Worksheet 9- Possessive determiners

Name: _______________________________________ Date: _______________________

Possessive determiners: Determinantes possessivos. Indicam posse, ou seja, são

utilizados para demonstrar a quem pertence algo.
Possessive determiners:

Possessive determiners

My meu, minha, meus, minhas This is my book.

Your teu, tua, teus, tuas I like your drawing.

His seu, sua, seus, suas His name is Richard.

Her seu, sua, seus, suas Her first name is Mary.

Its seu, sua, seus, suas The dog licked its wounded paw.

Our nosso, nossa, nossos, nossas Our house is in London.

Your vosso, vossa, vossos, vossas Your books are fabulous.

Their seu, sua, seus, suas This is their car.

Atenção: O determinante possessivo vem sempre antes do substantivo.

1- Choose the correct option.

a) My new friends are Italien. Their / Our names are Stefano and Donna.
b) This is the history teacher. Her / His name is Mr. Parker.
c) I am from Liverpool, but your / my school is in Brighton.
d) We are Brazilian. Our / Your house is in Rio de Janeiro.
e) Anna is 11 years old and its / her brother is 16.
f) London is a beautiful city. Its / His parks are famous.

2- Complete the sentences with the correct possessive determiner.

a) Where is __________ phone? (I)
b) __________ favorite sport is soccer. (He)
c) __________ car is expensive. (She)
d) Mary loves __________ dog. (She)
e) Is __________ name Bob? (You)
f) __________ bus is old. (We)
g) __________ family is millionaire. (They)
h) __________ cousin is from Italy. (I)
i) __________ name is Rex. (It)
j) Where is __________ house? (You)
k) She will have a date with __________ cousin. (I)
l) __________ brother is handsome. (She)
m) These are __________ shoes. (You)
 n) This is __________ dress. (I)
o) I can not find __________ keys. (I)

3- Attending to the subject, complete with the correct possessive determiner.

a) Christina doesn’t like to play with __________ cousins.
b) The car is good, but it has __________ problems.
c) Steve doesn’t know where he left __________ card.
d) I don’t remember when I met my __________ boyfriend.
e) Aline and I don’t like to share __________ lives with anybody.

4- Translate the following sentences into English.

a) Eu tenho um amigo e o seu nome é Fernando.
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b) A Júlia comprou um presente para o seu filho.
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c) O que fizeste com o teu carro?
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d) O meu computador tem um problema no teclado.
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e) João e Cláudia vivem em Portugal, mas as suas famílias vivem no Reino Unido.
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