Choose the correct possessive adjective to complete each sentence.
1I have a red bag. This is ............... bag.
Wrong!
The speaker says "I", so "my" shows that the bag belongs to the speaker.
2You have a blue bike. Is this ............... bike?
Wrong!
The bike belongs to "you", so the correct possessive adjective is "your".
3The boy has a dog. ............... dog is small.
Wrong!
The owner is the boy, so use "His" before "dog".
4The girl has a cat. ............... cat is white.
Wrong!
The owner is the girl, so use "Her" before "cat".
5We are cleaning ............... classroom.
Wrong!
The subject "we" takes the possessive adjective "our".
6Mia and Leo have bikes. ............... bikes are new.
Wrong!
The bikes belong to Mia and Leo, so use "Their".
7The house has a new door. ............... door is blue.
Wrong!
Use "Its" for something belonging to the singular thing "the house".
8She is brushing ............... teeth.
Wrong!
The subject "she" takes the possessive adjective "her".
9He is putting on ............... shoes.
Wrong!
The subject "he" takes the possessive adjective "his".
10Jack and I are at ............... school.
Wrong!
"Jack and I" means "we", so the correct possessive adjective is "our".
11Dad, you have a black phone. Is this ............... phone?
Wrong!
The black phone belongs to Dad, the person the speaker is talking to, so use "your".
12They are playing with ............... toys.
Wrong!
The subject "they" takes the possessive adjective "their".
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- I have a red bag. This is my bag.
- You have a blue bike. Is this your bike?
- The boy has a dog. His dog is small.
- The girl has a cat. Her cat is white.
- We are cleaning our classroom.
- Mia and Leo have bikes. Their bikes are new.
- The house has a new door. Its door is blue.
- She is brushing her teeth.
- He is putting on his shoes.
- Jack and I are at our school.
- Dad, you have a black phone. Is this your phone?
- They are playing with their toys.