Possessives are words that indicate possession. When they go before a noun, they are possessive adjectives. When they are used alone, they are possessive pronouns.

Examples:

Possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, their, our, its

Possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, theirs, ours

Fill in the blanks using a possessive pronoun or adjective.

1. I went to ……………………. house. (her / hers)

2. I have invited all of them to …………………. party. (my / mine)

3. That bag is …………………….. (my / mine)

4. She has never invited me to ………………………. home. (her / hers)

5. Has the cat had …………………….. breakfast? (her / hers)

6. ……………………… brother is a soldier. (My / Mine)

7. I don’t like ………………………. painting. (her / hers)

8. …………………… garden has lots of beautiful flowers. (Their / Theirs)

9. India is ……………………….. country. (our / ours)

10. This is not …………………….. bag. (my / mine) It is ……………………….. (her / hers)

11. These cats are ……………………….. (our / ours)

12. That painting is ………………………. (her / hers)

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