Structure: Using Possessives – Basic 1 English Lesson Note (Third Term)

Possessive Words:

• My – belongs to me
• Your – belongs to you
• His – belongs to a boy/man
• Her – belongs to a girl/woman

How to Use Them:

• My book is red.
• Your bag is big.
• His pen is blue. (boy’s pen)
• Her dress is pretty. (girl’s dress)

Exercise 4: Complete with the right possessive:

1. _____ name is Joy. (My)
2. What is _____ name? (your)
3. _____ ball is big. (His – pointing to a boy)
4. _____ book is small. (Her – pointing to a girl)

Exercise 5: Choose my, your, his, or her:

1. I have a cat. _____ cat is white.
2. You have a pen. _____ pen is black.
3. Tom has a toy. _____ toy is fun.
4. Mary has a doll. _____ doll is pretty.

Exercise 6: Make sentences:

1. My _____ is _____. (book/red)
2. Your _____ is _____. (bag/big)
3. His _____ is _____. (shirt/blue)
4. Her _____ is _____. (hair/long)