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.
Free printable PDF, aligned to Common Core L.1.1.d. One skill per page, answer key on page two.
Every sheet is one of a kind and prints with a version code, so you can reprint the exact same one later. New version every click.
The kind of sentences you'll get
Circle the letter of the owning word that fits the sentence.
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The drawing of the dragon is ______ .
mines · mine
Answer: mine
- The trumpet with the dented bell is ______ . mine · my · mines
- The winning science project with the volcano was ______ . ours · our
Every print draws a fresh mix of sentences at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling gets a different 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.
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Aligned to Common Core L.1.1.d. Reviewed by the One More Sheet curriculum team. Content version 68, updated July 2026.