Grade 2 English Possesives โ His, Her, Their Notes
Possessives: His, Her, Their
What are possessives?
Possessives tell us who something belongs to. They come before a noun.
His ๐ฆ
Use his when something belongs to a boy or a man.
Example: His book. ๐๐
Her ๐ง
Use her when something belongs to a girl or a woman.
Example: Her ball. โฝ
Their ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ
Use their when something belongs to more than one person (many people).
Example: Their house. ๐
Where do these words go?
They come just before the thing they belong to (the noun).
his + noun โ his pen
her + noun โ her school bag
their + noun โ their books
Note for learners
Do not use an apostrophe for these words. (We write his, her, their โ not hi's, her's, their's.)
Examples from school and home (Kenya)
- Peter has a bag. It is his bag. ๐
- Aisha has a book. It is her book. ๐
- The children have balls. They have their balls. โฝโฝ
- Baba and Mama have a shamba. It is their shamba. ๐ฝ๐พ
Practice: Choose the correct word โ his, her or their
- Maria has a pencil. It is ___ pencil. ๐ง
- Tom has a blue shirt. It is ___ shirt. ๐ฆ
- My friends have school books. They are ___ books. ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ
- Uncle John has a car. It is ___ car. ๐
- The boys and girls have lunch boxes. They are ___ lunch boxes. ๐ฅช
- Nurse Amina has a hat. It is ___ hat. ๐ฉโโ๏ธ
- James and Ken have a football. It is ___ football. โฝ
- Sheila has a dress. It is ___ dress. ๐
Answers
- her
- his
- their
- his
- their
- her
- their
- her
Fun tip
Point to a person and ask: โWhose is this?โ The answer will be his, her or their. Practice with family at home or friends at school! ๐