Unit 25. Possessive pronouns

Exercise 1. Finish these sentences.

1. I'm going to wash my hands.

2. She's going to wash …… hands.

3. We're going to wash…… hands.

4. He's going to wash ……hands.

5. They're going to wash …… hands.

6. Are you going to wash …… hands?

Exercise 2. Finish these sentences.

1. He lives with his parents.

2. They live with …… parents.

3. We live……parents.

4. Julia lives……

5. I live……parents.

6. John lives……

7. Do you live?

8. Most children live……

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with his/her/their.

1. I saw Liz with her husband, Philip.

2. I saw Ann and Ted with …… children.

3. I saw Ted with …… wife, Ann.

4. I saw George with …… brother, Bill.

5. I saw Ann with …… brother, Bill.

6. I saw Liz and Philip with …… son, Bill.

7. I saw Ann with …… parents.

8. I saw Diana and Robert with ……parents.

Exercise 4. Put in my/our/your/his/her/their/its.

1. Do you like your job?

2. I know Mr Watson but I don't know …… wife.

3. Mr and Mrs Baker live in London. …… son lives in Australia.

4. We're going to have a party. We're going to invite all …… friends.

5. Ann is going out with …… friends this evening.

6. I like tennis. It's …… favourite sport.

7. 'Is that……car?' 'No, I haven't got a car.'

8. I want to phone Ann. Do you know …… phone number?

9. Do you think most people are happy in …… jobs?

10. I'm going to wash…… hair before I go out.

11. This is a beautiful tree …… leaves are a beautiful colour.

12. John has a brother and a sister……brother is 25 and…… sister is 21.

Exercise 5. Complete the sentences. Use my/his/their etc. with one of these words:

coat homework house husband job key name

1. Jim doesn't enjoy his job. It's not very interesting.

2. I can't open the door. I haven't got……

3. Sally is married……works in a bank.

4. It's very cold today. Put on ……when you go out.

5. 'What are the children doing?' 'They're doing……'

6. “Do you know that man?” ‘Yes, but I don’t know……’

7. We live in Barton Street. ……is at the end on the left.

Exercise 6. Finish the sentences with mine/yours etc.

1. It's your money. It's yours.

2. It's my bag. It's……

3. It's our car. It's ……

4. They're her shoes. They're……

5. It's their house. It's ……

6. They're your books. They're……

7. They're my glasses. They're ……

8. It's his coat. It's……

Exercise 7. Choose the right word.

1. It's their/theirs problem, not our/ours. their and ours are right

2. This is a nice camera. Is it your/yours?

3. That's not my/mine umbrella. My/Mine is black.

4. Whose books are these? Your/Yours or my/mine?

5. Catherine is going out with her/hers friends this evening.

6. My/Mine room is bigger than her/hers.

7. They've got two children but I don't know their/theirs names.

8. Can we use your washing machine? Our/Ours is broken.

Exercise 8. Finish these sentences. Use friend(s) of mine/yours etc.

1. I went to the cinema with а friend of mine.

2. They went on holiday with some friends of theirs.

3. She's going out with a friend ……

4. We had dinner with some……

5. I played tennis with a ……

6. Tom is going to meet a ……

7. Do you know those people? Are they ……?

Exercise 9. Complete the sentences in the same way.

1. I gave him my address andhe gave me his.

2. I gave her …… address and she gave me ……

3. He gave me …… address and I gave ……

4. We gave them..…. address and they gave ……

5. She gave him …… address and ……

6. You gave us …… address and ……

7. They gave you …… address and ……

Exercise 10. Put in him/her/yours etc.

1. Where's Ann? Have you seen her?

2. Where are my keys? Where did I put ……?

3. This letter is for Bill. Can you give it to ……?

4. We wrote to John but he didn't answer …… letter.

5. 'I can't find my pen. Can I use …...?' 'Yes, of course.'

6. We're going to the cinema. Why don't you come with ……?

7. Did your sister pass……exams?

8. Some people talk about……jobs all the time.

9. Last night I went out for a meal with a friend of ……

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