2. Finish these sentences.

Example: he lives with his parents.

1. They live with .....................parents.

2. We ..................... .....................

3. Julia lives .....................

4. I ..................... .....................parents.

5. John .....................

6. Do you live .....................?

7. Most children .....................

3. Complete the sentences.

1. I saw Liz with .....................husband, Philip.

2. I saw Ann and Ted with .....................children.

3. I saw George with .....................brother, Bill.

4. I saw Ann with ..................... brother, Bill.

5. I saw Liz and Philip with ..................... son, Bill.

6. I saw Ann with ..................... parents.

7. I saw Diana and Robert with ..................... parents.

4. Put in possessives.

1. Do you like ..................... job?

2. I know Mr Watson but I don’t know .....................wife.

3. Mr and Mrs Baker live in London. ..................... son lives in Australia.

4. We’re going to have a party. We’re going to invite all ..................... friends.

5. Ann is going out with ..................... friends this evening.

6. I like tennis. It’s ..................... favourite sport.

7. ‘Is that ..................... car?’ ‘No, I haven’t got a car.’

8. I want to phone Ann. Do you know ..................... phone number?

9. Do you think most people are happy in ..................... jobs?

10. I’m going to wash ..................... hair before I go out.

11. This is a beautiful tree, ..................... leaves are a beautiful colour.

12. John has a brother and a sister. ..................... brother is 25 and ..................... sister is 21.

5. Complete the sentences. Use possessives with one of these words:

coat, homework, house, husband, job, key, name

1. Jim doesn’t enjoy ..................... it’s not very interesting.

2. I can’t open the door. I haven’t hot .....................

3. Sally is married. .....................works in a bank.

4. It’s very cold today. Put on ..................... when you got out.

5. ‘What are the children doing?’ ‘They’re doing .....................’

6. ‘Do you know that man?’ ‘Yes, but I don’t know .....................

7. We live in Barton Street. ..................... is at the end on the left.

I He She We You They

My His Her Our Your Their

Mine His Hers Ours Yours Theirs

It’s my money It’s his money It’s her money It’s our money It’s your money It’s their money

It’s mine. It’s his. It’s hers. It’s ours. It’s yours. It’s theirs.

My hands are cold.

Is this your book?

Ann gave me her umbrella.

It’s their problem, not our problem.

Is this book mine or yours?

I didn’t have an umbrella, so Ann gave me hers.

It’s their problem, not ours.

We went in our car and they went in theirs.

I’m going to a wedding on Saturday. A friend of mine is getting married.

We went on holiday with some friends of ours.

Michael had an argument with a neighbour of his.

It was a good idea of yours to go swimming this afternoon.

‘Is this his camera or hers?’ ‘It’s his.’

I went out to meet a friend of mine.

Tom was with a friend of his.

Are those people friends of yours?

Whose book is this?

Whose money is this? / Whose is this? – It’s mine.

Whose shoes are these? / Whose are these? - They’re John’s.

Exercises