3rd grade possessive pronouns worksheets
Third graders use the full set fluently and handle the trap pairs: its versus it's, their versus theirs, your versus yours. The position test settles every one: before a noun takes the short form, standing alone takes the -s form.
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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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Bring own flashlight for the night hike.
you’re · your
Answer: your
- The winning science project with the volcano was . our · ours
- The plane lowered wheels before landing. it’s · its
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
Drill the position test until it's a reflex, then spend the saved time on its/it's, which is really a contraction question in disguise: if "it is" fits the sentence, the apostrophe belongs; if the sentence shows owning, it doesn't. That single test prevents years of the most common written error in English.
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
- Why don't possessive pronouns use apostrophes?
- Because they don't need them; ownership is built into the word itself. Nouns borrow an apostrophe to show owning (Maya's), but pronouns changed form instead (hers). Knowing that one fact sorts out its/it's, your/you're, and their/they're all at once.
- How does this connect to the confused-words worksheets?
- Directly. Its/it's, your/you're, and their/they're are possessive pronouns colliding with contractions, and they get dedicated practice on our commonly confused words pages. This worksheet builds the ownership half of that understanding first.
Related worksheets
- 1st grade possessive pronouns A step easier, same skill
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- 3rd grade adverbs of how, when, and where Same grade, nearby skill
- 3rd grade articles (a, an, the) Same grade, nearby skill
- 3rd grade collective nouns Same grade, nearby skill
- Possessive pronouns, all grades The full progression
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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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