10306 expressing possession revision for intermediate ss 2 pages 9 tasks with key fully editable

Task 1 - Rewrite the underlined part. (his, her, its,
their)
1) This is Lisa's coat. _________
2) My parents' car is really new. _________
3) My sister's room is messy. _________
4) I believe in the people's hard work. ________
5) That's the baby's book. _________
6) Peter's friend is a doctor. _________
7) Their cat's ball is in the basket. _________
8) It's Nick's baseball cap. _________
9) His daughter's dog is ill. ________
10) This is the children's playground. _________

Task 2 – 's or '
1 – Margaret__ mug
2 – the lion__ paw
3 - the postmen__ letters
4 – the boys__ snowman
5 – the sister__ dress

6 – mother__ day
7 - the friends__ hobby
8 – the boy__ homework
9 – the chickens__ corn
10 – Martin__ bike

Task 3 – Rewrite the sentences. Use 's or of to
express possession. Look at the example.

e.g.: Peter's got an apple.
is his apple.

This is Peter's apple. This

e.g.: The table has got four legs.
These are the
four legs of the table. These are its four legs.
1 – Anne has got a flat.
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2 – My cousin has got a raincoat.
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3 – The women have got beautiful eyes.
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4 – The village has got long streets.
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5 – Hank has got a headphone.
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6 – The bird has got a small nest.
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7 – The detective has got an angry boss.
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8 – The book has got nice pictures.
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9 – The students have a test.
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10 – The house has got a chimney.
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Task 4 – Choose the correct answer.
1) What's his / hers name?
2) This is my / mine cap. That is your / yours.
3) Our / Ours are clever students.
4) Do you like your / yours grandma's cake?
5) Whose scarf is this? It's her / hers.
6) That's it / its bone.
7) She is holding their / theirs present.
8) This is Peter's cap. That is my / mine.
9) Do you know her / hers sister?
10) These are our / ours dogs. Those are their /
theirs.
Task 5 – Complete the sentences with the
words in the brackets. Use 's or of or a
possessive adjective.
1) Can you climb on (mountain, top)?
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2) Why are (your house, rooms) dark?
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3) We decorated (we, Christmas tree) yesterday.
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4) (school, bus) isn't new.
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5) (Bob, behaviour) made the teacher angry.
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6) Have you seen (painter, brush) anywhere?
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7) (tree, branch) is broken.
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8) What's (you, favourite film), Philip?
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9) (this magazine, articles) are always interesting.
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10) I carried (monkey, bananas) from the van.
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11) (police, car) stopped in front of our house.
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12) Have you checked (car, brakes) yet?
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13) (he, birthday cake) is almost ready.
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14) (businessmen, contractions) are important.
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15) I lent (I, laptop) to Carl.
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16) We are painting (our garden, fence) now.
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17) (she, hair) is extremely short.
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18)Do you know (this book, price)?
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Task 6 – Create sentences with the given words. Use
of, or 's to express possession. (for intermediate ss)
Write the answer into your exercise-book.
1) the swimming-pool / have / swum / in / you / the
hotel?
2) out of / dad / order / mobile phone / is?
3) the garden / Tina / already / has / the flowers /
watered
4) was / Julie / from / yesterday / school / son /
absent.
5) the garden / yesterday / locked / the gate / Dad /
evening.
6) is / the boy / colour / hair / what?
7) stole / tricycle / someone / the girl.
8) the room / asked / the receptionist / about / the
hotel / service / I.
9) are / high / the mountains / really / the country.
10) you / see / pencil-case / can / Daisy / somewhere?
11) have to / how many / the class / we / do / change /
desks?
12) friends / are / my son / always / in trouble.
13) less / the desert / need / the plants / water.
14) had to / the cat / cut / nails / she.
15) know / about / your children / you / pastime / do /
something?
16) is / 200,000 / about / the population / this town.
17) too / the voice / yesterday / was / your radio /
loud.
18) interesting / our teacher / are / lessons.
19) in September / the beginning / is / the school year.

20) searched / his uncle / we / for / keys.

Task 7 – Find and correct the mistakes if
there is.
1) The forest's trees are old.
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2) Hers cap is too big for her.
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3) The tails of the mice aren't grey.
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4) Have you read the newspaper's headline?
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5) The roof of our tiles are brown.
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6) I am reading the book of that woman.
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7) I don't know the church of the height.
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8) The parcels of the postman were changed.
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9) The bus drivers bus is full of passengers.
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10) I have forgotten my school's address.
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11) Their's house is next to our.
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12) This pen is my. That one is yours.
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Task 8 – What is 's? Choose the correct

answer.
1) She's got a brown skirt.

A/ is B/ has C/ expresses possession

2) The dentist's coat's next to mine.
The dentist's: A/ is B/ has C/ expresses possession
coat's: A/ is B/ has C/ expresses possession

3) It's a simple task.
A/ is B/ has C/ expresses possession

4) The man's car's got broken bumper.

