1st grade possessive pronouns worksheets
Possessive pronouns are the owning words: my book, your turn, his hat, her shoe. First graders choose the owning word that fits, learning the difference between my (before the thing) and mine (standing alone).
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The kind of sentences you'll get
Circle the letter of the owning word that fits the sentence.
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Is that jump rope ?
hers · her
Answer: hers
- The messy desk is . her · hers
- boots got wet today. My · Mine
Every print pulls a fresh set of sentences at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling never gets the same sheet.
What's on each sheet
- Choose the word. Circle the letter of the owning word that fits the sentence. 10 questions per page.
Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.
How to teach this
Play ownership out loud with real objects: this pencil is mine, that pencil is yours. The physical handing-over makes the words stick. Keep the set small at first (my/mine, your/yours, his, her) and let the sentence's shape do the teaching: "___ turn" wants my, "the turn is ___" wants mine.
Watch for: The pairs split by position: my, your, her, our, and their sit before a noun; mine, yours, hers, ours, and theirs stand alone. Possessive pronouns never take an apostrophe. It's always means it is (or it has).
Common questions about possessive pronouns
- What's the difference between my and mine?
- Position. My comes before the thing it owns: my lunchbox. Mine stands alone, usually at the end: that lunchbox is mine. First graders pick it up quickly when the sentence is read aloud, because the wrong one sounds broken.
- Which possessive pronouns should a 1st grader know?
- The everyday six: my, mine, your, yours, his, and her. They cover nearly everything a 6-year-old says about owning. The rest of the set (our/ours, their/theirs, its) joins comfortably in 2nd grade.
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Aligned to Common Core L.1.1.d. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 137, updated August 2026.
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