Possessive Pronouns Worksheets
Possessive pronouns show ownership without repeating a name: her bicycle, their garden, that seat is ours. Second graders master both positions, before the noun (my, your, their) and standing alone (mine, yours, theirs), and meet its without an apostrophe.
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What students need to know
Possessive pronouns show who owns something: my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs.
This skill runs from 1st grade through 3rd grade. Pick a grade above for level-matched sentences, teaching notes, and worksheets.
Possessive Pronouns across the grades
1st Grade
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).
2nd Grade
Possessive pronouns show ownership without repeating a name: her bicycle, their garden, that seat is ours. Second graders master both positions, before the noun (my, your, their) and standing alone (mine, yours, theirs), and meet its without an apostrophe.
3rd Grade
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.