The man's: A/ is B/ has C/ expresses possession
car's: A/ is B/ has C/ expresses possession

5) Martin's desk's in the corner.

Martin's: A/ is B/ has C/ expresses possession
desk's: A/ is B/ has C/ expresses possession

6) Charlie's brother's got a girlfriend.

Charlie's: A/ is B/ has C/ expresses possession
brother's: A/ is B/ has C/ expresses possession

7) Tom's children were playing football.
A/ is B/ has C/ expresses possession

8) Grandpa's got a new television.
A/ is B/ has C/ expresses possession

9) What's she talking about? About Jenny's plans.
What's: A/ is B/ has C/ expresses possession
Jenny's: A/ is B/ has C/ expresses possession

10) This policeman's got an interesting case.
A/ is B/ has C/ expresses possession

11) Dave's cousin's a shop assistant.

Dave's: A/ is B/ has C/ expresses possession
cousins's: A/ is B/ has C/ expresses possession

Task 9 – Write a short story. Express
possession in as many ways as you can. Use the
following words:
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hope

rabbit
grandma
card
forest
soup
tale
child
friend
cap

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key
fox
tree
basket
mother
hunter
girl
dream
bike

dress


SOLUTION
Task 1
Task 6
1 – her; 2 – their; 3 – her; 4 – their; 5 – its; 6 – his; 7 – 1) Have you swum in the swimming-pool of the hotel?
its; 8 – his; 9 – her; 10 - their
2) Is dad's mobile phone out of order?
3) Has Tina already watered the flowers of the the garden?
Task 2
4) Julie's son was absent from school yesterday.
1 – Margaret's mug
5) Dad locked the gate of the garden yesterday evening.
2 – the lion's paw
6) What colour is the boy's hair?
3 - the postmen's letters
7) Someone stole the girl's tricycle.
4 – the boys' snowman
8) I asked the receptionist of the hotel about the room
5 – the sister's dress
service.
6 – mother's day
9) The mountains of the country are really high.
7 - the friends' hobby
10) Can you see Daisy's pencil-case somewhere?
8 – the boy's homework
11) How many desks of the class do we have to change?
9 – the chickens' corn
12) My son's friends are always in trouble.

10 – Martin's bike
13) The plants of the desert need less water.
14) She had to cut the cat's nails.
Task 3
15) Do you know something about your children's pastime?
1 – This is Anne's flat. This is her flat.
16) The population of this town is about 200,000.
2 – This is my cousin's raincoat. This is his/her raincoat.
17) The voice of your radio was too loud yesterday.
3 – These are the women's beautiful eyes. These are their
18) Our teacher's lessons are interesting.
beautiful eyes.
19) The beginning of the school year is in September.
4 – These are the long streets of the village. These are its
20) We searched for his uncle's keys.
long streets.
5 – This is Hank's headphone. This is his headphone.
Task 7 – THE CORRECT SENTENCES
6 – This is the bird's small nest. This is its small nest.
1) The trees of the forest are old.
7 – This is the detective's angry boss. This is his angry
2) Her cap is too big for her.
boss.
3) The mice's tails aren't grey.
8 – These are the nice pictures of the book. These are its
4) Have you read the headline of the newspaper?
nice pictures.
5) The tiles of our roof are brown.
9 – This is the students' test. This is their test.
6) I am reading that woman's book.

10 – This is the chimney of the house. This is its chimney.
7) I don't know the height of the church.
8) The postmen's parcels were changed.
Task 4
9) The bus driver's bus is full of passengers.
1) What's his / hers name?
10) I have forgotten the address of my school.
2) This is my / mine cap. That is your / yours.
11) Their house is next to ours.
3) Our / Ours are clever students.
12) This pen is mine. That one is yours.
4) Do you like your / yours grandma's cake?
5) Whose scarf is this? It's her / hers.
Task 8
6) That's it / its bone.
1 – B
7) She is holding their / theirs present.
2 – C, A
8) This is Peter's cap. That is my / mine.
3 – A
9) Do you know her / hers sister?
4 – C, B
10) These are our / ours dogs. Those are their / theirs.
5 – C, A
6 – C, B
Task 5
7 – C
1) Can you climb on the top of the mountain?
8 – B
2) Why are the rooms of your house, rooms dark?

9 – A, C
3) We decorated our Christmas tree yesterday.
10 – B
4) The bus of the school isn't new.
11 – C, A
5) Bob's behaviour made the teacher angry.
6) Have you seen the painter's brush anywhere?
Task 9
7) The branch of the tree is broken.
It depends on the ss.
8) What's your favourite film, Philip?
9) The article of this magazine are always interesting.
10) I carried the monkey's bananas from the van.
11) The police's car stopped in front of our house.
12) Have you checked the brakes of the car yet?
13) His birthday cake is almost ready.
14) The businessmen's contractions are important.
15) I lent my laptop to Carl.
16) We are painting the fence of our garden now.
17) Her hair is extremely short.
18)Do you know the price of this book?