the book you give to Cláudia. __________________________________ __

f) Cristina and I are having breakfast outside the house.________________________________

g) It is hot in here. Please, open that window. __________________________________

h) Would you mind reading this passage to Roberto? __________________________________ 

i) How often does Celso write to his mother? ______________________________________

j) Everybody enjoys a walk on the beach. __________________________________ ___

 Choose the right answer . 1 Ben's my brother. Joe is his/ her friend. 2. Ricky's from Italy. Your/ His dad's American. 3. The boys are here. Our/ Their bikes are in the garden. 4. I'm Pauline. Your/ My mum's Australian. 5. We're from China. Our/ Your names are Chinese. 6. Here's Maria. His/ Her brother is Luca. 7. Jack's from Canada but his/ her mum's Indian. 8. Lucy! Her/ Your sister's here ! 9. This is my new toy. Its/ Their name is Rex.

Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjective : 1. I'm Jack and this is ..........dog. 2. He's 15 and .....brother's 17. 3. She's Amy and ........surname is Smith. 4. We're from Italy but ....dad's American. 5. The students are here and .........bags are in the classroom. 6. You're in class 1 B and .......teacher is Mr Jones. 7. Here's David and ......sister, Lucy. 8. My cat's black but ...............eyes are green. 9. I'm Grace and this is.......... friend, Eva. 10. You're in this classroom and .............teacher is Miss Dodd. 11. Miss Dodd is a teacher and ..............subject is art.

Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. 1. Do you know that man? Do you know _______________? 2. My friend and I have money. _______________ can go shopping. 3. Robert and Mark are late. _______________are running. 4. She gives _______________ a birthday gift. I really like it. 5. Elephants are very big, so _______________ eat a lot of food. 6. My brother is studying because _______________ has a test tomorrow. 7. Do you feel okay? Can I help _______________? 8. My new neighbors are very friendly. I really like _______________. 9. I need to find my book. I need _______________. 10. Spiders have eight legs, and _______________ also have many eyes. 11. I’m busy right now. Could you please call _______________ after an hour? 12. He gives me the box, but _______________ lost it. 13. We give him the money, and he gives_______________ the candy. 14. I almost never eat junk food because _______________ isn’t healthy. 15. Who is she? Do you know _______________ name? 16. My sister isn’t here. _______________ is at work. 17. Dinosaurs were very large, but _______________ all died millions of years ago. 18. Could you please help _______________? I have a problem.

Answer the question with an object pronoun.

Do you live with your parents? Yes, I live with them.

Do you argue with your sister? No, I don’t argue with her.

How often do you talk to your father? I talk to him every night.

 1. Do you like romantic movies? 2. Do your parents know the teacher? 3. Do her parents know you and Bill? 4. Do your friends know your parents? 5. Do you have your book? 6. Do you help your mother? 7. Do your classmates understand me? 8. Do you understand us? 9. Do you know your classmates? 10. Do you play with your brother? 11. Do you help your grandparents?

Choose whether each sentence requires. 1. Is that your notebook or _____________________ (my/mine)? 2. I don't like _____________________ (their/theirs) apartment. 3. That's not my problem. It's _____________________ (yours/your). 4. Your car is green, while _____________________ (my/mine) is black. 5. Isn't _____________________ (their/theirs) son older than you? 6. A friend of _____________________ (our/ours) called. 7. A friend of _____________________ (her/hers) brother's called. 8. He's _____________________ (our/ours) doctor. 9. That's _____________________ (our/ours) house, not theirs. 10. Is he a friend of _____________________ (your/yours)?

Check the correct alternative.

1) Does _______ bring ________ books to the class?

a) he – him b) she – her c) her – she d) she – hers

2) Do you prefer listening to ________ records or______?

a) your – yours b) my – him c) your – our d) your – mine

3) Larry must talk to _______ coordinator.

a) ours b) mine c) his d) him

4) Mrs. Cohen and ______ children are waiting for _______ answer.

a) his – our b) their – yours c) her – our d) her – ours

Read the text and choose the right word for each space

Hi, I’m Gill and this is 1______sister Karen. ­This is a photo of 2______ mum and dad. 3_____ teachers. My mum is 35 and 4______ a Math's teacher. 5______favourite place is California. My dad is 38 and 6_______ an English teacher. 7______ favorite place is Black pool! 8______ favorite people are Karen and me, of course.

1) a) my b) me                                                5) a) Her b) His

2) a) we b) our                                               6) a) she’s b) he’s

3) a) They’re b) Their                                     7) a) His b) Her

 4) a) she’s b) he’s                                         8) a) They b) Their

Choose the possessive pronouns that best complete each sentence. 1. ________________(My/Mine) brother is planting a beautiful apricot tree in ________________(our/ours) front yard. 2. Annalisa finishes _____________ (her/hers) homework early, but Julissa does not do _______________(her/hers) until later. 3. The little boy who lives next door is playing with  _____________(him/his) toys. 4. The furniture belongs to my mother. It is _________________(her/hers). 5. _________________(Our/Ours) family enjoys spending time together. 6. Jenny’s dad is cutting the branches off the tree. It looks strange without all of __________________ (it/its) branches. 7. You must remember to clean _______________(your/yours) room before you go to the party. 8. Mr. and Mrs. Rochester are buying a plant for ________________ (their/theirs) house. 9. The bicycle over there is ____________(him/his), but this one right here is _______________________ (my/mine). 10. Angela likes to wear _________________ (her/hers) hair long, while Peggy prefers to wear ________________(her/hers) short.

10. Fill in the dialogue with the correct object pronoun. P: Where’s Jenny? I can’t find _____________. H: I don’t know. Don’t ask _____________. There’s Ann. Ask _____________. P: Ann, is Jenny with _____________? A: No, she isn’t. There are Jack and Simon. Ask _____________. P: Jack! Simon! Is Jenny with _____________? J: No, she isn’t with _____________. She’s on the balcony.