Grammar Games Speed Round
Possessives Game
Choose my, your, his, her and 's in quick rounds.
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Play first. Understand every answer.
The round is short; the corrections are the lesson. Use the guide below whenever you want a refresher.
How to play
- Choose Practice for an untimed round or Challenge for a timed round with three lives.
- Practice lets you choose a difficulty. Challenge mixes all three levels in a 12-question round.
- Read the correction after each answer, then continue with the related exercises for a full lesson.
Grammar guide
Possessives Game: rules and examples
Possessives show who something belongs to. Use my, your, his, her, its, our and their before a noun, and add 's to a name.
01
My, your, our, their
Use my for I, your for you, our for we and their for they. The word does not change for a plural noun: my shoes.
My sister and I love our house.
Our means my sister and me.
02
His, her, its
Use his for a man, her for a woman and its for a thing or an animal.
Tom's bag is blue. It is his bag.
His means Tom's.
03
Its or it's?
Its (no apostrophe) shows that something belongs to it. It's means it is.
The house is old. Its door is blue.
Its door means the door of the house.
04
Name + 's
Add 's to a name or a singular noun: Tom's bag, my mother's car. With a plural noun that ends in -s, add only the apostrophe: the girls' room. With children, men and women, add 's: the children's room.
That is my mother's car.
The car belongs to my mother.
FAQ
What is the difference between their, there and they're?
Their shows that something belongs to them. There is a place. They're means they are. They sound the same but are spelled differently.
Do my, your and their change before a plural noun?
No. They stay the same: my book, my books; their house, their houses.
Where does the apostrophe go in a plural possessive?
After the s of a plural noun: the girls' room means the room of two or more girls.
Can I use this game in class?
Yes. Let learners explain their choices before you reveal each correction.
Does the game save my score?
Your best Challenge score is saved in this browser.