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11 They arent mine. Theyre Trigs!

Possessive pronouns
This T-shirts yours, Nick. And are the socks, baseball cap and trousers yours?

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Grammar lesson
Possessive pronouns
Adjectives my your his her our your their Pronouns mine yours his hers ours yours theirs

No, they arent mine! Theyre Trigs!

Its my shirt. OR Its mine. Its your baseball cap. OR Its yours. These are ours and those are yours. Is that Jenny and Nicks dog? Yes, its theirs.

Match. Adjectives my 1 your 2 his 3 her 4 our 5 your 6 their Pronouns a hers b ours c mine d his e yours f theirs g yours

Words to learn
trousers newspaper sweet orange juice

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biscuit comic water magazine

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Circle the correct words. Is this your/yours newspaper? Yes, its mine/my . 1 Is that Mr and Mrs Bells car? Yes, its their/theirs . 2 Are these socks your/yours , Nick? 3 Is that Amandas new bike? Yes, its hers/her . 4 Are these your/yours biscuits, Nick? 5 Is this your water, Jenny? Yes, its my/mine . 6 Nick, is this orange juice yours/your ? 7 Is this Amandas MP3 player? Yes, its hers/her . 8 Are these our sweets? Yes, theyre our/ours . 9 Is that yours/your comic, Nick?

Choose A, B or C. Complete the sentences. Carlo Is that Jennys bike? Nick Yes, its hers. A hers B his C ours .
C his

1 Carlo Is that Toms football? Nick Yes, its

A hers B yours

2 Jenny Are those our sandwiches? Nick No, they arent

B theirs C ours

A yours

3 Nick Is that Amandas mobile phone? Zoe Yes, its

A theirs B mine

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C hers

4 Jenny
A theirs

Are these the boys bikes? .

B ours C hers

Amanda No, they arent 5 Carlo Is that Toms MP3 player? Nick No, it isnt
A theirs B his C hers

6 Jenny
A hers

Is that my magazine? .
B mine C yours

10 Are those the girls magazines? Yes, theyre their/theirs .

Amanda Oh, yes. Its

7 Tom Are these Georges comics? Nick No, they arent

A hers B his C mine

8 Zoe

Is that Mr and Mrs Bells car? .

C theirs B ours

Carlo Yes, its

A hers

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Complete the sentences. Use mine, yours, his, hers, ours or theirs. This is your glass. Its yours. 1 This is Nicks baseball cap. Its Theyre Its Theyre Its Theyre 7 This is my desk. Its Its Theyre . . . . 8 This is Amandas coat. 9 These are my sandwiches. . . . . . . 2 These are Jennys magazines. 3 This is Toms old bike. 4 These are the childrens sweets. 5 This is Jenny and Nicks house. 6 These are our comics.

Write sentences. Use Its or Theyre.

Its Jennys school bag. Its hers.

10 This is our dog. Hes

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Look and read. Answer the questions. Jennys favourite scarf is red. Amandas favourite scarf is pink and blue. Jennys new shoes are blue and Amandas new shoes are black. Amandas gloves are blue and Jennys gloves are red. Nicks got a baseball cap. Its blue. Toms exercise book is yellow and Nicks is red. Trigs exercise book is red, too, but it isnt very clean. Is it Jennys scarf?

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Complete the clothes words. coat es t o s ks ts rf b u ers l ca 2 sh 3s 4s 5b 6 7 ba 8 tr

Yes, it is. Its hers.

1 Is it Nicks baseball cap?

Partner game
In pairs, students compare their school things with their partner. Student 1 My pencil case is red and yours is blue. Student 2 My bag is blue and yours is black.

2 Are they Jennys shoes?

www Visit Trigs website for more practice! 3 Are they Jennys gloves? TEACHERS: now download the online worksheet for this unit.

4 Is it Nicks exercise book?

5 Are they the boys books?

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