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Possessive Pronouns

My, your, his, her, our, their - and mine, yours, hers, theirs.

Mastered by
My and mine are early, often before 3
Practice items
66
Sections
8

Play it

Each one opens full screen, already set to this skill.

The rule, explainedShow ↓

When something belongs to someone, the word for them changes: my, your, his, her, our, their.

And when the thing is not named, it changes again: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs.

  • That is my umbrella. That umbrella is mine.
  • That is her hat. The hat is hers.

Watch for: "That is mines" and "him hat" - the two kinds mixed together.

What this skill is

Possessives come in two flavors and children need both. One kind sits in front of the thing owned: my shoe, her coat, their house. The other kind stands on its own, with no noun after it: that one is mine, this is hers. Same idea, different word shape, and the second kind is later.

What to expect

"Mine" arrives early and gets used for everything, including as a subject ("mine is broken" for "my one is broken"), which is fine. Expect "hers" and "theirs" to be late, and expect invented forms like "hisself" or "mines" - those are the pattern being applied, not a lack of it.

Try this at home

Sorting laundry or toys by owner does this work without any worksheets: whose is this? That is hers. These are mine. The answer is genuinely unknown to you, which is what makes the child produce the form rather than repeat it.

When to refer

No possessives at all by 3;6, or no standalone forms (mine, hers, theirs) by about 5.

Print it

Possessive Pronouns worksheet66 items across 8 sections, with answer key · PDF

Put it into practice

Tap any item below to open it full screen, one at a time, so a child can answer without reading the answer first.

These activities are a starting point, not the practice itself. A structured task is a good way to introduce a form and to find out whether a child has it yet. What actually moves it into everyday speech is using it in the real world and in ordinary play — which means the four things below matter more than finishing the list.

  • Recast

    Say their sentence back correctly, without asking them to repeat it. Child: “he goed.” You: “he went! Where did he go?”

  • Expand

    Add one or two words to what they said and hand it back. Child: “big truck.” You: “a big red truck!”

  • Simplify what you ask

    Cut a long instruction into single steps and say them in the order they happen, rather than repeating the long one louder.

  • Follow their lead

    Use whatever they are already playing with. A form practiced on something they chose is the one that shows up again tomorrow.

Play it in a gameASHA Practice Portal

Before the Thing (my, his, her, their)

10 items

Fill in the blank with my, your, his, her, our or their. Tap any item to open it full screen.

Before the Thing (my, his, her, their): Round 210 moreOpen ↓

Say whose it is, using one word instead of the name. Tap any item to open it full screen.

Before the Thing (my, his, her, their): Round 310 moreOpen ↓

Say whose it is, using one word instead of the name. Tap any item to open it full screen.

Standing Alone (mine, hers, theirs)

8 items

Fill in the blank with mine, yours, his, hers, ours or theirs. Tap any item to open it full screen.

Standing Alone (mine, hers, theirs): Round 28 moreOpen ↓

The thing is already named, so the pronoun stands on its own at the end. Tap any item to open it full screen.

Standing Alone (mine, hers, theirs): Round 38 moreOpen ↓

The thing is already named, so the pronoun stands on its own at the end. Tap any item to open it full screen.

Whose Is It?

6 items

Answer each question with a possessive pronoun. Tap any item to open it full screen.

Whose Is It?: Round 26 moreOpen ↓

Answer with one word that says whose it is. Tap any item to open it full screen.