Choose the right pronoun.

Questions :

1) __________________ car is really nice, I chose this colour for fun.

[ ]Him
[ ]My
[ ]Theirs

2) Who do you think __________________ is ? Certainly not an angel.

[ ]I
[ ]you
[ ]he

3) I bought this bike a few years ago, this is __________________.

[ ]mine
[ ]they
[ ]you

4) __________________ aunt is also mine. So, they are my cousins.

[ ]Your
[ ]Their
[ ]My

5) Look! This cat looks funny, I think I know it, I think it is

__________________.
[ ]me
[ ]you
[ ]hers

6) How do you know __________________? They are my closest neighbours!

[ ]them
[ ]her
[ ]me

7) I cannot believe they stole __________________ idea! This is not fair!

[ ]mine
[ ]your
[ ]hers

8) This book is really good, you should try to read __________________.

[ ]its
[ ]it's
[ ]it
 A Snake in the Garden

Use these personal pronouns to fill in the gaps.

she he his her

We she
Anil smiled. He had done it and _______ couldn’t believe it. But he couldn’t
have done it on _______ own.

“________ were great!” he said enthusiastically.

Nani and Jazeera’s mother ran down to the gate and hugged Jazeera, telling
_______ what a silly girl ______ had been.

“What’s wrong?” _______ asked.

“You could have been hurt!” shouted Jazeera’s mother.

Use these possessive pronouns to fill in the gaps.

yours
1. These pens belong to us. They are ________.
2. The apple belongs to you. It is _________.
3. Jazeera owns the Frisbee. It is _________. hers
4. This is Daniel’s ruler. It is _________.
5. The ball belongs to Sarah. It is _________.
ours

Fill in the blanks with possessive pronouns or adjectives.

his
1. That policeman is a friend of …………….. (mine / my)

2. Honey, I have lost ………………. keys. (my / mine)

3. It is easy to lose ……………… temper when one is criticized. (ones / one’s)

4. The cat is in a good mood. It’s just had ……………… breakfast. (it’s / its)
5. He watched each gesture of ……………. as if she was a stranger. (her /
hers)

6. My work is no business of ………………. (your / yours)

7. The teacher told the children to open ……………….. books. (their / there)

8. How is that cousin of ………………? (your/ yours)

9. A friend of …………… has invited me to France. (my / mine)

10. Jane broke ……………. leg mountain climbing. (her / hers)

Exercise 1

Underline each personal pronoun and circle each possessive pronoun.

1. Carlos read the story to his younger brother.

2. She brought them to the skating rink yesterday.

3. They swim in their pool each day during the summer.

4. Your dog is begging you to feed him.

5. I lost their video somewhere between the library and my house.

6. She granted us the time we needed to complete the assignment.

7. You first organized the recycling campaign with their assistance.

8. Can we ask her to join us for lunch?

9. He played Felix in our production of The Odd Couple.

10. Candice called them before they left for the airport.

11. The snow covered the windshield of his car.

12. Did you enjoy their convention as much as we did?

13. Our wagon creaked under the pressure of its weight.

14. We studied their arguments carefully before making our final decision.
15. Carl wrote them a letter of recommendation about her.

16. You could be mistaken about him.

17. If you don’t like yours, you can have some of mine.

18. They returned to the football game before it was over.

19. I cannot decide which book she would prefer.

20. He owes her an apology for his inconsiderate remark.