Possessive Adjectives Practice

Q: Do Spanish possessives agree with the owner or the thing owned?

With the thing owned. Su casa matches casa (singular, feminine-by-default su), not the owner. That's why su can mean his, her, your, or their house — the form depends only on the noun that follows.

Q: What's the difference between mi and mis?

Number. Mi goes with a singular noun (mi libro) and mis with a plural noun (mis libros). Mi and tu and su don't change for gender, only for number.

Q: When do I use nuestro vs nuestra?

Nuestro (our) agrees in both gender and number, like an -o adjective: nuestro hijo, nuestra hija, nuestros hijos, nuestras hijas. The same applies to vuestro, the Spain-only plural your.

Q: What are the long forms mío, tuyo, suyo for?

They go after the noun (un amigo mío = a friend of mine), after ser (el coche es nuestro), or with an article to act as a pronoun (el mío = mine). They agree in gender and number with the noun.

Q: Su is ambiguous — how do I make it clear?

Because su and suyo can mean his, her, your, or their, Spanish often clarifies with de plus a pronoun: la casa de ella (her house), el coche de ellos (their car). Use it whenever context wouldn't make the owner obvious.

Q: Are these possessive adjective exercises free?

Yes. All 22 exercises run in your browser, need no signup, and include a clear explanation after every answer.

Question 1

___ hermano vive en Madrid.

Accepted Answer

Mi. Hermano is singular, so my is mi. The form mi doesn't change for gender — mi hermano, mi hermana.

Question 2

___ padres trabajan mucho.

Accepted Answer

Mis. Padres is plural, so my becomes mis. The short forms agree in number with the noun owned.

Question 3

¿Dónde está ___ coche?

Accepted Answer

tu. Coche is singular, so your (informal) is tu. Note: tu (no accent) is the possessive; tú (with accent) means you.

Question 4

Ana habla con ___ madre por teléfono.

Accepted Answer

su. Madre is singular, so his/her is su. Su agrees with madre, not with Ana — that's why it doesn't change for the owner's gender.

Question 5

El profesor corrige ___ exámenes.

Accepted Answer

sus. Exámenes is plural, so the possessive becomes sus. It agrees with the things owned (the exams), not with el profesor.

Question 6

___ casa tiene un jardín grande.

Accepted Answer

Nuestra. Nuestro changes for gender and number. Casa is feminine singular, so our is nuestra.

Question 7

___ hijos van a la misma escuela.

Accepted Answer

Nuestros. Hijos is masculine plural, so our is nuestros. Unlike mi/tu/su, nuestro agrees in both gender and number.

Question 8

Chicos, ¿es este ___ perro?

Accepted Answer

vuestro. Vuestro is the your (plural, informal) used in Spain. Perro is masculine singular, so vuestro. (Latin America uses su here.)

Question 9

Carlos busca ___ llaves. (his)

Accepted Answer

sus. Llaves is plural, so the possessive is sus — even though there's one owner (Carlos). Agreement is with the noun, not the owner.

Question 10

Es un amigo ___; nos conocemos desde niños. (mine)

Accepted Answer

mío. After the noun you use the long form: un amigo mío = a friend of mine. Amigo is masculine singular, so mío.

Question 11

Una prima ___ vive en Argentina. (mine)

Accepted Answer

mía. The long form agrees in gender and number. Prima is feminine singular, so mía: una prima mía.

Question 12

Este libro no es tuyo, es ___. (mine)

Accepted Answer

mío. After ser you use the long form. Libro is masculine singular, so es mío.

Question 13

Mi coche es viejo; ___ es nuevo. (yours, informal)

Accepted Answer

el tuyo. To replace the noun entirely you use article + long form: el tuyo = yours (the masculine one). It matches coche.

Question 14

Señor López, ¿este es ___ paraguas?

Accepted Answer

su. With usted (formal you), the possessive is su: su paraguas. The polite form uses the same word as his/her/their.

Question 15

Me duele ___ cabeza.

Accepted Answer

la. With body parts Spanish normally uses the definite article, not the possessive: me duele la cabeza, not mi cabeza. The me already shows it's yours.

Question 16

___ ideas son diferentes pero buenas.

Accepted Answer

Nuestras. Ideas is feminine plural, so our is nuestras — agreeing in both gender and number.

Question 17

Which sentence has a possessive error?

Accepted Answer

Nuestro casa es grande.. Nuestro agrees in gender. Casa is feminine, so it must be nuestra casa.

Question 18

Which sentence is wrong?

Accepted Answer

Mi padres son simpáticos.. Padres is plural, so the possessive must be mis: mis padres. The short forms always match the noun's number.

Question 19

Su casa is ambiguous. Which phrase clearly means her house?

Accepted Answer

la casa de ella. Because su / suyo can mean his, her, your, or their, Spanish clarifies with de + pronoun: la casa de ella = her house.

Question 20

Me gustan ___ zapatos nuevos.

Accepted Answer

tus. Zapatos is plural, so your (informal) is tus.

Question 21

Tu casa es bonita, pero prefiero ___. (mine)

Accepted Answer

la mía. Replacing casa, you use article + long form agreeing with it. Casa is feminine, so la mía = mine.

Question 22

___ equipo ganó el partido.

Accepted Answer

Nuestro. Equipo is masculine singular, so our is nuestro.

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