CBSE Class 6 English Possessive Pronouns Worksheet

Possessive pronouns are another kind of personal pronoun. A possessive pronoun takes the place of a person or thing that owns or possesses something. It can come before the noun that is possessed or it can stand alone in a sentence.

Dan’s father is a doctor. His father is a doctor. (His comes before the noun father.)

The lunch bag on the table belongs to Donna. The lunch bag on the table is hers. (Hers stands alone.)

USED BEFORE NOUNS                   USED ALONE
Singular: my, your, her, his, its           mine, yours, hers, his, its
Plural: our, your, their                         ours, yours, theirs 

• Exercise 1 Circle each possessive pronoun. Write in the blank SA for “stands alone” or BN for “before a noun.”

    SA      The yellow skateboard is his.

........... 1. Mia left her notebook on the bus.

........... 2. Is this house key mine?

........... 3. The colorful picture of the flowers is mine.

........... 4. The proud parents brought home their new baby girl.

........... 5. Will strummed his guitar and invited everyone to sing.

........... 6. The red house on the corner is ours.

........... 7. The computer quickly stores information in its huge memory.

........... 8. These warm chocolate chip cookies melt in your mouth.

........... 9. The cheetah lay in the tall grass, planning its attack.

........... 10. Her hand shot up when the teacher asked for volunteers.

........... 11. I didn’t get a cheeseburger, so I tasted hers.

........... 12. Is your seat belt always fastened?

........... 13. The fluffy, brown puppy is theirs.

........... 14. Yours is the third seat in the first row.

........... 15. My cousin from Nebraska is staying with us.

• Exercise 2 Write the correct possessive pronoun above each italicized word or words.

Her
Karen’s friend showed us her new game.

1. The hungry dog pushed the dog’s dish with its nose across the kitchen floor.

2. The bird flapped the bird’s long wings and flew away.

3. Dave gladly carried Shari’s backpack for her.

4. Tonya grabbed my notebook by mistake, and I took Tonya’s notebook.

5. The clever idea was Jim’s and Akira’s.

6. Greg’s sister is graceful and smart.

7. Robert’s style of skating is different from my style of skating.

8. My aunt’s smile is full of love and warmth.

9. The young chimpanzee spends many happy hours playing with the young chimpanzee’s brothers and sisters.

10. John dreams of flying high in the clouds in John’s own plane one day.

11. Chloe claimed that the purse was Chloe’s.

12. The telescope is not mine. It is Billy’s, Tim’s, and Jane’s.

13. My family looked everywhere for my family’s dog.

14. The biggest fish caught that day was Juan’s.

15. This yellow parka looks similar to my parka.

• Writing Link Write a few sentences describing your classroom and the things in it. Use as many possessive pronouns as possible.