James

Alistair AudreyJessicaAliceBen

ScottLilyRache

lJoe

Doreen

Look and speak !

subject Possessive(pronoun) adjective

I my You your He his She her It its We our You your They their

I. Look at this example and complete the sentences.

Ex: Ben is Alice’s brother. → Ben is her brother.

1. Rachel is ..................... wife. → Rachel is ..................... wife.

2. Rachel is ..................... mother. → Rachel is ..................... mother.

3. Lily is ..................... sister. → Lily is ..................... sister.

4. Scott is ..................... husband. → Scott is ..................... husband.

5. Audrey is .................................... daughter. → Audrey is ............ daughter.

6. James and Doreen are .............................................. parents. → James

and Doreen are .................... parents.

7. I’m Lily. Alistair is ............... son.

→ Alistair and Audrey are .................. cousins.

II. Complete these sentences.

1. James and Doreen are Jessica’s ..................................... . → James and Doreen are ..................................... .

2. Scott is Audrey’s ......................................... → Scott is ....................................................

3. Alistair and Audrey are Alice and Ben’s .................................. → Alistair and Audrey are ...................................

4. Joe and Rachel are Alice’s ................................... → Joe and Rachel are ..........................................................

5. Lily is Ben’s .............................. → Lily is ..................................................

III. What are their jobs ? Read and write the correct name.

She’s a journalist : ............................

He’s a painter: ...................................

She’s a hairdresser: ..........................

He’s a plumber: .................................

She’s a secretary: .............................

She’s a nurse: ...................................

He’s a student: ..................................

She’s a banker: .................................

He’s an accountant: ..........................

He’s a waiter: ....................................

IV. Complete with a pronoun or with a possessive.

Megan has got a sister. ............. name is Alison. .............. is a

French teacher. ................. husband’s name is Jeffrey.

............. is a firefighter.

Megan has got a brother, too. ............ name is

Colin. ........... is a shopkeeper. ................ has got two

children. ................ names are Fred and Polly.

Ron is Megan’s husband. ........... is a policeman. ............ have

got one child: ............ name is William.

Date :

Father – mother – brother – sister - grandmother – grandfather – aunt – uncle – cousin – husband – wife – son - daughter

V. Read and analyse the sentences : is the « ‘s » the contracted form of “is” or the possessive case ?

My bike’s red. □ BE □ possessive case. Jack’s book’s green. □ BE □ possessive case.

Your pencil’s broken. □ BE □ possessive case. Jack’s book’s green. □ BE □ possessive case.

This is Corey’s chair. □ BE □ possessive case. She’s Anthony’s aunt. □ BE □ possessive case.

Poxy’s Mrs Nelson’s cat. □ BE □ possessive case. She’s Anthony’s aunt. □ BE □ possessive case.

Poxy’s Mrs Nelson’s cat. □ BE □ possessive case. Richard’s disappointed. □ BE □ possessive case.

VII. Complete with “you’re”, “your”, “she’s”, “her”, “he’s”, “his”, “they’re”, “their”.

Bob: “Alice, tell me about ....................

family. ................. parents are Joe and

Rachel, aren’t they?”

Alice: “Yes, that’s right. ................... very

nice! I’ve got one brother. .................. name

is Ben. ................. a student at the

university. My sister Jessica is a nurse. I

love my brother and my sister, ...................

good fun! James is our

grandfather, ............... an artist, and Doreen

is our grandmother, she works in a bank. Lily

is our aunt, she can read, write and speak at

the same time! ................ a

secretary. .............. husband is called

Scott. ................ have got two children,

Alistair and Audrey. ..................... my

cousins.

Now, what about .................. family, Bob?

VI. Reorder these words to make a sentence.

1. are / cool / grandparents / my.

.................................................................................................

2. Hugo / uncle / a / is / firefighter / ‘s /.

................................................................................................

3. dentist / is / a / their / mother /.

.................................................................................................

4. Gloria / David / is / husband / ‘s / .

.................................................................................................

5. is / father / ’s / Andrew / my / name / .

.................................................................................................

6. friend / ‘s / is / Monica / angry /.

.................................................................................................

7. her / ‘s / name / what / ?

.................................................................................................

Now speak about your family ! How many brothers and sisters have you got? How many cousins have you got? What are the names of the members of your family ? What are their jobs?