English Grammar Exercises for A1 A2 – Whose?, my, mine

A. Complete the letter with my, your, his, her, our or their.

Dear Jez,

This is a photo of 1……my…… family. We are just finishing the run. This is 2…………. dad. He was really pleased with 3…………. time. He ran 10 km in 55 minutes. This is 4…………. mum. She’s wearing 5…………. race number. This is 6…………. dog. The dog’s wearing 7…………. medals. Do you and 8…………. family do any sports together?

Love, Stacey x

PS In the photo you can also see 9…………. friends, Hari and Jay. They always do the race on 10…………. skateboards.

B. Underline the correct option.

1   She lives at the end of our / ours street.

2   A: Is that Claudia’s bike?

     B: No, that’s her / hers over there.

3   A: My / Mine new computer is really fast.

     B: Lucky you! My / Mine is really slow!

4   My grandparents live in this village. That’s their / theirs flat on the top floor.

5   A: Is Stella OK?

     B: No, I think she has hurt her / hers arm.

6   My / mine eyes are blue and your / yours are brown.

7   I went to San Gimignano on holiday. It’s / Its a very beautiful town.

8   The Black Pharaohs ruled Egypt for 75 years. Until recently, we did not know much about their / theirs history.

9   Welcome to the museum, everybody. Please leave your / yours bags at the desk.

C. Complete the sentences using an appropriate possessive form.

1   Do these sunglasses belong to you?

      No, they’re not ……mine…… .

2   I’ve just seen Teresa. She was with ……………. husband.

3   A: How is Luke getting home?

      B: ……………. parents are coming to collect him.

4   We would like to have the Olympic games in ……………. country.

5   A: Are your parents in?

      B: No, they’ve gone to visit a friend of ……………. .

6   I had a phone call from my brother yesterday. It was great to hear ……………. news.

7   The company is having a meeting for all ……………. members on Friday.

8   That’s Mrs Stanley, my doctor. And that’s ……………. big house.

9   A: Does that blue car belong to your friends?

      B: No, ……………. is red.

10 A: We’re staying in this hotel. ……………. room is on the ground floor.

      B: So are we! But ……………. is on the top floor.

11 That’s Michael’s bag, but those boots aren’t ……………. .

12 A: Mum, me and Jack have had an idea… .

      B: I’m just going to finish my lunch and then you can tell me about that idea of ……………. .

D. Answer the questions truthfully in your notebook. If the answer is no, use an appropriate possessive form in the answer.

1   Do you have black jeans?

      Yes, I do. / No, mine are blue. / No, my jeans are blue.

2   Do you have a pink mobile phone?

3   Does your teacher have a sports car?

4   Does your friend have a white bag?

5   Is your family home very large?

6   Do your parents have a fast computer?

7   Do you have a tidy bedroom?

E. Circle the correct option.

1   …………… bag is black and red. That’s it under your table.

      a My the     b The my     c My

2   This little girl can’t find …………… running shoes.

      a she’s     b her     c hers

3   A: Whose medals are these?   B: They’re …………… . I saw those boys winning them.

      a theirs     b their     c their’s

4   My dog has lost …………… bone. Is it here?

      a it’s     b its’    c its

5   My sister and I love running with …………… parents.

      a our     b ours     c our’s