Possessive Pronouns Quiz

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Now, let's have some fun with today's exercise:

Possessive Pronouns Quiz

A possessive pronoun is any word that takes the place of a noun. They are words that show ownership like her, hers, his, your, yours, its, our, ours, mine, their and theirs. Read the following sentences then circle the correct answer.

Example: Scott put ____ plant on the window sill. (his - its)

1. Tom left ____ notebook on the bus. (mine - his)
2. The red car is ____. (theirs - its)
3. The couple brought home ____ new baby girl. (hers - their)
4. Mark played ____ guitar so we could sing along. (its - his)
5. A laptop stores information in ____ memory bank. (their - its)
6. The chocolate chip cookies melted in ____ mouth. (its - their)
7. Is ____ seatbelt fastened? (mine - your)
8. The fluffy brown puppy is ____. (mine - its)
9. _____ mother picked her up from school. (Her - Their)
10. _____ house is across from the park. (Mine - Our)
11. He said ____ name was Kevin. (our - his)
12. Trees have _____ roots in the ground. (their - its)
13. The Christmas present with the bow is ____. (their - hers)
14. What is _____ name? ( yours - your)
15. Dad said he would take _____ to the movie. (his - her)
16. We looked in _____ backyard for Easter eggs. (ours - our)
17. _____ neighborhood is very quiet. (Theirs - His)
18. The silver bracelet is ____. (her - hers).
19. He wore ______ Halloween custom to the party. (his - hers)
20. Tony often plays chess with ____ father. (yours - his)

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