✍️ Grammar: Possessive Adjectives (A1)
Test yourself right away with the sentences and exercises! See if you can use possessive adjectives before you read the theory!
📝 GRAMMAR CHALLENGE
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✍️ Part 1: Write the correct possessive adjective
- I have a car. car is red.
- You have a dog. dog is happy.
- He has a book. book is new.
- She has a pen. pen is blue.
- The cat has a toy. toy is small.
- We have a house. house is big.
- They have a problem. problem is difficult.
- John is walking with sister.
- Mary loves new shoes.
- I can’t find keys!
- Do you have passport?
- The dog is wagging tail.
- We are doing homework.
- The students open books.
- Paris is famous for tower.
🌍 Part 2: Say it in English
- The book belongs to me. Start with ‘This is’. ➔
- Ask your friend about the car over there. Start with ‘Is that’. ➔
- The girl’s name is Anna. Start with ‘Her’. ➔
- The house belongs to us, and it is big. Start with ‘Our’. ➔
- The parents of those people are nice. Start with ‘Their’. ➔
📋 Lesson contents
🎯 Lesson goal
In this lesson you will learn to use possessive adjectives correctly 📖. You will see what they are 🧠, how to use them ✍️ and which mistakes to avoid 🚫! 🚀
🌟 What are possessive adjectives?
Possessive adjectives show who something belongs to 🔑. They are words like: my, your, his, her, our, their.
In English, possessive adjectives always go before a noun 📚.
Examples:
- This is my book. 📖
- Is that your car? 🚗
- His name is John. 👨
- Her dog is cute. 🐶
- Its tail is long. 🐕
- Our house is big. 🏡
- Their parents are nice. 👪
🧩 Full list of possessive adjectives
| Owner | Possessive adjective | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Mio / Mia | My | My phone is new. 📱 |
| Tuo / Tua | Your | Your bag is on the chair. 👜 |
| he (a man or boy) | His | His brother is tall. 🧍♂️ |
| she (a woman or girl) | Her | Her cat is black. 🐱 |
| it (a thing or animal) | Its | Its eyes are blue. 👀 |
| we | Our | Our teacher is kind. 👩🏫 |
| they | Their | Their house is beautiful. 🏠 |
❓ Basic questions answered
- His is used to talk about something that belongs to a man or boy ➔ his book (Marco’s book).
- Her is used to talk about something that belongs to a woman or girl ➔ her dog (Sara’s dog).
- Its is used for animals, things or ideas ➔ its colour (the colour of an object).
Be careful:
- His does NOT mean “him”! It means “belonging to him”.
- Her does NOT mean “she”! It means “belonging to her”.
- Don’t mix up it’s (it is) and its!
- ➔ It’s = It is
➔ Its = possessive adjective (belonging to it)