Exercices A2 : utiliser les pronoms possessifs en anglais

Ces exercices vous aident à mettre en pratique les pronoms possessifs anglais vus dans le cours. Distinguez-les des adjectifs possessifs et utilisez-les correctement dans des phrases complètes.

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Exercice 1 : Complétez avec le bon pronom possessif

Remplacez chaque blanc par le pronom possessif qui convient (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs).

1. This bag belongs to me. It is ___.
2. These keys belong to Paul. They are ___.
3. This house belongs to us. It is ___.
4. Those books belong to the children. They are ___.

Correction

1. This bag belongs to me. It is mine.
2. These keys belong to Paul. They are his.
3. This house belongs to us. It is ours.
4. Those books belong to the children. They are theirs.

Exercice 2 : Corrigez les erreurs de pronoms possessifs

Chaque phrase contient une erreur dans l'utilisation du pronom possessif. Réécrivez la phrase correctement.

1. This phone is my, not yours.
2. That red car is her. She bought it last year.
3. These seats are your, so please sit down.
4. We left our coats here, so these coats are we.

Correction

1. This phone is mine, not yours.
2. That red car is hers. She bought it last year.
3. These seats are yours, so please sit down.
4. We left our coats here, so these coats are ours.

Exercice 3 : Choisissez le bon pronom possessif

Pour chaque phrase, choisissez la réponse correcte parmi les options proposées.

1. Mary lost her umbrella, so I lent her ___. (my umbrella)
   • I lent her my.
   • I lent her mine.
   • I lent her hers.
   • I lent her its.
2. We finished our work, but they haven't finished ___. (their work)
   • they haven't finished their.
   • they haven't finished them.
   • they haven't finished theirs.
   • they haven't finished its.
3. Is this jacket yours or ___? (his jacket)
   • Is this jacket yours or him?
   • Is this jacket yours or his?
   • Is this jacket yours or he?
   • Is this jacket yours or himself?
4. My results were good, but ___ were even better. (her results)
   • but she were even better.
   • but her were even better.
   • but hers were even better.
   • but herself were even better.

Correction

1. I lent her mine.
2. they haven't finished theirs.
3. Is this jacket yours or his?
4. but hers were even better.