Spanish Possessives Practice
Fill in the blank with the right possessive or choose from three, then listen to the whole sentence. Below, a worksheet with an answer key you can do on paper or print.
What you need to know
- Before the noun you use the short form, with no article (mi casa, tus libros, never "la mi casa"). After it you use the long form (un amigo mío, este libro es tuyo).
- Su can mean his, her, their or your (usted), and when that gets unclear, Spanish switches to de él, de ella or de usted.
- Vuestro is the informal "your" for a group in Spain. In Latin America, "your" for a group is always su or de ustedes.
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Possessives in Spanish: worksheet with answer key
Do them on paper, in your head or printed out: answer first, then open each answer to check.
Name: ______________________________ Date: ____/____/______
Fill in with the short form (mi, tu, su, nuestro…)
- ______ hermanos viven en Madrid. (my)
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Mis
- ¿Esta es ______ maleta? (your, tú)
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tu
- ______ casa tiene jardín. (our)
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Nuestra
- Señora, ______ pasaporte, por favor. (your, usted)
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su
- Chicos, ¿dónde están ______ abrigos? (your, plural, in Spain)
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vuestros
Now with the long form (mío, tuyo, suyo…)
- Este móvil es ______. (mine)
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mío
- Las llaves son ______. (yours, tú)
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tuyas
- Un primo ______ vive en Chile. (of ours)
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nuestro
- Mi casa es pequeña; ______ es grande. (yours, tú)
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la tuya
- ¡Dios ______!
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mío
Fix the sentence
Each sentence has a common learner mistake.
- La mi madre es profesora.
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Mi madre es profesora. · no article before the short possessive
- Me duele mi cabeza.
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Me duele la cabeza. · body parts take the article, not the possessive
- Es un amigo mi.
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Es un amigo mío. · after the noun, the long form
- Esto es para mi.
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Esto es para mí. · the pronoun takes an accent mark
True or false?
- Su can mean his, her, their or your.
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True
- In Latin America, people normally use vuestro.
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False · in Latin America it is su or de ustedes
- The possessive agrees with the thing owned, not with the owner: nuestras casas.
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True
- La mía can replace mi casa.
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True
Answer key
- Mis
- tu
- Nuestra
- su
- vuestros
- mío
- tuyas
- nuestro
- la tuya
- mío
- Mi madre es profesora.
- Me duele la cabeza.
- Es un amigo mío.
- Esto es para mí.
- True
- False
- True
- True
Possessives in Spanish: common questions
Do Spanish possessives take an article?
The short form never does: mi madre, tu casa, nuestros hijos, never la mi madre. The long form takes one when it replaces the noun: el mío, la tuya. And with body parts, Spanish uses the article where English uses "my": me duele la cabeza, not mi cabeza.
What is the difference between mi and mío?
Mi goes before the noun (mi libro), like English "my". Mío goes after the noun or the verb (un libro mío, el libro es mío), like "mine", and it agrees with the thing owned: mío, mía, míos, mías. With an article, it replaces the noun: el mío.
Does su mean his, her or your?
It can mean all three, and also their and your (plural). When the sentence gets unclear, Spanish swaps su for de él, de ella, de usted or de ellos: la casa de él. Remember that su agrees with the thing owned, not the owner: sus libros can be "his books".
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