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Name
DEVELOP
THE CONCEPT
PROOFREAD
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns show who or what owns, or possesses, something. My, mine,
your, yours, her, hers, his, its, our, ours, their, and theirs are possessive pronouns.
• Use my, your, her, our, and their before nouns.
I study my notes. Marie looked at her drawing. Let us show you our alphabet.
• Use mine, yours, hers, ours, and theirs alone.
These notes are mine. The drawing was hers. This alphabet is ours.
• His and its can be used both before nouns and alone.
Jean-François followed his plan. The plan was his.
The tomb guarded its secrets. The secrets were its.
• Do not use an apostrophe with a possessive pronoun.
Directions Circle the possessive pronoun in each sentence.
1. Justine and I are preparing our report on hieroglyphs.
2. We are learning how Jean-François Champollion made his discoveries.
3. You can see examples in your book of how the Egyptians wrote.
4. Modern writing is very different from theirs.
5. Justine will focus on their use of pictures.
Directions Write the possessive pronoun in ( ) that correctly completes each sentence.
6. The Raymonds went to Egypt, but their trip was different from (our, ours).
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7. She has shown us (hers, her) photographs and videos. ___________________
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8. You should show the class (your, yours) drawings of Egypt. __________________
9. Ms. Raymond’s pictures were better than (my, mine)! ___________________
10. Can you help me make my pictures as good as (yours, your)?
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Home Activity Your child learned about possessive pronouns. Ask your child to use possessive
pronouns in sentences about friends or family members and their belongings.
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Seeker of Knowledge
Name
APPLY TO WRITING
Possessive Pronouns
Directions Write a possessive pronoun to replace the underlined words or phrases.
1. Jen and I are studying how the ancient Egyptians built the ancient Egyptians’
pyramids. 2. Jen has borrowed a book from Jen’s uncle. 3. It says that the Pharaoh
Khufu built the Pharaoh Khufu’s pyramid out of huge stone blocks. 4. Long ramps
were used to put each stone in each stone’s place. 5. Jen and I are each planning to
build a model pyramid for Jen and my report. 6. Jen is making Jen’s pyramid out
of clay.
1. ________________
2. ________________
3. ________________
4. ________________
5. ________________
6. ________________
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Directions Write a paragraph about something that you have enjoyed making for
homework or as a class project. Underline any possessive pronouns you use.
Home Activity Your child learned how to use possessive pronouns in writing. Ask your child to write a
journal entry titled My Day. Have him or her identify possessive pronouns in the entry.
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Seeker of Knowledge
Name
TEST
PRACTICE
PROOFREAD
Possessive Pronouns
Directions Mark the letter of the possessive pronoun that correctly completes each
sentence.
5. Queen Cleopatra lost ___ war
against the Romans.
A its
B she
C hers
D her
2. The Egyptians preserved the bodies
of ___ dead.
A their
B its
C his
D they
6. When we do our Egypt reports, ___
will be about hieroglyphs.
AI
B mine
C me
D my
3. When a king died, ___body was
placed in a great tomb.
A its
B their
C his
D him
7. I will draw hieroglyphs on ___
poster.
A me
B my
C mine
D ours
4. Papyrus was a common plant, and
___ stems were used to make paper.
A their
B its
C it
D they
8. Will you do ___ on mummies?
A ours
B their
C yours
D you
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1. ___ class went to the museum and
learned about ancient Egypt.
A We
B Ours
C Us
D Our
Home Activity Your child prepared for taking tests on possessive pronouns. Give your child a
newspaper or magazine article to read. Ask him or her to highlight the possessive pronouns.
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Name
EXTRA PRACTICE
Possessive Pronouns
Directions Write the possessive pronoun in ( ) that correctly completes each sentence.
1. The students in (our, ours) class have each chosen a hieroglyph to study.
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2. Every hieroglyph has (theirs, its) own meaning.
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3. Marie has found a hieroglyph that looks like (her, hers) dog!
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4. (My, Mine) is a bird with a long beak.
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5. I am getting good at drawing (my, mine) hieroglyph.
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6. Some students are making models of (theirs, their) hieroglyphs.
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Directions Write a possessive pronoun to replace the underlined words or phrases.
7. Ancient Egyptians ate bread as part of ancient Egyptians’ daily diet.
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8. A family sometimes kept a goat and made cheese from a goat’s milk.
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Home Activity Your child reviewed possessive pronouns. With your child, look through the headlines or
titles in newspapers or magazines. Challenge your child to find ten examples of possessive pronouns.
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