Class 5 English Worksheet on Possessive Pronouns – Ownership Words

Whose Is It? Possessive Pronouns for Class 5

This Grade 5 worksheet helps learners use possessive pronouns like *mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs* to show ownership. Through underlining, blanks, corrections, dialogues, and paragraph writing, students learn to express possession without repeating nouns.

Why Possessive Pronouns Matter in Grammar?

Possessive pronouns are key to showing who something belongs to. For Grade 5 students, they are important because:

1. They prevent repetition and keep writing concise.

2. They help identify ownership in conversations and stories.

3. They improve sentence variety and structure.

4. They prepare students for advanced writing where clarity is essential.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes five engaging exercises that reinforce how to express ownership using pronouns:

🧠 Exercise 1 – Underline the Pronouns

Students underline the possessive pronoun in each of ten sentences.

✏️ Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks

Learners complete ten ownership-based sentences with the correct possessive pronoun.

📋 Exercise 3 – Rewrite the Sentences

Children rewrite incorrect sentences using the right possessive pronoun and underline the corrected word.

🗣️ Exercise 4 – Dialogue Writing

Students write a 3–4 line conversation using possessive pronouns based on real-life topics (e.g., lunch, toys, bags).

📝 Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing

Students choose two sentence starters and build short paragraphs using at least one possessive pronoun per line.

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Underlined Possessive Pronouns

1. mine, yours

2. theirs

3. yours

4. mine

5. theirs

6. yours

7. mine

8. theirs

9. yours

10. mine

Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks

2. theirs

3. hers

4. his

5. yours

6. yours

7. theirs

8. mine

9. theirs

10. yours

Exercise 3 – Rewritten Sentences with Corrected Pronouns

1. This pen is **yours**, not mine.

2. That bag is not mine, it’s **theirs**.

3. Is this water bottle mine or **yours**?

4. These clothes are not **yours**, they are **theirs**.

5. The shoes on the mat are **mine** and not **yours**.

6. This lunchbox is not **yours**, it is **mine**.

7. All the books are **theirs**.

8. The chocolate is mine, not **hers**.

9. Is that pencil **yours** or **mine**?

10. The toys are all **yours**.

Exercise 4 – Sample Dialogue (Topic: Sharing toys in class)

Person 1: Is that toy truck **yours**?

Person 2: No, it’s not **mine**, it’s **his**.

Person 1: I think this puzzle is **ours**.

Person 2: Yes, we built it together!

Exercise 5 – Sample Paragraphs

1. This pencil box is **mine**. I got it as a gift from my sister. She said it matches **hers**. Now we both have colorful boxes.

2. The red bag is **hers**. It has a cartoon print on it. That blue one is **mine**. We carry them every day to school.