HIS HER - Possessive adjectives in English
He is a boy.
She is a girl.
HE is a subject pronoun.
SHE is a subject pronoun.
His name is Alex.
Her name is Emma.
HIS is a possessive adjective.
HER is a possessive adjective.
HE and HIS are used with a male, for example a boy or a man.
SHE and HER are used with a female, for example a girl or a woman.
Look at this girl and this boy.
What do they have?
They have balloons.
What color are the balloons?
Her balloon is green.
His balloon is blue.
We use HER for the girl and HIS for the boy.
Now they have two balloons each.
How do we say this?
Her balloons are green.
Balloons is plural
but her does not change.
We do NOT say
hers balloons are green. No, this is not correct.
We say... HER balloons are green.
and for the boy we say: His balloons are blue.
Again HIS does not change.
The possessive adjectives HIS and HER
are sometimes confusing for people learning English.
Today we are going to practice using HIS and HER with some simple English exercises.
Complete the sentence with HIS or HER
Her name is Susan.
His name is Frank.
His name is Steven.
Her name is Angela.
His name is Daniel.
Her name is Mary.
Her name is Veronica.
His name is Philip.
Complete the sentence with HIS or HER.
Her t-shirt is pink.
His t-shirt is orange.
His jeans are blue.
Her socks are orange.
Her hair is black.
His shoes are brown.
Her shoes are black.
Her skirt is purple.
His hair is brown.
His cap is red
Complete the sentences with HIS or HER.
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1. He has a dog.
His dog is small
2. She has two cats.
Her cats are black.
3. He has a brother.
His brother is crazy.
4. Patrick has a guitar.
His guitar is old.
5. My mother has a car.
Her car is fast.
6. The man has new shoes.
His shoes are clean.
7. She has a dictionary.
Her dictionary is big.
8. Maggie has a new dress.
Her dress is beautiful.
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