Grammar Games Speed Round
Possessive and Reflexive Pronouns Game
Choose mine or my, me or myself, and find the pronoun that fits.
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Grammar guide
Possessive and Reflexive Pronouns Game: rules and examples
A possessive pronoun such as mine or yours replaces my book or your book. A reflexive pronoun such as myself or themselves shows that the same person does and receives the action. Practise both groups and the phrases that use them.
01
Possessive pronouns
Mine, yours, his, hers, ours and theirs take the place of a possessive adjective and a noun. Do not say the noun again.
That bag is mine.
Mine means my bag.Our house is old, but theirs is new.
Theirs means their house.Is this pen yours?
Yours means your pen.
02
My or mine?
My, your, her, our and their go before a noun. Mine, yours, hers, ours and theirs stand alone. His is the same in both cases.
This is my book.
My goes before the noun book.Incorrect
This is mine book.Correct This book is mine.
Mine stands alone.The red car is his.
His can stand alone.
03
Reflexive pronouns
Use myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves and themselves when the subject and the object are the same person.
I cut myself.
I and myself are the same person.She looked at herself in the mirror.
Herself is the same person as she.I hurt him.
Him is another person, so there is no reflexive pronoun.
04
Singular and plural
Singular reflexive pronouns end in self. Plural ones end in selves: yourselves, ourselves, themselves.
Please help yourself, Mrs Brown.
One person: yourself.Incorrect
Please help yourselfs, children.Correct Please help yourselves, children.
More than one person: yourselves.We enjoyed ourselves.
We takes ourselves.
05
By myself and other useful phrases
By myself means alone or without help. Enjoy yourself means have a good time. Its is only a possessive adjective, so we do not use it alone.
She did it by herself.
Nobody helped her.Enjoy yourself at the party!
Have a good time.Incorrect
The bed is its.Correct The dog is in its bed.
Its goes before a noun.
FAQ
Is this possessive and reflexive pronouns game free?
Yes. Play as many short rounds as you like without creating an account.
What is the difference between my and mine?
My goes before a noun: this is my bag. Mine stands alone: this bag is mine. Never put a noun after mine.
When do I use myself, yourself and the other reflexive pronouns?
Use them when the subject and the object are the same person: I hurt myself. If they are different people, use me, you, him or her.
What does by myself mean?
It means alone or without help. She made the cake by herself means nobody helped her.
Can I use this game in class?
Yes. Ask students to say which things in the classroom are theirs, then compare their sentences with the questions and explanations.
Does the game save my score?
Your best Challenge score is stored in this browser, not in your account.