The Possessives Adjectives

(de pasesifs adyektifs): Los Pronombres Adjetivos

Definition. They are words that modify a noun to show a form of possession, a sense of belonging or ownership to a specific person, animal or thing. 
The possessive adjectives that are used in the English language are: my, your, our, its, her, his, and their; each one corresponds to a subject pronoun.

Fuente:

My

(mai)

Mi, mis

 

My house is yellow

(mai jaus is ielou)

Mi casa es amarilla

Her

(jer)

Su, sus (de ella)

 

Her car is new

(jer car is niu)

Su carro es Nuevo

His

(jis)

Su, sus (de él)

 

His name is John

(jis neim is yon)

Su nombre es Juan

Its

(its)

Su, sus (de esto)

 

Its color is blue

(its kolor is blu)

Su color es azul

Our

(auer)

Nuestro, nuestros

Nuestra, nuestras

 

Our son is tall

Our daughter is shy

(auer son is tol)

(ouer dorer is shai)

Nuestro hijo es alto

Nuestra hija es tímida

Your

(ior)

Tu,  tus, su, sus

(de ti, de ustedes)

 

Your books are big

Your pencil is white

(ior buks ar big)

(ior pensol is uait)

Tus libros son grandes

Tu lápiz es blanco

Their

(der)

Su, sus

(de ellos, de ellas)

 

Their dogs are small

Their tea is hot

(der dogs ar smol)

(der tii is jat)

Sus perros son pequeños

Su té está caliente


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Possessive Adjectives

Possessive Adjectives

Gap-fill exercise

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Choose the correct POSSESSIVE from the dropdown list to complete the sentences:

1. I am Abraham. last name is Lincoln

2. You are from Spain. nationality is Spanish.

3. She is married. husband is an engineer.

4. He has a nice car. car is a Lamborghini.

5. We are English students. teacher is Mr. Brown.

6. It is a dog. name is Blackie.

7. Marlon is married. wife is very beautiful.

8. My mother is short. height is 5'2''

9. They like sports. favorite sport is baseball.

10. Phil and I are brothers. father is Matthew.